| Siempre seré, tabaco, rumba y son
| I will always be, tobacco, rumba and son
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| La guajira, el danzón y la guaracha
| The guajira, the danzón and the guaracha
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| El bolero y el guaguancó
| The bolero and the guaguancó
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| De cuba para el mundo
| From Cuba to the world
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| Celia Cruz
| Celia Cruz
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| Siempre seré, aguinaldo, bomba & plena
| I will always be, bonus, bomb & plena
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| La danza, el seis y el mapeyé
| The dance, the six and the mapeyé
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| De Puerto Rico para el
| From Puerto Rico to the
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| Mundo, India
| world, india
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| Desde pequeña me gustaron tus canciones
| Since I was little I liked your songs
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| No imaginé que algún día cantaría contigo
| I did not imagine that one day I would sing with you
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| Gracias por aceptar mi invitación
| Thanks for accepting my invitation
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| Le negra tomasa nos bendice
| le negra tomasa blesses us
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| Eres la voz de la experiencia
| You are the voice of experience
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| Siempre reinando y guarachando
| Always reigning and guarachando
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| Cuando me invitaste a cantar contigo
| When you invited me to sing with you
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| Con mucho gusto acepté y ahora tú
| I gladly accepted and now you
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| Y yó estamos cantando al mundo y a todos los que sienten
| And I'm singing to the world and to all who feel
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| Rumba y guaguancó
| Rumba and guaguancó
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| La, la, le, ole
| The, the, the, ole
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| La, la, le, ola
| The, the, the, wave
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| La, la, le, ola
| The, the, the, wave
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| Porque yo soy como soy, asi me hicieron mar y candela
| Because I am as I am, that is how they made me sea and candle
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| Para cantarle al mundo
| to sing to the world
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| Porque yo soy como soy, asi me hicieron mar y
| Because I am as I am, that is how they made me sea and
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| Candela para cantarle al mundo
| Candle to sing to the world
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| Para cantarles con amor y transmitirles mi sabor
| To sing to them with love and transmit my flavor
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| Porque yo soy como soy, asi me hicieron mar y
| Because I am as I am, that is how they made me sea and
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| Candela para cantarle al mundo
| Candle to sing to the world
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| Al mundo entero yo le canto
| I sing to the whole world
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| Con alegria y sentimiento
| With joy and feeling
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| Porque yo soy como soy, asi me hicieron mar y
| Because I am as I am, that is how they made me sea and
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| Candela para cantarle al mundo
| Candle to sing to the world
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| Contigo canto con placer
| With you I sing with pleasure
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| Siento que vuelvo a nacer
| I feel like I'm reborn
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| Ay Celia que sabroso es el mambo
| Oh Celia how tasty is the mambo
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| Azucar, azucar
| Sugar Sugar
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| Dime Celia, como es que se llega
| Tell me Celia, how is it that she arrives
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| Con profesionalismo, creyendo en uno mismo
| With professionalism, believing in oneself
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| Siendo como tu eres con humildad
| Being as you are with humility
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| Dime Celia como es que se llega
| Tell me, Celia, how do you get there?
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| No dejes que la fama, se te suba a la cabeza
| Don't let fame go to your head
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| Se siempre original, nunca vayas a cambiar, uh
| Always be original, never gonna change, uh
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| La princesa que es La India
| The princess that is India
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| Y la reyna que soy, yo okay
| And the queen that I am, I'm okay
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| Sube por aqui
| come up here
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| Sube por aqui, dobla por alla
| Go up here, turn over there
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| Por donde?
| Where?
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| Quedate arriba
| stay up
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| Mantente firme, debes oirme
| Stand firm, you must hear me
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| Tienes que estar en control
| you have to be in control
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| Controlate, ten control control
| Control yourself, have control control
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| Quedate arriba
| stay up
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| Con sacrificio y trabajo, en ti tienes que creer
| With sacrifice and work, you have to believe in yourself
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| No te dejes caer
| Do not let yourself down
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| Cuando me invitaste a cantar contigo
| When you invited me to sing with you
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| Con mucho gusto acepté y ahora tú
| I gladly accepted and now you
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| Y yó estamos cantando al mundo
| And I'm singing to the world
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| Y a todos los que sienten, rumba buena y guaguancó | And to all those who feel, good rumba and guaguancó |