Oiga, Mire, Vea — Español Lyrics
Si huele a caña tabaco y breaIf it smells like sugarcane, tobacco, and tarUste' está en Cali, ay mire veaYou're in Cali, oh look hereSi las mujeres son lindas y hermosasIf the women are pretty and beautifulAquí no hay fea para que veaHere there are no ugly ones for you to seeMi Cali se está adornando para su fiesta más popularMy Cali is getting dressed up for its most popular partyCon caña dulce el melao hierve en la paila hasta amanecerWith sweet cane, the syrup boils in the pot until dawn
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Habrá corrida de toros y por la noche fiesta y rumbaThere will be a bullfight and at night a party and dancingEn Cali mira, se sabe goza'In Cali, look, you know how to enjoyEn Cali mira, se sabe goza'In Cali, look, you know how to enjoyDe día su sol ardiente hace que mi Cali se calienteBy day, its burning sun makes my Cali heat upDe noche sus callecitas con farolitos se ven bonitasBy night, its little streets with lanterns look beautifulAfinen bien las orquestas que este año si vamo' a reventarTune the orchestras well, this year we're going to explodeLa rumba empezó en la sexta y vamo' a Juanchito es a rematarThe 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
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