The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Yo nacà Orishas en el underground, oye si de cayo hueso si tu bare.
Yo nacà Orishas en el underground, oye si de cayo hueso si tu bare.
Yo nacà Orishas en el underground, oye si de cayo hueso si tu bare.
El negocio no esta fácil queda poco pa' inventar
Pa encontrar la melodÃa tienes que ser natural,
Partir siempre de lejos cantar como el primero.
Al que nace con su gracia nadie se la va a quitar,
Los Orishas si confÃan en lo que siempre te dan
Cada cual su dilema
Cada loco con su tema
Estribillo
Hijo de Chango yo
Traigo rima flow
Vengo con mi son
Cayo dile yo
Dejo rumba son con fonky fonky
Mano pa' arriba la locas del jumpy
Vamos a ver si te engancha esta
Marcha como una plancha,
Pa' escacharte como un chingón cuando
Te coja el batallón, negron
El vedado, vedado, barrio que le canto
Con los niches a mi lado, estos que lo
Hacen no son negros improvisados,
Vedado, vedado cuidado.
Para el que dice que el son me lo han robado.
Para el que dice que el son me lo han robado.
Estribillo
Nos sentimos happy para partirte como en lápiz.
OÃste socio, te pongo boca arriba este negocio,
Del 97 vengo a filo de machete why ese que dijo que esto lleva.....
Ya analizaremos ese insulto, por eso perrucho se puso como se puso,
tu sabes lo que lucho dÃa a dÃa pa' poner la cubanÃa,
Al flow que tu querÃas
Al que nace con su gracia nadie se la va a quitar,
Los Orishas si confÃan en lo que siempre te dan
Cada cual con su dilema
Cada uno con su tema
Estribillo
Con los que dicen que cantan yo quiero cantar, solicito.
Para los que dicen que el son me lo han robado.
Los soneros de mi Cuba no se pueden olvidar.
Vistes que buenos son
Hay pero vistes
En cada solar de cuba sigue el son bien agarrado.
Con los que dicen que canta yo quiero cantar, solicito
Yo nacà Orishas en el underground, oye si de cayo hueso si tu bare.
Yo nacà Orishas en el underground, oye si de cayo hueso si tu bare.
El negocio no esta fácil queda poco pa' inventar
Pa encontrar la melodÃa tienes que ser natural,
Partir siempre de lejos cantar como el primero.
Al que nace con su gracia nadie se la va a quitar,
Los Orishas si confÃan en lo que siempre te dan
Cada cual su dilema
Cada loco con su tema
Estribillo
Hijo de Chango yo
Traigo rima flow
Vengo con mi son
Cayo dile yo
Dejo rumba son con fonky fonky
Mano pa' arriba la locas del jumpy
Vamos a ver si te engancha esta
Marcha como una plancha,
Pa' escacharte como un chingón cuando
Te coja el batallón, negron
El vedado, vedado, barrio que le canto
Con los niches a mi lado, estos que lo
Hacen no son negros improvisados,
Vedado, vedado cuidado.
Para el que dice que el son me lo han robado.
Para el que dice que el son me lo han robado.
Estribillo
Nos sentimos happy para partirte como en lápiz.
OÃste socio, te pongo boca arriba este negocio,
Del 97 vengo a filo de machete why ese que dijo que esto lleva.....
Ya analizaremos ese insulto, por eso perrucho se puso como se puso,
tu sabes lo que lucho dÃa a dÃa pa' poner la cubanÃa,
Al flow que tu querÃas
Al que nace con su gracia nadie se la va a quitar,
Los Orishas si confÃan en lo que siempre te dan
Cada cual con su dilema
Cada uno con su tema
Estribillo
Con los que dicen que cantan yo quiero cantar, solicito.
Para los que dicen que el son me lo han robado.
Los soneros de mi Cuba no se pueden olvidar.
Vistes que buenos son
Hay pero vistes
En cada solar de cuba sigue el son bien agarrado.
Con los que dicen que canta yo quiero cantar, solicito
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Naci Orishas Lyrics as written by Hiram Riveri Medina Roldan Gonzalez Rivero
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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