Qué Va

What's Up

Qué Va

Oh no, what's up, this essence won't go awayOh no qué va esta esencia no se irá lo
What moves us is the sincerity that doesn't expire in lifeQue nos mueve es la sinceridad que en vida no expira
Oh no, what's up, this essence won't go awayOh no qué va esta esencia no se irá
Even if the years see us changeAunque los años nos vean mutar
Like a record on the turntable, pure doughComo un traje en la vitrola, pura pasta
The needle goes to the heartVa la aguja al corazón

We throw The Wailers in the blenderTiramos los Wailers en la licuadora
With the warmth of JovimCon la calidez de Jovim
And the boldness of Astor PiazzolaY la osadía de Astor Piazzola
And so with so much to discoverY así con tanto por descubrir
And of course there's some Cheo in the voice and Lavoe's lalalaláY claro que hay algo de Cheo en la voz y el lalalalá de Lavoe
And we always had salsa, jazz, and funkY siempre tuvimos de salsa, de jazz y de funk
Hip-hop, troubadour, feeling, and soulDe hip-hop, de trova, del feeling y soul

Escaping the norm is how you live, yeahHuyendo a la norma se vive yeah
If you settle, you're not freeSi quien se conforma no es libre

Oh no, what's up, this essence won't go awayOh no qué va esta esencia no se irá lo
What moves us is the sincerity that doesn't expire in lifeQue nos mueve es la sinceridad que en vida no expira
Oh no, what's up, this essence won't go awayOh no que va esta esencia no se irá
Even if the years see us changeAunque los años nos vean mutar

It's not by chanceNo se da por carambola
Every step, from instinct to visionCada paso, del instinto a la visión
And I feel it, I can't lie to myselfY lo siento no puedo mentirme
No, I don't want to repeat myselfNoo, no quiero repetirme
That vice of limiting oneselfEse vicio de limitarse
It's a job, not artEs de oficio y no del arte
We've always been different, eccentric, rebelliousSiempre fuimos diferentes excéntricos, rebeldes
And if now we're trendyY si ahora somos moda
But what a good trendPero qué buena está moda

Escaping the norm is how you liveHuyendo a la norma se vive
If you settle, you're not freeSi quien se conforma no es libre

Oh no, what's up, this essence won't go awayOh no que va esta esencia no se irá
Oh no, what's up, this essence won't go away, never hahaOh no que va esta esencia no se irá no se irá jamás jeje
Oh no, what's up, this essence won't go away, oh noOh no que va esta esencia no se irá oh no
What's up, this essence won't go awayQue va esta esencia no se irá
It won't go away, neverNo se irá, no se irá jamás

We've always been different, eccentric, rebelliousEhh siempre fuimos diferentes excéntricos, rebeldes
And if now we're trendyY si ahora somos moda
But what a good trendPero qué buena esta moda
If speaking out is trendySi decir está de moda
But what a good trendPero qué buena esta moda
And if feeling is trendyY si sentir está de moda
What a good trend, what a good trendQué buena moda, qué buena moda

What's up, what's up, what's up, what's upQué va, qué va, qué va, qué va
This essence will never go awayEsta esencia no se irá jamás
What's up, what's up, what's up, what's upQué va, qué va, qué va, qué va
The one who speaks the least always says the mostSiempre habla es el que menos da
What's up, what's up, what's up, what's upQué va, qué va, qué va, qué va
This essence will never go awayEsta esencia no se irá jamás
What's up, what's up, what's upQué va, qué va, qué va