Tengo – Macaco
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Daniel Carbonell de las Heras (Barcelona, August 6, 1972), known artistically as Macaco, is a Spanish singer. Their music is a mix of rumba, reggae and funk with electro accents of Latin American and rumba music. In his origins as a street musician, (on the Ramblas in Barcelona) he recruited musicians from various countries such as Brazil, Cameroon, Venezuela or Spain, and started his own multicultural project baptizing him with his nickname: Macaco. Sing in different languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, French, English, Catalan and Italian.
Lyrics : Tengo
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| Tengo… | I have… |
| Y lo que tengo lo mantengo | And what I have, I keep it |
| A base de amor y fe | With love and faith |
| Siento… | I feel like… |
| Que si no estás no corre el viento | When you’re not here, the wind can’t blow |
| Quizás afuera sí pero no dentro de mí | Outside maybe but not inside of me |
| Vengo… | I came… |
| Sin maletas con lo puesto | With nothing packed, just the clothes on my back |
| Y esta canción, mi remedio, vitamina pa’l vivir | And this song, my cure, my vitamin for stayin’ alive |
| Vuelvo… | I came back… |
| Y a teneros si estás lejos | To have you if you’re far away |
| Pongo el freno cuando pasas junto a mí | I put on the brake when you pass by close to me |
| La melodía de una rumba | The melody of a rumba song |
| Me dijo: el secreto no está en la tumba | Told me this, the secret isn’t in the grave |
| Sino en el vivir | It’s in being alive |
| Y viviendo a todo trapo | And giving all you’ve got |
| Olvidé caminar despacio | I forgot to walk slow |
| Y las heridas, en mis pies sentí | And the wounds, I felt on my feet |
| No cantaré a lo que desconozco | I won’t sing to what I don’t know |
| Sólo a lo que entró en el fondo | Just what went into the very bottom |
| Como el pozo del vino que bebí | Like the well of wine I drank |
| Y antes de emborracharme | And before getting wasted |
| Brindaré mirando a tus ojos y gritaré | I’ll drink a toast, looking into your eyes, and I’ll shout |
| El secreto es el amor que siento por ti | The secret is the love I feel for you |
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