| Oye, Ibrahim, tú me cantas sabroso
| Hey, Ibrahim, you sing to me tasty
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| Teresita, te voy a presentar a Marieta
| Teresita, I'm going to introduce you to Marieta
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| Ese ritmo si está resalao
| That rhythm is resao
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| A quién no le gusta baílar con Marieta?
| Who doesn't like to dance with Marieta?
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| Yo tengo una mala maña
| I have a bad morning
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| Que a mí misma me da pena. | That I feel sorry for myself. |
| (2x)
| (2x)
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| Que yo me acuesto en mí cama
| That I lie in my bed
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| Y amanezco en cama ajena
| And I wake up in someone else's bed
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| A mí me gusta que baile Marieta
| I like that Marieta dance
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| A mí me gusta cantar
| I like singing
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| Pa’Marieta
| Pa'Marieta
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| Oye Marieta
| Hey Marietta
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| Todo el mundo quiere bailar contigo
| Everybody wants to dance with you
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| Este son sí está muy sabroso
| This son is very tasty
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| Vamos conocer todo el mundo a Marieta
| Let's meet the whole world to Marieta
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| Anoche estava fiestando
| Last night I was partying
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| En un santo celebrado
| In a celebrated saint
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| Sentí olor a bacalao
| I smelled cod
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| Dije: allí están cocinando
| I said: there they are cooking
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| T así me exploté cantando
| That's how I exploded singing
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| Para acordarme mejor
| to better remember
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| Y resulta que el olor
| And it turns out that the smell
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| Que estava allí sucediendo
| what was happening there
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| Es que había una lata hierviendo
| It is that there was a boiling can
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| Llena de ropa interior
| full of underwear
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| Esa negra sí está bailadora
| That black woman is a dancer
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| Teresa, vas a conoscer pronto a Marieta
| Teresa, you are going to meet Marieta soon
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| Oye Ibrahim
| Hey Ibrahim
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| Ya yo la estoy conociendo
| I'm already getting to know her
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| Voy a sacarte pesaje
| I'm going to weigh you out
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| Para que veas a Marieta
| For you to see Marieta
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| Mi mamá me dijo a mí
| my mom told me
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| Que cantar y que gozara
| What to sing and enjoy
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| Mi mamá me dijo a mí
| my mom told me
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| Que cantara y qye gozara
| That he will sing and that he will enjoy
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| Pero que nunca me metiera
| But that she never got me
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| — oye, Ibrahim —
| — hey, Ibrahim —
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| En camísa de once varas
| In a shirt of eleven rods
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| Por eso quiero conocer a Marieta
| That's why I want to meet Marieta
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| Yo sé que tú la conoces muy sabroso
| I know that you know her very tasty
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| Mentira, Teresita
| Lie, Teresita
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| Yo no conozco a Marieta
| I do not know Marieta
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| Que tú te estás haciendo, Ibrahim
| What are you doing to yourself, Ibrahim?
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| El bobo
| The dummy
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| Mi mujer se me enfermó
| My wife got sick
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| El corazón en La Habana
| The heart in Havana
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| Y el médico ena mañana
| And the doctor in the morning
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| Vino y la reconoció
| He came and recognized her
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| El vestido le quitó
| Her dress took off
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| Bloomer también y refajo
| Bloomer too and petticoat
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| Pero al ver yo aquel relajo
| But when I saw that relaxation
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| Pero al ver yo auel relajo
| But when I see myself I relax
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| Dije: eso no me conviene
| I said: that doesn't suit me
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| Creo que mi mujer no tiene
| I think my wife does not have
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| El corazón tan abajo
| heart so low
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| Oye, Galbán, vamos a ver a Marieta
| Hey, Galbán, let's go see Marieta
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| Coro: Con Marieta
| Chorus: With Marieta
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| Oye, yo voy a ir a Holguín
| Hey, I'm going to go to Holguín
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| Mira qué rico está
| Look how rich he is
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| Teresita, te voy a llevar
| Teresita, I'm going to take you
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| Ibrahim, quería cantar
| Ibrahim, I wanted to sing
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| Contigo mucho más
| with you much more
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| Mentira, tu puedes bailar
| lie, you can dance
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| Contigo yo quiero gozar
| With you I want to enjoy
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| Con Marieta vamos a guarachar
| With Marieta we are going to guarachar
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| Vamos todos, vamos todos a cumbanchar
| Let's all go, let's all go to cumbanchar
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| A Holguín yo te voy a llevar
| I'm going to take you to Holguín
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| Oye, con tu bastoncito, Ibrahím
| Hey, with your little stick, Ibrahim
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| Yo voy a buscar
| I am going to search
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| Qué rico, qué bueno
| How rich, how good
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| Marieta, te voy a buscar
| Marieta, I'm going to look for you
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| Qué le pasa a Marieta?
| What happens to Marieta?
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| Vamos con ella a bailar
| Let's go with her to dance
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| Vamos todos a gozar | let's all enjoy |