La Fama

The Fame

La Fama

(I am the fame)(Yo soy la fama)
Hector "the father"Hector "el ftaher"
alongside Hector Lavoejunto a Hector Lavoe
(I am the fame)(Yo soy la fama)
the fathers of the chickslos papas de los pollitos
like in the old timescomo los tiempos de antes

I am the fameYo soy la fama
I am sadness and paid smilesoy tristeza y sonrisa pagada
that with money can be obtainedque con dinero se puede obtener
and listen whyy escuchen por qué
I give pleasure and in return I ask for nothingdoy placer y de regreso yo no pido nada
it takes work to reach fameda trabajo llegar a la fama
and to be able to maintain famey a la fama poder mantener

I have no friendsNo tengo amigos
and if I easily find lovey si un amor fácil lo consigo
just as easily I will lose itasí de fácil lo he de perder
My mother said: Don't become a great seducerMi madre dijo: No crear serun gran tenorio
you will end up in a sanatoriumpararás es un sanatorio
and there you will lose everythingy allí fama todo has de perder
Because I, I am the famePorque yo, yo soy la fama
I am the one people demandsoy aquel que la gente reclama
but no one can understandpero nadie puede comprender
Listen to me, I am the fameEscucha yo, yo soy la fama
I am the one people demandsoy aquel que la gente reclama
but no one can understandpero nadie puede comprender

because I am the fameporque yo, soy la fama
I am the one people demandsoy aquel que la gente reclama,
but no one can understandpero nadie puede comprender

because I am the fameporque yo, soy la fama
I am the one people demandsoy aquel que la gente reclama,
but no one can understandpero nadie puede comprender

oh my singing is uniquehay mi cantar es unico
no one copies ita nadie se lo copie
listen to meescuchame
tremendous the jibaro, jibaro oftremendo el jibaro, jibaaro de

because I am the fameporque yo, soy la fama
I am the one people demandsoy aquel que la gente reclama,
but no one can understandpero nadie puede comprender

I have no friends, I have no oneyo no tengo amigos, no tengo a nadie
but I have a salsa heart that really commands, motherpero tengo una salsa corazon q si q manda madre

because I am the fameporque yo, soy la fama
I am the one people demandsoy aquel que la gente reclama,
but no one can understandpero nadie puede comprender

I sing guariras, bolero, ajianldo, and wawoncocanto guariras, bolero, ajianldo, y wawonco
the one who didn't believe was surprisedse sorprendio el q no creia
when the macho won againcuando el macho otra vez gano

because I am the fameporque yo, soy la fama
I am the one people demandsoy aquel que la gente reclama,
but no one can understandpero nadie puede comprender

and hold on, the one who arrivedy agarrate el que llego
the one you didn't expectel que tu no esperabas
Hector "the Father" alongside Hector LavoeHector "el Father" junto a Hector Lavoe

Remember me!Remenber me!
I am the fameyo soy la fama
ready with the crew with many ladiesready con el combo con muchas damas
if I fail they put me on the front pagesi fallo me dan primera planas
but if I cry almost no one calls mepero si lloro casi nadie me llama
leave a blessing, anything calls medeja bendicion cualquiera cosa me llama
don't worry, I know what's upno te preocupes yo se lo q trama
I don't get involved, nor do I fall in love with fameno me envuelvo, ni me enamoro de la fama
I just like to take everyone to bedyo solo me gusta q se va con toitos pa la cama

as the old man used to say, this is simplecomo decia el viejo esto es sencillo
if you have a lot of money, you have a lot of friendssi tienes mucha torta, tienes mucho corillo
so my friend, keep an eye on the gelasi q pana mio ponle ojo al gello
(you'll end up bald and they'll bury you with a knife)(te quedas pelao y te entierran el cuchillo)
look who arrived, the crew of the catmiren quien llego el corillo de la gata
they all want because he has moneytoitas quieren xq tiene plata
and they seduce you with cheap talky te enamoran con la labia barata
and they go pale when my shovel hitsy dale palido con y con mi pala se despata
that's life, my friendasi es la vida, pana mio
don't cry hereaqui no llores
because this is bad and worse will comeq esto esta malo y vendran peores
without much envy and without grudgessin mucha envidia y sin rencores
and if I die, don't bring me flowersy si me muero no me lleven flores

Hector "the father" alongside Hector LavoeHector "el faher" junto a Hector Lavoe
hey!oye!
the fathers of the chickslos papas de los pollitos
Casanova!Casanova!
like in the old timescomo los tiempos de antes
With Puerto RicoCon Puerto Rico
and better than every mejor q nunca
cool!chevre!
did you hear?oiste?
your dad!tu papa!

because I am the fameporque yo, soy la fama
I am the one people demandsoy aquel que la gente reclama,
but no one can understandpero nadie puede comprender

your dad...papa tuyo...

because I am the fameporque yo, soy la fama
I am the one people demandsoy aquel que la gente reclama,
but no one can understandpero nadie puede comprender

because I am the fameporque yo, soy la fama
I am the one people demandsoy aquel que la gente reclama,
but no one can understandpero nadie puede comprender

it's because Ies q yo
have 3 racestengo 3 razaas
jibaro, taino, and chejibaro, taino y che
mommy, mommymamita, mamita
what's up?q pasa?
and I don't say goodbyey no te digo adios
I say see you laterte digo hasta siempre
respect, respect!respeta, respeta!