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Oiga, Mire, Vea Lyrics & English Translation – Guayacán Orquesta | SingToSpeak
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Oiga, Mire, Vea — Español Lyrics Si huele a caña tabaco y brea If it smells like sugarcane, tobacco, and tar Uste' está en Cali, ay mire vea You're in Cali, oh look here Si las mujeres son lindas y hermosas If the women are pretty and beautiful Aquí no hay fea para que vea Here there are no ugly ones for you to see Mi Cali se está adornando para su fiesta más popular My Cali is getting dressed up for its most popular party Con caña dulce el melao hierve en la paila hasta amanecer With sweet cane, the syrup boils in the pot until dawn
Show all 53 lines Habrá corrida de toros y por la noche fiesta y rumba There will be a bullfight and at night a party and dancing En Cali mira, se sabe goza' In Cali, look, you know how to enjoy En Cali mira, se sabe goza' In Cali, look, you know how to enjoy De día su sol ardiente hace que mi Cali se caliente By day, its burning sun makes my Cali heat up De noche sus callecitas con farolitos se ven bonitas By night, its little streets with lanterns look beautiful Afinen bien las orquestas que este año si vamo' a reventar Tune the orchestras well, this year we're going to explode La rumba empezó en la sexta y vamo' a Juanchito es a rematar The party started on Sixth Street, and we're going to Juanchito to finish it off
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Si huele a caña tabaco y brea
If it smells like sugarcane , tobacco , and tar
Uste' está en Cali , ay mire vea
You're in Cali , oh look here
Si las mujeres son lindas y hermosas
If the women are pretty and beautiful
Aquí no hay fea para que vea
Here there are no ugly ones for you to see
Mi Cali se está adornando para su fiesta más popular
My Cali is getting dressed up for its most popular party
Con caña dulce el melao hierve en la paila hasta amanecer
With sweet cane , the syrup boils in the pot until dawn
Habrá corrida de toros y por la noche fiesta y rumba
There will be a bullfight and at night a party and dancing
En Cali mira , se sabe goza'
In Cali , look , you know how to enjoy
En Cali mira , se sabe goza'
In Cali , look , you know how to enjoy
De día su sol ardiente hace que mi Cali se caliente
By day , its burning sun makes my Cali heat up
De noche sus callecitas con farolitos se ven bonitas
By night , its little streets with lanterns look beautiful
Afinen bien las orquestas que este año si vamo' a reventar
Tune the orchestras well , this year we're going to explode
La rumba empezó en la sexta y vamo' a Juanchito es a rematar
The party started on Sixth Street , and we're going to Juanchito to finish it off
Con salsa de aquí , con mucho maní
With salsa from here , with lots of peanuts
Con salsa de aquí , con mucho maní
With salsa from here , with lots of peanuts
Oiga , mire , vea , véngase a Cali para que vea
Listen , look , come to Cali so you can see
Oiga , mire , vea , goce la feria para que vea
Listen , look , enjoy the fair so you can see
Si uste' va llegando váyase entonando
If you're arriving , start getting in the mood
Que de baile en balie se va acomodando
Because from dance to dance , you'll get settled
De día en la plaza corrida de toros
By day in the square , a bullfight
De noche casetas sin hembras , ni modo
By night , booths without women , no way
Oiga , mire , vea , véngase a Cali para que vea
Listen , look , come to Cali so you can see
Si va uste' a Juanchito la pasa bonito
If you go to Juanchito , you'll have a great time
Si va al barrio obrero se vuelve rumbero
If you go to the working - class neighborhood , you'll become a party - goer
Si se me acalora , no mire la hora
If you get heated , don't look at the time
Tómese un raspao' y cuento acabao
Have a snow cone , and the story's over
Oiga , mire , vea , goce la feria para que vea
Listen , look , enjoy the fair so you can see
Aquí no hay problema , aquí no hay pelea
Here there are no problems , here there are no fights
Mi gente de Cali disfruta y rumbea
My people from Cali enjoy and party
Pida una botella pida una caneca
Order a bottle , order a keg
Que en mi Cali bella mi gente respeta
Because in my beautiful Cali , my people respect
Oiga , mire , vea , vengase a Cali para que vea
Listen , look , come to Cali so you can see
Vaya despacito si ya va prendido
Go slowly if you're already tipsy
Si va manejando , se mete en un lío
If you're driving , you might get into trouble
Quédese quietico , ya está amanecido
Stay still , it's already dawn
Y después de canse , váyase pa' Pance
And after you get tired , go to Pance
Oiga , mire , vea , véngase a Cali para que vea
Listen , look , come to Cali so you can see
Oiga , mire , vea , goce la feria para que vea
Listen , look , enjoy the fair so you can see
Oiga , mire , vea , véngase a Cali para que vea
Listen , look , come to Cali so you can see
Oiga , mire , vea , goce la feria para que vea
Listen , look , enjoy the fair so you can see
Qué - qué - qué - qué - qué
What - what - what - what - what
Querían que te cantara
They wanted me to sing to you
Cali te canto y te cantaré
Cali , I sing to you and I will sing to you
Después que pasa la feria
After the fair is over
La rumba sigue como es
The party continues as it is
Así queda demostrado
Thus it is demonstrated
Y aquí queda comprobado
And here it is proven
Que las mujeres de Cali tienen sabrosura
That the women of Cali have flavor
Porque mueven la cintura
Because they move their waist
Las mujeres de Cali tienen sabrosura
The women of Cali have flavor
Porque mueven la cintura
Because they move their waist
Con salsa de aquí, con mucho maní With salsa from here, with lots of peanuts
Con salsa de aquí, con mucho maní With salsa from here, with lots of peanuts
Oiga, mire, vea, véngase a Cali para que vea Listen, look, come to Cali so you can see
Oiga, mire, vea, goce la feria para que vea Listen, look, enjoy the fair so you can see
Si uste' va llegando váyase entonando If you're arriving, start getting in the mood
Que de baile en balie se va acomodando Because from dance to dance, you'll get settled
De día en la plaza corrida de toros By day in the square, a bullfight
De noche casetas sin hembras, ni modo By night, booths without women, no way
Oiga, mire, vea, véngase a Cali para que vea Listen, look, come to Cali so you can see
Si va uste' a Juanchito la pasa bonito If you go to Juanchito, you'll have a great time
Si va al barrio obrero se vuelve rumbero If you go to the working-class neighborhood, you'll become a party-goer
Si se me acalora, no mire la hora If you get heated, don't look at the time
Tómese un raspao' y cuento acabao Have a snow cone, and the story's over
Oiga, mire, vea, goce la feria para que vea Listen, look, enjoy the fair so you can see
Aquí no hay problema, aquí no hay pelea Here there are no problems, here there are no fights
Mi gente de Cali disfruta y rumbea My people from Cali enjoy and party
Pida una botella pida una caneca Order a bottle, order a keg
Que en mi Cali bella mi gente respeta Because in my beautiful Cali, my people respect
Oiga, mire, vea, vengase a Cali para que vea Listen, look, come to Cali so you can see
Vaya despacito si ya va prendido Go slowly if you're already tipsy
Si va manejando, se mete en un lío If you're driving, you might get into trouble
Quédese quietico, ya está amanecido Stay still, it's already dawn
Y después de canse, váyase pa' Pance And after you get tired, go to Pance
Oiga, mire, vea, véngase a Cali para que vea Listen, look, come to Cali so you can see
Oiga, mire, vea, goce la feria para que vea Listen, look, enjoy the fair so you can see
Oiga, mire, vea, véngase a Cali para que vea Listen, look, come to Cali so you can see
Oiga, mire, vea, goce la feria para que vea Listen, look, enjoy the fair so you can see
Qué-qué-qué-qué-qué What-what-what-what-what
Querían que te cantara They wanted me to sing to you
Cali te canto y te cantaré Cali, I sing to you and I will sing to you
Después que pasa la feria After the fair is over
La rumba sigue como es The party continues as it is
Así queda demostrado Thus it is demonstrated
Y aquí queda comprobado And here it is proven
Que las mujeres de Cali tienen sabrosura That the women of Cali have flavor
Salsa Salsa
Porque mueven la cintura Because they move their waist
Las mujeres de Cali tienen sabrosura The women of Cali have flavor
Salsa Salsa
Porque mueven la cintura Because they move their waist
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