Below, I translated the lyrics of the song De Camino A La Vereda by Buena Vista Social Club from Spanish to English.
!Óigame compay! No deje camino por coger la vereda
Hey buddy, don't leave the road for a back trail
!Óigame compay! No deje camino por coger la vereda
Hey buddy, don't leave the road for a back trail
Usted por enamorado
You're lovestruck
Tan viejo y con poco brillo
So old and kinda dull
Usted por enamorado
You're lovestruck
Tan viejo y con poco brillo
So old and kinda dull
El pollo que tiene al lado
That chick beside you
Le ha hecho perder el trillo
Has made you lose your way
!Óigame compay! No deje camino por coger la vereda
Hey buddy, don't leave the road for a back trail
!Óigame compay! No deje camino por coger la vereda
Hey buddy, don't leave the road for a back trail
Ay, pero yo como soy tan sencillo
Oh, but me, I'm just simple
Pongo en claro esta trovada
I lay this tune out plain
Yo como soy tan sencillo
Me, I'm still simple
Pongo en claro esta trovada
I lay this tune out plain
Compay, yo no dejo el trillo
Buddy, I won't leave the track
Para meterme en cañada
To dive into some ditch
!Óigame compay! No deje camino por coger la vereda
Hey buddy, don't leave the road for a back trail
!Óigame compay! No deje camino por coger la vereda
Hey buddy, don't leave the road for a back trail
Ay, pero estábamos comentando
Oh, but we were talking
Por qué ha abandonado a Andrea
About why you ditched Andrea
Estábamos comentando
We were talking
Por que ha abandonado a Andrea
About why you left Andrea
Compadre usted esta cambiando
Pal, you're switching
De camino por vereda
From road to path
!Óigame compay! No deje camino por coger la vereda
Hey buddy, don't leave the road for a back trail
Pero óigame compay! No deje camino por coger la vereda
But listen buddy, don't leave the road for the trail
!Óigame compay! No deje camino por coger la vereda
Hey buddy, don't leave the road for a back trail
Pero mire compadrito, usted ha dejado a la
Look pal, you've ditched
Pobre Geraldina para meterse con Dorotea
Poor Geraldina just to hook up with Dorotea
!Óigame compay! No deje camino por coger la vereda
Hey buddy, don't leave the road for a back trail
!Óigame compay! No deje camino por coger la vereda
Hey buddy, don't leave the road for a back trail
!Óigame compay! No deje camino por coger la vereda
Hey buddy, don't leave the road for a back trail
No hables de tu marido, mujer
Woman, don't talk about your man
Mujer de malos sentimientos
Cold-hearted woman
Todo se te ha vuelto un cuento
Everything's turned into a tall tale for you
Porque no ha llegado la hora fatal
’Cause the fatal hour hasn't come yet
!Óigame compay! No deje camino por coger la vereda
Hey buddy, don't leave the road for a back trail
Ay pero óigame compay! No deje camino por coger la vereda
Oh, but hear me buddy, don't leave the road for the path
!Óigame compay! No deje camino por coger la vereda
Hey buddy, don't leave the road for a back trail
Ay ay ay ay, canta y no llores Eliade'
Ay ay ay ay, sing, don't cry, Eliades
!Óigame compay! No deje camino por coger la vereda
Hey buddy, don't leave the road for a back trail
Porque cantando se alegran, cielito mio los corazones
’Cause singing cheers the hearts, my darling
!Óigame compay! No deje camino por coger la vereda
Hey buddy, don't leave the road for a back trail
No hables de tu marido, mujer
Woman, don't talk about your man
Mujer de malos sentimientos
Cold-hearted woman
Todo se te ha vuelto un cuento
Everything's turned into a tall tale for you
Porque no ha llegado la hora fatal
’Cause the fatal hour hasn't come yet
!Óigame compay! No deje camino por coger la vereda
Hey buddy, don't leave the road for a back trail
!Óigame compay! No deje camino por coger la vereda
Hey buddy, don't leave the road for a back trail
!Óigame compay! No deje camino por coger la vereda
Hey buddy, don't leave the road for a back trail
Ay, húyanle, húyanle, húyanle al mayoral
Oh, run, run, run from the foreman
!Óigame compay! No deje camino por coger la vereda
Hey buddy, don't leave the road for a back trail
Pero ahora ese señor está en el paso y no me deja pasar
But now that guy's blocking the way and won't let me pass
!Óigame compay! No deje camino por coger la vereda
Hey buddy, don't leave the road for a back trail
Calamán, calamán, calamán con chevere
Calamán, calamán, calamán, so cool
Camina como chévere ha matao su madre, mama
He struts so cool he'd kill his mama, mama
!Óigame compay! No deje camino por coger la vereda
Hey buddy, don't leave the road for a back trail
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