El Americano

• Par: Omar Ruiz
• Album: La Santita

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Decidí desde niño que yo nunca sería pobre

I decided as a child that I would never be poor

Siempre fui firme en mis decisiones

I was always firm in my decisions

De muy joven, tomé mi camino y me fui a California

From a young age, I took my path and went to California

Donde empecé a chambear con la mota

Where I started working with marijuana

Hice socios y varios negocios

I made partners and several deals

Y aquí es donde comienza mi historia

And this is where my story begins

Se acababa el recurso, brincamos la línea a buscarle

Resources were running out, we jumped the border to look for it

Allá en México pude encontrarle

There in Mexico, I was able to find it

Varias libras y un avión robado cuando me agarraron

Several pounds and a stolen plane when they caught me

La libré y me peleé por un rato

I got away and fought for a while

Como perros, me andaban buscando

Like dogs, they were looking for me

Le batallaron un par de años

They struggled for a couple of years

Se me fue una persona importante, no voy a olvidarla

I lost an important person, I won't forget her

Un amor que no tuvo esperanza

A love that had no hope

De visita llegué con mis padres, pues los extrañaba

I visited my parents because I missed them

Pero jamás me lo imaginaba

But I never imagined it

Agentes llegaron a la casa

Agents arrived at the house

Y por primera vez me agarraban

And for the first time, they caught me

¡Y el cielo es el límite, viejones!

And the sky is the limit, old timers!

Y puro A.D. Records

And pure A.D. Records

La prisión fue para mí una escuela, cambiaron las cosas

Prison was a school for me, things changed

Ahora los kilos eran de coca

Now the kilos were cocaine

Me encliqué con la gente de arriba y me fui pa Colombia

I got involved with the big guys and went to Colombia

Con Pablito Escobar y la bola

With Pablito Escobar and the crew

Tuve mucho poder y respeto

I had a lot of power and respect

Y ahí mi límite era el cielo

And there my limit was the sky

Las traiciones también se asomaron y caí de nuevo

Betrayals also showed up and I fell again

El día de mi cumpleaños, cayeron

On my birthday, they fell

Después de que salí, ya solo importaba mi princesa

After I got out, only my princess mattered

Y pasaba mi tiempo con ella

And I spent my time with her

La acompañaba siempre a la escuela

I always accompanied her to school

Era feliz tan solo con verla

I was happy just to see her

Tengo unos pendientitos y nos vamos a California

I have some little earrings and we're going to California

Eso le prometí a mi princesa

That's what I promised my princess

Me conecté con viejos amigos pa aventarme un jale

I connected with old friends to take on a job

En caliente levanto una feria

Quickly, I raised some cash

Pero me dieron otra sorpresa

But they gave me another surprise

Y por tercera vez, tras las rejas

And for the third time, behind bars

Cuántos errores he cometido, recordé a mi padre

How many mistakes I've made, I remembered my father

Cuántas veces que no le hice caso

How many times I didn't listen to him

No es real el dinero, por fin comprendí lo importante

Money isn't real, I finally understood what's important

Al viejillo de veras lo extraño

I really miss the old man

Sesenta años, mi última sentencia

Sixty years, my last sentence

Ya se despide el americano

The American is saying goodbye

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Vocabulaire dans cette chanson:

Vocabulaire	Significations
decidí /desiˈði/ A2	verb - I decided
pobre /ˈpo.βɾe/ A2	adjective - poor
camino /kaˈmi.no/ A2	noun - path/way
negocios /neˈɣo.sjos/ B1	noun - businesses
historia /isˈto.ɾja/ A2	noun - story/history
esperanza /es.peˈɾan.θa/ B1	noun - hope
agentes /aˈxen.tes/ B2	noun - agents
prisión /pɾiˈsjon/ B1	noun - prison
cielo /ˈsjelo/ A2	noun - sky/heaven
poder /poˈðeɾ/ B1	noun - power
traiciones /tɾaiˈθjones/ B2	noun - betrayals
errores /eˈroɾes/ B1	noun - errors
sentencia /senˈtenθja/ B2	noun - sentence (legal)
princesa /pɾinˈθesa/ A2	noun - princess

Grammaire:

• Decidí desde niño que yo nunca sería pobre

  ➔ Use of the preterite tense to express a decision made in the past.

  ➔ The verb "Decidí" is in the **preterite tense**, indicating a completed action in the past.

• Se acababa el recurso, brincamos la línea a buscarle

  ➔ Use of imperfect tense "se acababa" to describe ongoing or habitual past actions.

  ➔ The phrase "Se acababa" is in the **imperfect tense**, indicating an ongoing situation in the past.

• La prisión fue para mí una escuela, cambiaron las cosas

  ➔ Use of the preterite "fue" to indicate a completed event; indirect object pronoun "para mí".

  ➔ The verb "fue" is in the **preterite tense**, indicating a specific completed event. "Para mí" shows the indirect object.

• Y puro A.D. Records

  ➔ Use of the adjective "puro" (pure) as a descriptive modifier; use of proper noun "A.D. Records" as a brand name.

  ➔ "Puro" is an adjective describing the record label "A.D. Records".

• Al viejillo de veras lo extraño

  ➔ Use of the diminutive "viejillo" (little old man) as a term of endearment; use of the verb "extrañar" in the present tense.

  ➔ "Viejillo" is a diminutive form used as a term of endearment; "extrañar" is in the present tense expressing missing someone.

• Ya se despide el americano

  ➔ Use of the reflexive "se despide" in the present tense to indicate the subject is departs or farewell.

  ➔ The phrase "se despide" is a reflexive verb in the present tense indicating someone is saying goodbye or preparing to leave.