Hoy Jamby El Favo Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Hoy' means 'Today' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Jamby El Favo' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Lyrics and Translations

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Line 1
Original Lyrics: Sigo traficando

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Aligned Translation: I keep on dealing

Free Translation: I keep dealing

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Line 2
Original Lyrics: Vivo traqueteando

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Aligned Translation: I make a living handling

Free Translation: I make a living with quick deals

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Line 3
Original Lyrics: Dinero doblando

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Aligned Translation: Money doubling

Free Translation: money doubling

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Line 4
Original Lyrics: Sin cambiar

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Aligned Translation: Without changing sides

Free Translation: without changing sides

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Line 5
Original Lyrics: Me están envidiando

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Aligned Translation: They're envying me

Free Translation: they envy me

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Line 6
Original Lyrics: Andan criticando

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Aligned Translation: They go around criticizing

Free Translation: They go round criticizing

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Line 7
Original Lyrics: Con mi clica ando

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Aligned Translation: With my gang I walk around

Free Translation: With my gang I walk around

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Line 8
Original Lyrics: Por ahí ruleteando

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Aligned Translation: Somewhere playing roulette

Free Translation: Somewhere playing roulette

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Line 9
Original Lyrics: Todo el día fumando

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Aligned Translation: All day smoking

Free Translation: smoking all day

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Line 10
Original Lyrics: Estamos cazando

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Aligned Translation: We're hunting

Free Translation: we are hunting

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Line 11
Original Lyrics: Los cheques llegando

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Aligned Translation: Checks coming in

Free Translation: the checks coming

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Line 12
Original Lyrics: Los feos investigando

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Aligned Translation: The nasties investigating

Free Translation: The nasty ones investigating

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Line 13
Original Lyrics: Las vueltas cuadrando

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Aligned Translation: The curves squaring

Free Translation: the circles squaring

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Line 14
Original Lyrics: Sigo coronando

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Aligned Translation: I keep on scaling

Free Translation: I keep on scaling

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Line 15
Original Lyrics: Free F free Nando

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Free Translation: Free F free Nando


Line 16
Original Lyrics: Seguimos esperando

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Aligned Translation: We keep waiting

Free Translation: we keep waiting

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Line 17
Original Lyrics: Botellas de whisky

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Aligned Translation: Bottles of whisky

Free Translation: whiskey bottles

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Line 18
Original Lyrics: Dándonos los pases

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Aligned Translation: we give the deals

Free Translation: Making the deals

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Original Lyrics: Bien guillao de narcos

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Aligned Translation: show off loads to the narcos

Free Translation: Show off to the Narcos

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Original Lyrics: La merca en los barcos

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Aligned Translation: The drugs on the boats

Free Translation: The merchandise on the boats

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Line 21
Original Lyrics: El taco, las tacas

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Aligned Translation: The load the loads

Free Translation: The load, the loads

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Line 22
Original Lyrics: Los pacos, bellacos

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Aligned Translation: The drugs rascals

Free Translation: The drugs, the rascals

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Original Lyrics: Las pacas, la sacos

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Aligned Translation: The police the sacks

Free Translation: The police, the sacks

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Original Lyrics: Frontea y te la saco

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Aligned Translation: Put it out there and I take out it for you

Free Translation: show some front and I'll take it out

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Original Lyrics: Hoy

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Aligned Translation: Today

Free Translation: Today

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Original Lyrics: Quiero lo que quiero, no me importa lo que quieran

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Aligned Translation: I want what I want I don't care what they want

Free Translation: I want what I want, I don't care what they want

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Original Lyrics: Muera el que se muera, cubrí mi family entera

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Aligned Translation: Whoever dies , I covered my entire family

Free Translation: Whoever dies, I protected my whole family

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Original Lyrics: Muchos ni creían porque andaba en mis loqueras

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Aligned Translation: Many did not believe because I went about at my shrinks

Free Translation: Many didn't even believe because I was at my shrinks

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Original Lyrics: Y ahora solo murmuran qué traigo en la cartera

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Aligned Translation: And now they're just gossiping what's in my wallet

Free Translation: And now they only gossip what I have in my wallet

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Original Lyrics: Muchos ni creían porque andaba en mis loqueras

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Aligned Translation: Many did not believe because I went about at my shrinks

Free Translation: Many didn't even believe because I was at my shrinks

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Original Lyrics: Mucho sacrificio pa cruzar esa frontera

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Aligned Translation: A lot of sacrifice to cross that border

Free Translation: Been some sacrifice to cross that border

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Original Lyrics: Cantando corridos y vego de villa palmeras

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Aligned Translation: Singing corridos and I come from villa palmeras

Free Translation: Singing folk songs and I come from Villa Palmeras

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Original Lyrics: El Callejón del Río después de Ismael Rivera

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Aligned Translation: The Alley of the River after Ismael Rivera

Free Translation: The Callejón del Río after Ismael Rivera

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Original Lyrics: Sin echármelas de fiera pero plantamos bandera

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Aligned Translation: Without blaming me fiercely but we planted a flag

Free Translation: Without fiercely blaming me but we planted a flag

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Original Lyrics: Viva

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Aligned Translation: Long live Mexico Long live my kicking out of bastards

Free Translation: Long live Mexico, long live my fight with the bastards

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Original Lyrics: Si muero, quiero

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Aligned Translation: If I die I want to be remembered listening to my songs

Free Translation: If I die, I want to be remembered for my songs

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Original Lyrics: Prendan blunes

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Aligned Translation: Light cigars by the truckload

Free Translation: Smoke tons of weed

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Original Lyrics: El cuerno de chivo lo detonen

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Aligned Translation: The double crossing snitch triggers it

Free Translation: The double crossing snitch kicks it off

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Original Lyrics: Por respeto a los patrones

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Aligned Translation: Out of respect for the bosses

Free Translation: Out of respect for the bosses

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Original Lyrics: Sal, tequila y los limones

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Aligned Translation: Salt tequila and the lemons

Free Translation: Salt, tequila and lemons

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Original Lyrics: Hoy

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Aligned Translation: Today

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Original Lyrics: Quiero lo que quiero, no me importa lo que quieran

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Aligned Translation: I want what I want I don't care what they want

Free Translation: I want what I want, I don't care what they want

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Original Lyrics: Muera el que se muera, cubrí mi family entera

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Aligned Translation: Whoever dies , I covered my entire family

Free Translation: Whoever dies, I protected my whole family

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Original Lyrics: Muchos ni creían porque andaba en mis loqueras

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Aligned Translation: Many did not believe because I went about at my shrinks

Free Translation: Many didn't even believe because I was at my shrinks

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Original Lyrics: Y ahora solo murmuran qué traigo en la cartera

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Aligned Translation: And now they're just gossiping what's in my wallet

Free Translation: And now they only gossip what I have in my wallet

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Review

Our man here is a Mexican drug dealer, importer, all round wise guy and family man to boot.  He's got the usual dealer-hassles like snitches, police and other gang members to deal with.  But he's a singer too so hopes that if it ends badly, he'll at least have protected his family and people will sing his songs in his memory.

I have no idea if Jamby El Favo is really a dealer, a gangster or just an artist singing about it.  Does all seem a bit of a hard life for the character in the song anyway.

The actual singer is from Puerto Rico, has been traveling around, and doing quite well with his social media.

I wouldn't have any interest in this song normally but there was a post in a Spanish Language group that I'm on Facebook and the poster described a situation I've been in many times trying to decode music via tools like Google Translate. 

So I thought I try see if I could understand what Jamby El Favo is going on about.  I think I've got most of gist of it, but there maybe some parts I've missed, the lyrics are sung extremely fast and a little mumbled for me, and some of the street-talk might have other meanings, and better translations.

 

Submitted by user: BENDECKO

Average Ratings

Most people find the song lyrics very hard to understand lyrics, lyrics sung slowly and it has hard to remember verbs and nouns

Most words used are in very common daily usage.RAE

Hoy has 115 BPM (beats per minute)

References

RAE Based on a median word frequency of 21 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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