Eso Es Mondar

That's Peeling

Eso Es Mondar

DJ Marimonda, Carlos VivesDJ Marimonda, Carlos Vives
For the marimondas of the worldPara las marimondas del mundo

There are words in the language that have gained a bad reputationHay palabras del idioma que se han hecho a mala fama
And even though justice proclaims, they call them vulgarY aunque la justicia aclama, las llaman vulgaridad
It's the case of one of them that they mention with more desireEs el caso de una de ellas la que mientan con más ganas
For the good and for the bad, and that word is peelingPa' lo bueno y pa' las malas y esa palabra es mondar

That's peeling, that's peelingEs mondar, es mondá
That word is peelingEsa palabra es mondar
That's peeling, that's peelingEs mondar, es mondá
And I'm going to explain it to youY se los voy a explicar

Forgive me, my friends, with such thoughtsMe perdonan mis amigos con tamaños pensamientos
If it's already in a document from the royal academySi ya está en un documento de la academia real
That it's clear and absolute and there's no disputeQue es diáfana y absoluta y en lo claro no hay disputa
To remove the skin from a fruit and then that's peelingQuitar la piel a una fruta y entonces eso es pela'

That's peeling, that's peelingEso es mondar, eso es mondá
What does peeling mean?¿Qué significa pelar?
That's peeling, that's peelingEso es mondar, eso es mondá
What does peeling mean?¿Qué significa pelar?

And with you, the Elvis from CienagaY con ustedes, el Elvis Cienaguero
And if luck doesn't want to love youY si la suerte no te quiere querer
And if the motorcycle doesn't want to startY si la moto no te quiere arrancar
And if the neighbor doesn't stop botheringY si el vecino no deja de joder

Keep going and tell them that's peelingSigue pa'lante y dile que eso es mondá
When people surprise you againCuando la gente te vuelve a sorprender
Because something good had to happen to youPorque algo bueno te tenía que pasar
If it seems like there's nothing betterSi te parece que no hay nada mejor
Then tell them that's peelingEntonces dile que eso es la mondá

When will love come?¿Ay, cuando será, que el amor vendrá?
And light up the souls of humanityY alumbre las almas de la humanidad
When will it be, Velilla prayed?¿Ay, cuando será, rezaba velilla?
Oh, my God. There are so many tongues in Barranquilla!Ay, Dios mío. ¡que lenguas hay en Barranquilla!

From Vía 40, chorus of marimondas¡Desde la vía 40, coro de marimondas
León Caridi, Barrio Abajo, Barranquilla!León Caridi, Barrio Abajo, Barranquilla!
It's going to fall, it's going to fall¡Se va a caer, se va a caer
It's going to fall, this peelingSe va a caer, esta mondá
It's going to fall, it's going to fallSe va a caer, se va a caer
Long live Junior, your dad!Que viva el Junior tu papá!

So many things have been said about this confessed wordYa se han dicho tantas cosas, de esta palabra confesa
They say it came from 'mondieu' exclaimed by the FrenchDizque venía de mondieu que exclamaban las francesas
And in truth, it's from Castile, and it means peelingY en verdad es de castilla, y significa pelar
And there's nothing like it, for stress and discontentY es que ya no hay nada igual, pa'l' estrés y el descontento
To shout that's peeling, with total conviction!¡Que gritar eso es mondar, con total convencimiento!

That's peeling, that's peelingEs mondar, es mondá
That word is peelingEsa palabra es mondar
That's peeling, that's peelingEs mondar, es mondá
That word is peelingEsa palabra es mondar
That's peeling, that's peelingEs mondar, es mondá

And if the one who has doesn't want to understandY si el que tiene ya no quiere entender
And if the one who kills doesn't stop killingY si el que mata no deja de matar
And if the one who lies doesn't stop lyingY si el que miente no deja de mentir
Keep going and tell them that's peelingSigue pa'lante y diles que eso es mondá

And if the team doesn't put passionY si el equipo no le pone pasión
When the politician steals from you againCuando el político te vuelve a robar
And if they don't dance to this beautiful songY si no bailan esta bella canción
Then say they're not worth a damnEntonces dice que no valen mondá

Oh, what fault do I have, of eating the alphabet¡Ay, qué culpa tengo yo, de comer abecedario
If I come from Spanish, but born in SamarioSi vengo del español, pero nacido samario
Oh, what fault do I have, that people love meAy, qué culpa tengo yo, que a mí me quiera la gente
If I'm happy with them, even under a bridge!Si con ellos soy feliz, hasta debajo de un puente!

That word is peelingEsa palabra es mondar
That word is peelingEsa palabra es mondar
That word is peelingEsa palabra es mondar
And long live the carnival!¡Y que viva el carnaval!

You really talk peeling!¡Tú si hablas mondá!