Oye La Noticia – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Ray Barretto
• Album: Barretto Power

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

El envidioso que quiere verme en el piso

The envious one who wants to see me fall

Le doy noticia una vez mas que aqui estoy yo

Here’s the news once again—I'm still standing tall

Y el quiera controlarme el destino

And if he tries to control my destiny

Mi destino lo controla solo Dios

Only God decides what's meant to be

Tumba ya esa sonrisa y no pretendas mas

Drop that smile and stop pretending

Que te conozco y no me puedes engañar

I know you well and can't be fooling me

Que el envidioso no tendra felcidad

Envy won't bring you happiness

Oye este ritmo que esta sabroso

Listen to this rhythm, it's so delicious

Se que te tengo envidioso

I know you’re jealous of me

Oigo una boca que dice que solo tu eres la llave

I hear someone saying you're the only key

Aqui yo te traigo pruebas de lo que tu poco sabes

Here I bring proof of what you don’t understand

Oye este ritmo que esta sabroso

Listen to this rhythm, it's so delicious

Se que te tengo envidioso

I know you’re jealous of me

La envidia y la hipocresia son de una pajaro las dos alas

Envy and hypocrisy are like bird’s wings

Oye bien esta noticia todo en esta vida se paga

Take this news seriously, everything in life has a cost

Oye este ritmo que esta sabroso

Listen to this rhythm, it's so delicious

Se que te tengo envidioso

I know you’re jealous of me

Envidioso salta ya dejate de criticar

Jealous one, jump now, stop criticizing

Porque yo soy guapachoso y te voy a poner a gozar

Because I’m lively, and I’ll make you enjoy

Oye este ritmo que esta sabroso

Listen to this rhythm, it's so delicious

Se que te tengo envidioso

I know you’re jealous of me

Notica notica que yo te traigo yo a ti

News, news that I bring you now

Oye bien la noticia

Take this news seriously

Eh a mi nadie me

Hey, nobody condemns me

Oye bien la noticia

Listen to this news

Yo yo yo tengo la llave pa gozar

I, I, I have the key to enjoy

Oye bien la noticia

Take this news seriously

Eh noticia que yo te traigo

Yeah, this news that I bring you

Oye bien la noticia

Listen to this news

Eh sin envidia

Hey, without envy

Oye bien la noticia

Take this news seriously

Envidioso envidioso echa pa lla

Jealous one, move aside

Oye bien la noticia

Listen to this news

No no no no me critica ma

No, no, don’t criticize me

Oye bien la noticia

Take this news seriously

Eh que to te pongo a gozar

Hey, I’ll make you enjoy

Oye bien la noticia

Listen to this news

A lalalalaalalala

La la la la la la

Oye bien la noticia

Take this news seriously

Ven ven ven ven

Come, come, come, come

Oye bien la noticia

Listen to this news

Eh a mi nadie me condena

Hey, nobody condemns me

Oye bien la noticia

Listen to this news

Eh porque yo se vacilar bongo

Because I know how to enjoy the rhythm

Oye bien la noticia

Listen to this news

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
envidioso /en.biˈdjo.so/ B2	noun, adjective - envious, jealous person / characterized by envy
noticia /noˈti.sja/ A2	noun - news
dios /ˈdios/ A1	noun - God
controlar /kon.tɾoˈlaɾ/ B1	verb - to control / to manage
destino /desˈti.no/ A2	noun - destiny / fate
sonrisa /sorˈri.sa/ A2	noun - smile
engaño /enˈɡa.ɲo/ B2	noun - deception / trickery
ritmo /ˈri.to/ A2	noun - rhythm
felicidad /fe.li.siˈðað/ B2	noun - happiness
llave /ˈʝa.βe/ A2	noun - key
pago /ˈpa.ɣo/ A2	noun - payment / pay
guitar /ɡiˈta.ɾa/ A1	noun - guitar

Key Grammar Structures

• Le doy noticia una vez más que aquí estoy yo

  ➔ Use of the subjunctive mood with 'que' to express certainty or conviction.

  ➔ 'Que' introduces a clause that states a fact with certainty.

• Mi destino lo controla solo Dios

  ➔ Use of direct object pronoun 'lo' with the verb to emphasize control over 'destino'.

  ➔ 'Lo' is used as a direct object pronoun referring to 'destino'.

• Que el envidioso no tendrá felicidad

  ➔ Use of the future tense 'tendrá' to express what will happen.

  ➔ 'Tendrá' is the third person singular future tense of 'tener'.

• Oye bien esta noticia que está sabroso

  ➔ Use of present tense 'está' to describe a current state or quality.

  ➔ 'Está' is the third person singular present tense of 'estar'.

• Envidia y hipocresía son de una pájaro las dos alas

  ➔ Use of metaphor where 'las dos alas' represent qualities of 'envidia' and 'hipocresía'.

  ➔ The phrase uses metaphor, comparing traits to 'the two wings of a bird'.

• Todo en esta vida se paga

  ➔ Using the present tense 'se paga' to express a general truth or maxim.

  ➔ 'Se paga' is the passive voice used to indicate that everything in life has consequences or retribution.

• Porque yo soy guapachoso y te voy a poner a gozar

  ➔ Use of the verb 'voy a' (going to) to express a future intention or plan.

  ➔ 'Voy a' is a periphrastic construction indicating a plan or intention to do something in the future.