En Barranquilla Me Quedo

I Stay in Barranquilla

En Barranquilla Me Quedo

From the Caribbean emergesDel Caribe aflora
Beautiful, charmingBella, encantadora
With sea and riverCon mar y río
A great societyUna gran sociedad

Beautiful BarranquillaBarranquilla hermosa
I sing to you nowYo te canto ahora
With gratitude and loveCon gratitud y amor
From the singer to the adored townDel cantor al pueblo que adora
To the nobility and feelingA la nobleza y sentir
Of its welcoming peopleDe su gente acogedora
To my little homelandA mi patria chiquita
That supported meQue me apoyo

Your name to me meansTu nombre pa mi significa
The hope of lifeLa esperanza de la vida
I arrived to you when I wasLlegue a ti cuando tenia
Fourteen years oldMis catorce primaveras

I made my decisionTomé mi resolución
Let everyone knowQue lo sepa todo el mundo
That in Barranquilla I stayQue en Barranquilla me quedo

I stay in BarranquillaEn barranquilla me quedo
I stay in BarranquillaEn barranquilla me quedo
(I stay in Barranquilla)(En barranquilla me quedo)

I stay in BarranquillaEn barranquilla me quedo
I stay I stay I stay I stay I stayMe quedo me quedo me quedo me quedo me quedo
Living like a localViviendo a lo ñero)

I stay in BarranquillaEn barranquilla me quedo
I swear and I'm not a troublemaker, babyTe lo juro y no soy cañero bebe

I stay in BarranquillaEn barranquilla me quedo
I stay in the sandy cityEn la arenosa me quedo

I stay in BarranquillaEn barranquilla me quedo
The best Antillean landLa mejor tierra antillana
Where the people are so pleasantDonde la gente tan grata
Golden gate of salsaPuerta de oro y de la salsa
For my God, I swear by itPa' mi Dios que yo le pego
Whoever degrades this raceQuien denigre de esta raza
And if they put me in prisonY si a mi me meten preso
Barranquilla will get me outBarranquilla a mi me saca

I stay in BarranquillaEn barranquilla me quedo
I stay on solid groundEn tierra firme me quedo

I stay in BarranquillaEn barranquilla me quedo
I proclaim it because I love you, womanYo lo pregono porque te quiero mujer

I stay in BarranquillaEn barranquilla me quedo
I stay in the sandy cityEn la arenosa me quedo

I stay in BarranquillaEn barranquilla me quedo
To dear Barranquilla, I bring this mamboA barranquilla querida yo le traigo este mambo

I stay in Barranquilla, I stay to enjoyEn barranquilla me quedo me quedo a gozar
I stay in Barranquilla, tasty and nothing elseEn barranquilla me quedo sabroso y na ma

I stay in Barranquilla, I stay to enjoyEn barranquilla me quedo me quedo a gozar
For its women, how beautiful they are, its womenPor sus mujeres que lindas son sus mujeres

I stay in Barranquilla, I stay to enjoyEn barranquilla me quedo me quedo a gozar
Beautiful and tropical landTierra linda y tropical

I stay in Barranquilla, I stay to enjoyEn barranquilla me quedo me quedo a gozar
I swear I stay, I stay to enjoyTe juro que me quedo me quedo a gozá