Videoclip
Rica
It was December 24th on Hollis Ave in the dark
– Tabata dia 24 di desèmber na Hollis Bird in darkness
When I see a man chilling with his dog in the park
– Ora mi mira un hòmber relahá ku su kachó den parke
I approached very slowly with my heart full of fear
– Mi a yega hopi lentamente ku mi kurason yen di miedu
Looked at his dog, oh my God, an ill reindeer
– El a wak su kachó, o mi Dios, un renan malu
But then I was illin’ because the man had a beard
– Pero despues mi a bira malu pasobra e hòmber tabatin barba
And a bag full of goodies, 12 o’clock had neared
– Y un saco yen di cuminda, 12’or di atardi tabata yegando
So I turned my head a second and the man had gone
– Asina mi a bira mi kabes un sekònde i e hòmber a bai.
But he left his driver’s wallet smack dead on the lawn
– Pero el a laga e billetera di su shofùr na e kancha.
I picket the wallet up, and then I took a pause
– Mi a bai buska e billetera, i despues mi a para
Took out the license and it cold said “Santa Claus”
– El a saca su licencia y frio a bisa “Santa Claus”
A million dollars in it, cold hundreds of G’s
– Un miyon dollar den dje, centenares di G friu
Enough to buy a boat and matching car with ease
– Suficiente pa cumpra un boto y un auto pa combina cu facilidad
But I’d never steal from Santa, ’cause that ain’t right
– Pero nunka lo mi hòrta Santa Claus, pasobra esei no ta bon.
So I was going home to mail it back to him that night
– Asina mi tabata bai kas pa manda e karta pa mi e anochi ei.
But when I got home I bugged, ’cause under the tree
– Pero ora mi a yega kas mi a bira molesta, pasobra bou di e palu
Was a letter from Santa and the dough was for me
– E tabata un karta di Santa Claus i e pasta tabata pa mi
It’s Christmastime in Hollis Queens
– Ta Pasku na Hollis Queens
Mom’s cooking chicken and collard greens
– Mama kushina kachó i kale kurba
Rice and stuffing, macaroni and cheese
– Arroz y relleno, macarrones con queso
And Santa put gifts under Christmas trees
– I Santa A pone regalonan bou di e palu di Pasku
Decorate the house with lights at night
– E ta dekorá e kas ku lus den anochi
Snow’s on the ground, snow-white so bright
– E nieve ta riba tera, blanku manera e nieve briyante
In the fireplace is the yule log
– Den e kamina tin e palu di pasku
Beneath the mistletoe as we drink egg nog
– Bou di e murdago ora nos ta bebe nog di wowo
The rhymes that you hear are the rhymes of Darryl’s
– E rima ku bo ta tende ta E rima Di Darryl
But each and every year we bust Christmas carols, Christmas carols
– Pero tur aña nos ta kibra carnaval, carnaval
Rhymes so loud, I’m proud you hear it
– E ta asina fuerte, mi ta orguyoso ku bo ta skucha
It’s Christmastime and we got the spirit
– Ta Pasco y nos tin e spirito
Jack Frost chillin’, the hawk is out
– Jack Frost ta relaha, e falcon ta afó
And that’s what Christmas is all about
– I esei Ta Loke Pasku Ta Trata
The time is now, the place is here
– E momento ta awor, e lugá ta aki
And the whole wide world is filled with cheer
– I e mundu grandi ta yen di goso
My name’s D.M.C. with the mic in my hand
– Mi nòmber ta D. M. C. ku e mikrofon den man
And I’m chilling and coolin’ just like a snowman
– I mi ta fria i fria manera un snowman
So open your eyes, lend us an ear
– Asina e ta habri su wowonan, duna nos un orea
We wanna say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
– Nos ke men Feliz Navidad I Próspero Aña Nobo