| Cuando sali' de la Habana, valga me Dios!
| When I left Havana, help me God!
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| Nadie me ha visto salir, si no fui yo.
| No one has seen me leave, if it wasn't me.
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| Y una linda Guachinanga hallá voy yo,
| And a beautiful Guachinanga here I go,
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| Que se vino tras de mi, que si señor.
| That she came after me, yes sir.
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| Si a tu ventana ilega una Paloma,
| If a dove arrives at your window,
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| tratala con cariño, que, es mi persona,
| treat her with love, that she is my person,
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| cuentala tus amores bien de mi vida,
| tell her your good loves of my life,
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| coronala de flores que es cosa mia.
| Crown it with flowers, it's my thing.
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| Ay! | Oh! |
| chinita que si, ay! | Chinita yes, oh! |
| que damo tu amor, ay!
| that we give your love, oh!
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| que vente conmigo, chinita, adonde vivo, yo.
| Come with me, sweety, where I live, me.
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| Cuando sali' de la Habana, valga me Dios!
| When I left Havana, help me God!
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| Nadie me ha visto salir, si no fui yo.
| No one has seen me leave, if it wasn't me.
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| Y una linda Guachinanga hallá voy yo,
| And a beautiful Guachinanga here I go,
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| Que se vino tras de mi, que si señor.
| That she came after me, yes sir.
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| Ay! | Oh! |
| chinita quo si, ay! | sweety quo yes, oh! |
| que dame tu amor,
| give me your love,
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| ay! | Oh! |
| que vente conmigo chinita a donde vivo yo. | Come with me sweetie to where I live. |