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Casa Babylon

Manu Chao

Learn Casa Babylon by Manu Chao with lyrics, line-by-line translation, and interactive vocabulary practice.

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Entre casa y Babylon

Between home and Babylon

Camino peleon

Fighting path

Entre tu mamá y Babylon

Between your mom and Babylon

Ni papa ni colchon

Neither dad nor mattress

Entre colonia y Babylon

Between colony and Babylon

No te vayas de resbalon

Don't slip

Entre casa y Babylon

Between home and Babylon

Camina la ilusión

The illusion walks

Entre mamá y Babylon

Between mom and Babylon

Camino sin perdón

I walk without forgiveness

Entre colonia y Babylon

Between colony and Babylon

No te vayas de resbalon

Don't slip

Entre güato y bacha

Between güato and bacha

Camina la cucaracha

Walk the cockroach

Entre poli y pelon

Between cop and bald

Camina la represión

Repression walks

Entre casa y Babylon

Between home and Babylon

El camino está cabrón

The road is bastard

Entre colonia y Babylon

Between colony and Babylon

No te vayas de resbalon

Don't slip

Song Vocabulary

Key words from this song. Practice them in Langooo to remember them faster.

entre

between

babylon

babylon

casa

home

camino

path

colonia

cologne

vayas

go

resbalon

slip