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Me encanta el reggaeton


As Atrios would say, the silly season is upon us. Ah well, what's life without a little silliness?

Not planning on voting for a primary candidate based upon either songs or a desire to share a beer with my president any time soon, myself, but... es verdad, esta cancion tiene swing!

Quick 'n' lame translation:

Como Se Dice…Como Se llama? (OBAMA, OBAMA)
How do you say it…What's his name? (OBAMA, OBAMA)
Oye mi gente este es un hombre preparado…
Listen my people this is a guy who's ready...
La esperanza ha llegado.
Hope has arrived.

Como Se Dice…Como Se llama?
How do you say it... What's his name?
OBAMA! OBAMA! (Repeat four times)

Dicen que no contamos…
They say that we don't count...
Invisibles porque no votamos…
Invisible because we don't vote...
Pero aqui estamos y todo esto va cambiar…
But here we are and it's all going to change...
We did the marchas y ahora vamos a votar.
We did the marches and now we're gonna vote.
Listen to me gente, es tiempo para algo diferente
Listen to me people, it's time for something different.
What we need is un nuevo presidente…
What we need is a new president...

Como Se Dice…Como Se llama?
How do you say it... What's his name?
OBAMA! OBAMA! (Repeat two times)

Los Mexicanos como se llama?
Mexicans, what's his name?
OBAMA! OBAMA!
Puerto Riqueños, como se llama?
Puerto Ricans, what's his name?
OBAMA! OBAMA!
Los Peruanos, como se llama?
Peruvians, what's his name?
OBAMA! OBAMA!

En esta gran nacion ya no existe una buena educacion,
In this great nation there's still no good education
Dicen que todo el dinero va a la imigracion
They say all the money goes to immigration
Es facil culpar el que no vota
It's easy to blame those who don't vote
El gigante Latino esta que brota
The Latino giant is stirring
Despierta!
Wake up!
Vamos a eligir a quien de veras entienda…
Let's elect someone who really understands...

Como Se Dice…Como Se llama?
How do you say it... What's his name?
OBAMA! OBAMA! (Repeat four times)

Los Colombianos, como se llama?
Colombians, what's his name?
OBAMA! OBAMA!
Dominicanos, como se llama?
Dominicans, what's his name?
OBAMA! OBAMA!
Los Cubanos, como se llama?
Cubans, what's his name?
OBAMA! OBAMA!
Los Brasilieros, como se llama?
Brazilians, what's his name?
OBAMA! OBAMA!
Salvadoreños, como se llama?
Salvadorans, what's his name?
OBAMA! OBAMA! Latinos!!!
La esperanza ha llegado.
The hope has arrived.

Como Se Dice…Como Se llama? (Repeat)
How do you say it... What's his name?


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Tu voto tiene swing!  :D

 

BTW, it's preparado.

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Gracias, corrected.

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