EL BAIFO Lyrics English Translation by Quevedo
El Baifo, yeah, the kid, the spoiled one
Uh
Man, I’ve been El Baifo since I was a little kid
Man, I was El Baifo even when I was painting bricks
And now everyone in the islands wants to get rich
To buy chains for their kids
Today I woke up handsome, cute like always
Put on my Jordans, my chains, my earrings
And I hit the streets, of my islands, with my people
Here I’m a legend even though I’m still in my 20s
I’m never going back to work, God bless me
I cross myself and blow a kiss to those above
I’m gonna keep singing and enjoying life until God says so
Put up with Pedrito while he’s alive
‘Cause I’m gonna keep partying, eating in Guayadeque
Cashing checks, throwing cash
I hate money, one of these days I’ll give it all away across the island
And we’ll go party, screw it
Grateful to Las Palmas, the first ones who gave me a shot
Then came the chicharreros, the conejeros
I love every single one of you, eight islands, one feeling
I swim out into the sea
And I’m thankful to be from here, if not, what would become of me?
Being from another city, or maybe another country, ha
How boring, honestly, how lame
Add some sauce, daddy, and give thanks to God
I live in an archipelago where they play the drum
And the people move
In the middle of the Atlantic where you and I live
Where I know they love me
Here it’s always sunny, I’m in December in flip-flops
Go outside, kid, and put down the console
On the 25th on tour, I barely even went to the beach
On the 26th I spend the whole day in a towel
I miss Sotavento and Paper on Thursdays
Here Arehucas is what you drink
Saturday Chester, the hangover in Las Canteras
Impossible not to be happy that way
From Las Palmas to Telde, from every neighborhood
Blessings to all the towns and all the hoods
And to all those people living away
Come back whenever you want, your island is waiting for you
And I’ll have time to rest when I’m dead
For now I’m gonna keep raising my flag
The day I die, bury me in Las Canteras
And throw the party into the sea
I never want to leave
The land where mom was born
And even if I travel far, I’ll come back there
It’s always gonna be where I want to be
I live in an archipelago (Ah) where they play the drum (Ah-ah)
And the people move (They move)
In the middle of the Atlantic (Ah) where you and I live (Where you and I live)
Where I know they love me (Eh)
I live in an archipelago where they play the drum (Oh-oh-oh)
And the people move (The people move)
In the middle of the Atlantic where you and I live
Where I know they love me