| A los trece anos fue cuando me inspire
| At thirteen years old was when I was inspired
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| Me pico el bichito cuando oi sonar el tres
| The bug bit me when I heard the sound of three
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| Y le dije mami, escuchame bien:
| And I told her mommy, listen to me well:
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| Lo que quiero es tocar el son
| What I want is to play the son
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| Tocar el son, a tocar el son, tocar el son
| Play the son, play the son, play the son
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| Y la vieja dijo muchacho no seas tan loco
| And the old lady said boy don't be so crazy
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| Mira que soneros buenos hay por doquier
| Look how good soneros are everywhere
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| Y mi padre dijo: mira coje el tren
| And my father said: look take the train
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| Dale pa’la Habana a tocar el son
| Give it to Havana to play the son
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| Tocar el son, a tocar el son, tocar el son
| Play the son, play the son, play the son
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| Oye en la Habana o en Italia
| Hey in Havana or in Italy
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| Tocando el son como es
| Playing the son as it is
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| (Son son como son, Seguimos la linea de la tradicion)
| (They are as they are, we follow the line of tradition)
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| Por que la Rumba se viste de prieta criolla
| Because the Rumba dresses up as a prieta criolla
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| Y yo vengo con mi son!
| And I come with my son!
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| (Son son como son, Seguimos la linea de la tradicion)
| (They are as they are, we follow the line of tradition)
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| Por eso apurensen bailadores
| That's why hurry up dancers
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| Pa’que no haya confusion, mama
| So there is no confusion, mom
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| Trae tu croma-mambo!
| Bring your chroma-mambo!
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| Llegaron los soneros
| the soneros arrived
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| Asi!
| Thus!
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| (Quita?) mambo!
| (Remove?) mambo!
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| Oye mateo, que lo que trae papi?
| Hey mateo, what does daddy bring?
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| Pa que no moleste, pa que no proteste
| So that it does not bother, so that it does not protest
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| Te traigo timbal (en?) son
| I bring you timbale (in?) son
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| Empieza papi
| start daddy
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| Empiezate
| get started
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| Esto e’salsa!
| This is sauce!
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| Salgo de Italia a la Habana
| I leave Italy for Havana
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| (Seguimos la linea de la tradicion)
| (We follow the line of tradition)
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| Oye pa segui cantando el son que es mi musica cubana
| Hey pa I kept singing the son that is my Cuban music
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| (Seguimos la linea de la tradicion)
| (We follow the line of tradition)
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| Y yo sigo la linea recta es que lleva mi mambo
| And I follow the straight line is what leads my mambo
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| (Seguimos la linea de la tradicion)
| (We follow the line of tradition)
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| You quiero ver a todo el mundo con mi timba guarachando
| I want to see the whole world with my timba guarachando
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| (Seguimos la linea de la tradicion)
| (We follow the line of tradition)
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| Por eso sigo sonando el montuno
| That's why I keep playing the montuno
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| (Seguimos la linea de la tradicion)
| (We follow the line of tradition)
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| Pa’que sepa el mundo entero que como el son no hay ninguno
| So that the whole world knows that there is none like him
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| (Seguimos la linea de la tradicion)
| (We follow the line of tradition)
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| Y te lo dice la Croma!
| And the Chroma tells you!
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| Lirycs por DavidM — Disfruten! | Lirycs by DavidM — Enjoy! |