El Lante

The Lante

El Lante

(This is the flavor)(Este es el sabor)
(Of the street cumbia)(De la cumbia callejera)
(From the hands of its true creators)(De la mano de sus auténticos creadores)
(Juanchi and his group Pala Ancha)(Juanchi y su grupo Pala Ancha)
(For all the girls in the red zone)(Para todas las chicas de la zona roja)
(With much love)(Con mucho cariño)

I was rolling with my junkVenía con mi cachivache
On the 202 bypassPor la colectora de 202
Suddenly I see on a cornerDe pronto miro en una esquina
There are a couple of girlsQue hay un par de minas
And one called me overY una me llamó
She had a bit of a manly faceTenía como cara de hombre
I asked her name and she repliedPregunté su nombre y me respondió
They call me Josefina, but the truth isA mí me dicen Josefina, pero la verdad
My name's RamónQue me llamo Ramón

(You tricked me, Josefina)(Me engañaste Josefina)
(You really tricked me)(Me re engañaste)
(Your name's Ramón)(Ramón te llamas)
(Ramón Jose)(Ramón Jose)

I got fooled, my pretty JosefinaSufrí un engaño, mi linda Josefina
Thought she was a girl, but she was a dudePensé que era una mina, pero ella era un varón
I got fooled, my pretty JosefinaSufrí un engaño, mi linda Josefina
Thought she was a girl and her name's RamónPensé que era una mina y se llama Ramón

I got fooled, my pretty JosefinaSufrí un engaño, mi linda Josefina
Thought she was a girl, but she was a dudePensé que era una mina, pero ella era un varón
I got fooled, my pretty JosefinaSufrí un engaño, mi linda Josefina
Thought she was a girl and her name's RamónPensé que era una mina y se llama Ramón

(You tricked me, Josefina)(Me engañaste Josefina)
(Your name's Ramón)(Te llamas Ramón)
(And what's this handle for?)(¿Y esta manija para qué es?)

(Pala, Pala, Pala Ancha)(Pala, Pala, Pala Ancha)

I was rolling with my junkVenía con mi cachivache
On the 202 bypassPor la colectora de 202
Suddenly I see on a cornerDe pronto miro en una esquina
There are a couple of girlsQue hay un par de minas
And one called me overY una me llamó
She had a bit of a manly faceTenía como cara de hombre
I asked her name and she repliedPregunté su nombre y me respondió
They call me Josefina, but the truth isA mí me dicen Josefina, pero la verdad
My name's RamónQue me llamo Ramón

(That Ramón guy played me)(Me garcó el Ramón ese)
(It wasn't Josefina)(No era Josefina)
(Gay)(Gay)

I got fooled, my pretty JosefinaSufrí un engaño, mi linda Josefina
Thought she was a girl, but she was a dudePensé que era una mina, pero ella era un varón
I got fooled, my pretty JosefinaSufrí un engaño, mi linda Josefina
Thought she was a girl and her name's RamónPensé que era una mina y se llama Ramón

I got fooled, my pretty JosefinaSufrí un engaño, mi linda Josefina
Thought she was a girl, but she was a dudePensé que era una mina, pero ella era un varón
I got fooled, my pretty JosefinaSufrí un engaño, mi linda Josefina
Thought she was a girl and her name's RamónPensé que era una mina y se llama Ramón