| Lo primero que yo hago al despertar
| The first thing I do when I wake up
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| Es dar gracias a dios todos los dias
| It is giving thanks to God every day
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| Rezarle a todos los santos
| Pray to all the saints
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| Y agradecerles la dicha mia
| And thank you for my happiness
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| La verdad es que he sido muy dichosa
| The truth is that I have been very happy
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| La suerte mia no se puede comparar
| My luck cannot be compared
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| Imaginense empece con la sonora
| Imagine starting with the sound
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| En toda cuba la mas popular
| In all of Cuba the most popular
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| Y CON LA SONORA
| AND WITH THE SOUND
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| Me di a conocer
| I made myself known
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| Y CON LA SONORA
| AND WITH THE SOUND
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| Me di a conocer
| I made myself known
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| Salí de Cuba
| I left Cuba
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| Rumbo a Nueva York
| Heading to New York
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| En busca de otro ambiente
| In search of another environment
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| Y al llegar tuve la dicha
| And when I arrived I had the happiness
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| De grabar con Tito Puente
| Recording with Tito Puente
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| Y CON TITO PUENTE
| AND WITH TITO BRIDGE
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| Me fue muy bien
| I did very well
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| Y CON TITO PUENTE
| AND WITH TITO BRIDGE
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| Me fue muy bien
| I did very well
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| Esto no se queda así
| This is not so
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| Lo bueno viene mi hermano
| The good is coming my brother
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| Después conocí a Jhonny Pacheco
| Then I met Jhonny Pacheco
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| Ese gran dominicano
| That great Dominican
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| Y CON PACHECO
| AND WITH PACHECO
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| Anda me fue mejor
| Come on, it was better for me
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| Y CON PACHECO
| AND WITH PACHECO
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| MMe fue mejor
| mm was better
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| La verdad es que con Pacheco
| The truth is that with Pacheco
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| Causamos gran sensación
| We cause a great sensation
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| Y despues viene abuso
| And then comes abuse
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| Con el gran Willie Colón
| With the great Willie Colón
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| CON WILLIE COLÓN
| WITH WILLIE COLUMBUS
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| Ay caramba se formo el rumbón
| Oh dear, the rumbón was formed
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| CON WILLIE COLÓN
| WITH WILLIE COLUMBUS
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| Se formo el rumbón
| the rumbón was formed
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| Santa Barbara bendita
| Blessed Saint Barbara
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| De mi suerte tu eres dueña
| Of my luck you are the owner
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| Despues vino Papo Lucca
| Then came Papo Lucca
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| Con su Sonora Ponceña
| With his Sonora Ponceña
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| Y CON LA PONCEÑA
| AND WITH LA PONCEÑA
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| Me fue muy bien
| I did very well
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| Y CON LA PONCEÑA
| AND WITH LA PONCEÑA
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| Me fue muy bien
| I did very well
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| La suerte mia señores
| my luck gentlemen
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| La verdad no tiene nombre
| The truth has no name
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| Por que ahora estoy cantando
| Cause now I'm singing
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| Con mi amigo Pete el conde
| With my friend Pete the earl
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| Y LA COSA SE PONDRA MEJOR
| AND THINGS WILL GET BETTER
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| Y LA COSA SE PONDRA MEJOR
| AND THINGS WILL GET BETTER
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| Con la sonora matancera
| With the sound of Matanzas
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| Caramelo caramelo a kilo
| caramel caramel to kilo
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| ESA DICHA ME LA DIO EL SEÑOR
| THAT HAPPINESS WAS GIVEN TO ME BY THE LORD
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| Y con Tito Puente
| And with Tito Puente
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| Aguaricooooque
| Aguaricoooooque
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| ESA DICHA ME LA DIO EL SEÑOR
| THAT HAPPINESS WAS GIVEN TO ME BY THE LORD
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| Y con Pacheco
| And with Pacheco
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| Quimbara qumbara quimbara qumbara
| Quimbara Qumbara Quimbara Qumbara
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| ESA DICHA ME LA DIO EL SEÑOR
| THAT HAPPINESS WAS GIVEN TO ME BY THE LORD
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| Con Willie Colón
| With Willie Colon
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| Usted abuso abuso abuso
| You abuse abuse abuse
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| ESA DICHA ME LA DIO EL SEÑOR
| THAT HAPPINESS WAS GIVEN TO ME BY THE LORD
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| Y con la Ponceña
| And with the Ponceña
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| Bemba Colora
| Bemba Colora
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| ESA DICHA ME LA DIO EL SEÑOR
| THAT HAPPINESS WAS GIVEN TO ME BY THE LORD
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| AHORA QUE ES LO QUE PASA CON
| NOW WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH
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| PETE EL CONDE PORQUE TODAVIA NO HEMOS PEGADO NADA AJA
| PETE THE COUNT BECAUSE WE HAVE STILL NOT HIT ANYTHING AJA
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| ESA DICHA ME LA DIO EL SEÑOR
| THAT HAPPINESS WAS GIVEN TO ME BY THE LORD
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| Vaya azucar azucar yo creo que se pone mejor
| Go sugar sugar I think she gets better
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| El señor me dio la dicha
| The lord gave me happiness
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| De grabar con la sonora matancera
| To record with the sonora from Matanzas
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| Me gusta la matolina fria
| I like cold matolina
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| ESA DICHA ME LA DIO EL SEÑOR
| THAT HAPPINESS WAS GIVEN TO ME BY THE LORD
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| Con Charlie Palmieri tambien con la sonora caracas
| With Charlie Palmieri also with the sonora Caracas
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| Quién mas
| Who else
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| ESA DICHA ME LA DIO SEÑOR
| THAT HAPPINESS GAVE ME LORD
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| Ay la dicha que medio el señor
| Oh the joy that the Lord means
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| La tengo que gozar por dios azucar!
| I have to enjoy it for god's sake sugar!
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| ESA DICHA ME LA DIO EL SEÑOR
| THAT HAPPINESS WAS GIVEN TO ME BY THE LORD
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| ANDA LA SUERTE MIA NO TIENE COMPARACIÓN
| GO MY LUCK HAS NO COMPARISON
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| ESA DICHA ME LA DIO EL SEÑOR
| THAT HAPPINESS WAS GIVEN TO ME BY THE LORD
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| Esa dicha me la dio señor
| That happiness was given to me sir
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| Y tengo que gozarla yo
| And I have to enjoy it
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| ESA DICHA ME LA DIO EL SEÑOR
| THAT HAPPINESS WAS GIVEN TO ME BY THE LORD
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| AY Y SE PONE MEJOR SE
| OH AND IT GETS BETTER
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| PONE MEJOR CON PETE EL CONDE
| IT GETS BETTER WITH PETE THE COUNT
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| ESA DICHA ME LA DIO EL SEÑOR
| THAT HAPPINESS WAS GIVEN TO ME BY THE LORD
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| Y SE PONE MEJOR SE VA POINER MEJOR CON
| AND IT GETS BETTER IT WILL GET BETTER WITH
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| JHONNY PACHECO
| JHONNY PACHECO
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| AL QUE DIOS SE LO DIO
| TO WHOM GOD GAVE IT
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| QUE SAN PEDRO SE LO BENDIGA | MAY SAINT PETER BLESS YOU |