Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Labana by Alejandro Sanz from Spanish to English.
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Carlitos venga que se va
Carlitos come and leave
Que no nos espera el viento
That the wind does not wait for us
Que la soledad nos acompañe
May loneliness be with us
Su corazón se va descosiendo
His heart is unstitching
Espera solo un poco mas
Wait just a little longer
Quiero explicarle a los niños
I want to explain to the children
Que Labana es la ciudad
That Labana is the city
Donde los sueños aprenden a nadar
Where dreams learn to swim
Y para que no se colme mi vaso
And so that my glass does not fill up
Lo cuento dando sorbitos
I tell it by sipping
Que mi negra está en Labana
That my black is in Labana
Que me tengo que ir solito
That I have to go alone
Tocaos sobra el dinero, para un corazón
Touch the money, for a heart
Tocaos sobra el dinero, si no estás a mi lado
Touch the money, if you are not by my side
Como hablarle a la pared
How to talk to the wall
Los muros piden a gritos
The walls cry out
Dicen que a Labana no se va
They say that Labana is not going
A echarle canas al aire
To throw gray hair in the air
Maldito, maldito sea este mundo
Damn, cursed be this world
Me quiero llevar a mi negra
I want to take my black
Y se me quedo en Labana
And I stay in Labana
Que se me ha quedado en tierra
That has stayed on the ground
Tocao's sobra el dinero, para un corazón
Tocao's surplus money, for a heart
Tocao's sobra el dinero, si no estás a mi lado
Tocao's there is plenty of money, if you're not by my side
Sobra el dinero para un corazón
Plenty of money for a heart
Tocao's sobra el dinero, si no estás a mi lado
Tocao's there is plenty of money, if you're not by my side
Si se me a quedado en tierra
If I have stayed on land
Si se me a quedado abandonado
If I have been abandoned
Que se me a quedo en tierra
That I stay on the ground
Que se me a quedado abandonado
That I have been abandoned
Que no me queda nada
That I have nothing left
Que no me queda nada, no, no
That I have nothing left, no, no
Sobra el dinero si no estás a mi lado
Plenty of money if you're not by my side
Tocao's sobra el dinero para un corazón
Tocao's money for a heart is left over
Tocao's sobra el dinero, si no estás a mi lado
Tocao's there is plenty of money, if you're not by my side
Pero voy a quererte mi niña siempre
But I'll love you my little girl always
Ve mi negra no, no, no, ve mi negra no te vayas
See my black no, no, no, see my black don't go
Y espera solo un poco mas
And wait just a little longer
Quiero explicarle a mi ciudad
I want to explain to my city
A mi negrita que es cubana
To my bold who is Cuban
Porque me voy de labana, no
Because I'm going to labana, not
Sobra el dinero, para un corazón
Money is left over, for a heart
Tocao's sobra el dinero, si no estás a mi lado
Tocao's there is plenty of money, if you're not by my side
Sobra el dinero
Plenty of money
Quien va a encerrar el corazón de la gente buena
Who is going to lock up the hearts of good people
Ni de los poetas ni de la gente que se siente libre
Neither from poets nor from people who feel free
Cuenta, cuenta, cuenta, un día tras otro lo cuenta
Count, count, count, day after day tells
Cuanta uno, cuenta dos, cuenta tres, cuenta cuatro
How much one, counts two, counts three, counts four
Que te vas Fidel
That you are going Fidel
Sobra el dinero, para un corazón
Money is left over, for a heart
Tocao's sobra el dinero, si no estás a mi lado
Tocao's there is plenty of money, if you're not by my side
Pero no sobra el alma del habanero
But the soul of the Havanan is not enough
Para este corazón partió
For this heart departed
Quién me va entregar sus emociones
Who is going to give me their emotions
Una niña que me quiera como un loco enamorado
A girl who loves me like a madman in love
Sobra el dinero, para un corazón
Money is left over, for a heart
Tocao's sobra el dinero, si no estás a mi lado
Tocao's there is plenty of money, if you're not by my side
Sobra el dinero, para un corazón, tocao's sobra el dinero
Plenty of money, for a heart, touch's money is left over
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