Lyrics of Habana - Florent Pagny

Habana (original)

Un letrero en la pared de una calle sin final
De papel o de ceniza, como un cuento del abuelo
Descubrí bajo el sombrero, une tarde su sonrisa
A nadie se parecía, al menos en la mirada
Jovencita de mil ganas y otras miles prohibidas
Y nos fuimos caminando entre risas y alborotos
Y a su lado fui soñando entre sorpresas y rotos
Habana que espera sentada en el balcón a que suba la marea
Habana tranquila, bañándose en el mar la luna siempre te mira.
Y yo
Me dijeron tantas cosas, de buenos y de villanos
Pero al hablarte con las manos se te enredan las razones
Y luego la mente flota
Dicen que tiene un amante pero prefiere estar sola
Tiene una luz que enamora y un dolor en el semblante
Y volvimos caminando bien borrachos de alegría
Pero no sé todavía si ya fue, o está pasando
Habana se enciende, jugando a enamorar, jugando a ser diferente
Habana desnuda, pasiones de un lugar donde la vida se fuma
Si la vas a enamorar, siente
Si la quieres olvidar, no te enamores
Y si llegas a besar, terminas aprendiendo a respetar su suerte
Habana cansada de volver a empezar y de que no pase nada
Habana de noche, la magia de rodar donde todos te conocen
Habana perdida, de música y de mar, de pasiones y mentiras
Habana se enciende, jugando a enamorar, jugando a ser diferente
Habana desnuda, pasiones de lugar donde la vida se fuma, se fuma
Donde la vida se fuma
Habana

(translation)

A sign on the wall of an endless street
Made of paper or ash, like a grandfather's story
I discovered under the hat, a late smile
He didn't look like anyone, at least in his eyes
Young girl with a thousand desires and thousands of others prohibited
And we walked between laughter and riots
And by his side I was dreaming between surprises and broken
Havana sitting on the balcony waiting for the tide to rise
Quiet Havana, bathing in the sea, the moon always looks at you.
And me
They told me so many things, about good guys and villains
But when talking to you with your hands, your reasons get tangled up
And then the mind floats
They say she has a lover but she prefers to be alone
She has a light that falls in love and a pain in her face
And we walked back drunk with joy
But I still don't know if it was, or is happening
Havana lights up, playing to fall in love, playing to be different
Naked Havana, passions of a place where life is smoked
If you are going to make her fall in love, feel
If you want to forget her, don't fall in love
And if you get to kiss, you end up learning to respect their fate
Havana tired of starting over and nothing happening
Havana at night, the magic of filming where everyone knows you
Lost Havana, of music and sea, of passions and lies
Havana lights up, playing to fall in love, playing to be different
Naked Havana, passions of a place where life smokes, smokes
where life smokes
Havana