| Donde más se disfruta es en la habana
| Where it is most enjoyed is in Havana
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| Cuando llega la música cubana
| When Cuban music arrives
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| Muchos dicen que es mala
| Many say it is bad
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| Otros que es chabacana
| Others that is chabacana
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| Pero el cubano ama la música cubana
| But the Cuban loves Cuban music
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| Pregunta desde oriente hasta occidente
| question from east to west
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| Pregunta lo que prefiere la gente
| Ask what people prefer
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| El lenguaje cubano
| The Cuban language
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| Nada de chabacano
| nothing apricot
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| Que nuestra gracia no se pierda, mi hermano
| May our grace not be lost, my brother
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| Si tú llegas a la tropical
| If you get to the tropical
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| Si vas al palacio de la salsa
| If you go to the palace of salsa
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| Ni lo pienses, mi hermano
| Don't even think about it, my brother
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| Ni lo pienses, mi hermana
| Don't even think about it, my sister
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| La música de hoy es la música cubana
| The music of today is Cuban music
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| No hay miedo, compadre, no hay miedo, llegó el trabuco pa' gozar
| There is no fear, compadre, there is no fear, the blunderbuss has arrived to enjoy
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| Ya llegué, llegué yo
| I have arrived, I have arrived
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| Llegó la musica cubana
| Cuban music has arrived
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| Aguanta ahí, no te metas
| Hang in there, don't mess around
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| Y el son cubano todo el mundo lo respeta
| And the Cuban son everyone respects him
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| Esta es la música nuestra
| This is our music
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| La que todo el mundo ama
| The one that everyone loves
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| Allá por venezuela, colombia, puerto rico, nueva york
| Over there in Venezuela, Colombia, Puerto Rico, New York
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| Y también en las bahamas
| And also in the bahamas
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| Ya llegué, llegué yo
| I have arrived, I have arrived
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| Vengo del campo sonando
| I come from the field ringing
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| Mi tren, mi guitarra y mi tambor
| My train, my guitar and my drum
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| Llegó piloto y el klímax
| The pilot arrived and the klímax
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| Y las chicas del sabor
| And the girls of flavor
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| La original, los karachi
| The original, the karachi
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| Y los clásicos del son
| And the classics of son
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| Llegó rojitas y su orquesta
| Rojitas and their orchestra arrived
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| Adalberto con su son
| Adalberto with his son
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| También el sierra maestra
| Also the master saw
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| La gran orquesta aragón
| The great Aragon orchestra
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| Nicolás, la conexión
| Nicholas, the connection
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| La barriada y el kemell
| The neighborhood and the kemell
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| Revé con su charangón
| Revé with his charangón
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| Son 14 y la
| They are 14 and the
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| Señor pablo milanés
| mister pablo milanese
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| Yo sé que me faltan muchos
| I know I'm missing a lot
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| Manolito y su trabuco
| Manolito and his blunderbuss
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| Y los que no están aquí
| And those who are not here
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| A todos la bendicion
| to all the blessing
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| De miguelito cuní
| Of miguelito cuní
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| Tumba al pollo
| grave the chicken
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| Y dale calabaza al pollo
| And give pumpkin to the chicken
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| Esto es la música cubana
| This is Cuban music
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| Y no le digas chabacana
| And don't call him tacky
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| Pero dale calabaza de verdad
| But give him real pumpkin
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| Que yo lo se que no se parece a la salsa
| I know that it doesn't look like sauce
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| Mira qué bonito viene el manisero con su pregón pa' gozar
| Look how beautiful the peanut grower comes with his proclamation to enjoy
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| ¿Quién no baila con este ritmo que te traigo de mi casa?
| Who does not dance with this rhythm that I bring you from my house?
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| Pero dale calabaza
| But give him pumpkin
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| Que yo no quiero líos, yo no quiero rollos
| That I don't want trouble, I don't want rolls
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| ¿No te das cuenta, sonero, que la música cubana está en pleno desarrollo?
| Don't you realize, sonero, that Cuban music is in full development?
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| Pero qué linda, qué linda
| But how cute, how cute
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| Saludo a pedro y los van van
| I greet Pedro and the go go
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| A revé y su charangón
| A revé and his charangón
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| Para todos los soneros
| For all the soneros
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| Que sean amantes del son
| That they be lovers of sound
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| Un saludo a puerto rico
| Greetings to Puerto Rico
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| Al gran combo y su sabor
| To the great combo and its flavor
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| En venezuela querida
| in venezuela dear
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| Saludo a oscar d’león | Greetings to oscar d'león |