chorus
Oye este rimo que pesa, pesa, pesa, ah
Our feet on the ground
Oye este rimo que pesa, pesa, pesa, ah
Our feet on the ground
Oye este rimo que pesa, pesa, pesa, ah
Our feet on the ground
Oye este rimo que pesa, pesa, pesa, ah
Our feet on the ground
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Porque tiene la intención de apelar esta generación
(Heavy) Because it has the power to appeal to this generation
(Pesa) ey, te digo que pesa
(Heavy), I tell you it's heavy
Pesa en tus pies y en tu cabeza
Heavy on your feet and heavy in your head
(Pesa) y trae detalles de mundo
(Heavy), and it brings details of the world
Colores y ecos de varios rumbos
Colors and echoes of different paths
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De norte a sur, de este a oeste mi ritmo prevalece
From north to south, from east to west
(Pesa) eh, te habla de frente
My rhythm prevails
Te acoge el alma y relaja el ambiente
It welcomes your soul and relaxes the atmosphere
Préstate a sentir pa' que entiendas lo que realmente pesa
Lends you feeling so you can understand
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Un poco de reggae en su pureza
What truly matters
Y ven a probar que esta es legal
And they come to check if this is legal
(Préstate a escuchar) que este ritmo es un canal
Prestate eslistar that this rhythm is a channel
Para discutir lo que pasa
For arguing about what happens
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Pasó el tiempo y quizás no nos viste llegar
Time passed and maybe you didn't see us
Pero, al final, toda moda viene y va
All styles come and go
Y es solo el sentir de mi gente que da en esta voz música
And it's just the feeling of my peoplequa of this musical voice
Que representa el padecer de quien no se limita a mirar la tragicomedia
What does the suffering of those who do not limit themselves to watching the tragicomedy represent?
chorus
Oye este rimo que pesa, pesa, pesa, ah
Our feet on the ground
Oye este rimo que pesa, pesa, pesa, ah
Our feet on the ground
Oye este rimo que pesa, pesa, pesa, ah
Our feet on the ground
Oye este rimo que pesa, pesa, pesa, ah
Our feet on the ground
verse
(Pesa) de norte a sur, cruzando América
(Weight) from north to south, crossing America
De norte a sur, de este a oeste
From north to south, from east to west
América crece toda
America grows whole
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Y digo, ven a probar que esta es legal
And they come to check if this is legal
Préstate a escuchar que este ritmo es un canal
Prestate eslistar that this rhythm is a channel
Para discutir lo que pasa
For arguing about what happens
verse
Pasó el tiempo y quizás no nos viste llegar
Time passed and maybe you didn't see us
Pero, al final, toda moda viene y va
All styles come and go
Y es solo el sentir de mi gente que da en esta voz música
And it's just the feeling of my peoplequa of this musical voice
Que como la fuerza de la gravedad
Which like the force of gravity
Este ritmo nos aguanta los pies en la tierra
This rhythm keeps our feet on the ground
chorus
Oye este rimo que pesa, pesa, pesa, ah
Our feet on the ground
Oye este rimo que pesa, pesa, pesa, ah
Our feet on the ground
Pesa, pesa, pesa, ah, Puerto Rico
It weighs, weighs, weighs, ah, Puerto Rico
Oye este rimo que pesa, pesa, pesa, pesa, pesa
Listen to this heavy rhythm
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En el tercer tiempo, este ritmo que pesa
For the third time this heavy rhythm
Se oye simple, pero lleva destreza
Is simple to hear but it takes skill
En Latinoamérica este ritmo arrecia
In Latin America this rhythm intensifies
Por su ideal, su firmeza
Through its ideal, its conviction
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Lo puedes bailar, pero también lo piensas
You can dance to it, but also it makes you think
Que no te guste me suena a rareza
That you won't like it sounds unlikely
Muévete, deja la pereza
Move it, lose the laziness
Que hoy vamo' a reír la tristeza
For today we are going to laugh at sadness
chorus
Oye este rimo que pesa, pesa, pesa, ah
Our feet on the ground
Oye este rimo que pesa, pesa, pesa, ah
Our feet on the ground
No, oh, oh, pesa, pesa, ah
No.oh.oh weighs weighs ah