Canción para Rubén Lyrics in English Carlos Vives , Rubén Blades
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Canción para Rubén by Carlos Vives from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Rubén!
Ruben!
Cómo recuerdo aquellas canciones que me cambiaron la suerte
How I remember those songs that changed my luck
Que me enseñaron esas lecciones que hoy son parte de mi vida
What those lessons that today are part of my life taught me
Que era de gente de ser sencilla con su cultura presente
What was it about people to be simple with their present culture
En el amor eran confidentes y eso ya nunca se olvida
In love they were confidants and that is never forgotten
Cómo se extrañan esos cantantes que cantan con estructura
How those singers who sing with structure are missed
Que tienen voces con mucha altura y tesitura elegante
Who have voices with a lot of height and elegant tessitura
Que me enseñaron que las canciones vienen y van con las olas
That they taught me that songs come and go with the waves
Y que lo bueno cuando es muy bueno nunca se pasa de moda
And that the good when it is very good never goes out of style
Y volvió mi huerto a florecer
And my garden returned to bloom
Y el sonero vuelve a sorprender
And the sonero surprises again
Con su voz que llena de alegrías
With his voice that fills with joys
Y yo no me lo puedo creer
And I can't believe it
Porque estoy cantando con Rubén
Because I'm singing with Rubén
Y eso no pasa todos los días
And that doesn't happen every day
Cada canción trae una historia que contar
Each song brings a story to tell
Con un ritmo que al cuerpo hace vibrar
With a rhythm that makes the body vibrate
Cuántos habremos nacido de un amor que comenzó bailando
How many of us will have been born of a love that started dancing
Vive la música hoy igual que ayer
Live music today as yesterday
Porque el olvido se olvida en el querer
Because oblivion is forgotten in wanting
Aquí está Carlos y un servidor Rubén, contigo celebrando
Here is Carlos and a server Rubén, with you celebrating
¡Cómo no!
Of course not!
Vamos a bailar tamborito
Let's dance to the little drum
Vamos a cantar mejorana
Let's sing marjoram
Aquí están Rubén y Carlitos
Here are Rubén and Carlitos
Mezclando la cumbia con salsa
Mixing the cumbia with salsa
Pasan los tiempos, se van las modas y todo sigue cambiando
Times go by, fashions go and everything keeps changing
Pero lo clásico es una nota que siempre sigue sonando
But the classic is a note that always continues to sound
Buenas canciones que nos comprueban la calidad mata tiempo
Good songs that check the quality kill time
Que nos inspiran a que sigamos al mundo contribuyendo
That inspire us to continue contributing to the world
Y volvió mi huerto a florecer
And my garden returned to bloom
Y el sonero vuelve a sorprender
And the sonero surprises again
Con su voz que llena de alegrías
With his voice that fills with joys
Y yo no me lo puedo creer
And I can't believe it
Porque estoy cantando con Rubén
Because I'm singing with Rubén
Y eso no pasa todos los días
And that doesn't happen every day
Hoy con Carlos comparto esta verdad
Today with Carlos I share this truth
Que ofrecemos Colombia y Panamá
What we offer Colombia and Panama
Como un canto que da oportunidad
Like a song that gives opportunity
Para tender un puente
To build a bridge
Nuestra música vive y seguirá
Our music lives and will continue
Y en la buena y la mala ayudará
And in good and bad it will help
A ir de frente contra la adversidad
To go head-on against adversity
Para unir a la gente
To bring people together
Vamos a bailar tamborito
Let's dance to the little drum
Vamos a cantar mejorana
Let's sing marjoram
Aquí están Rubén y Carlitos
Here are Rubén and Carlitos
Mezclando la cumbia con salsa
Mixing the cumbia with salsa
Vamos a bailar tamborito
Let's dance to the little drum
Vamos a cantar mejorana
Let's sing marjoram
Aquí están Rubén y Carlitos
Here are Rubén and Carlitos
Mezclando la cumbia con salsa
Mixing the cumbia with salsa
No, no, no, no, Rubén tú tienes que conocer la tierra de José Barros
No, no, no, no, Rubén you have to know the land of José Barros
La capital de la cumbia, el Banco
The capital of Cumbia, the Bank
Y después nos vamos para la tierra de Totó, en Mompox
And then we go to the land of Toto, in Mompox
Y para Ciénaga
And for Ciénaga
Vives no deja que muera la cumbia
You live, don't let the cumbia die
Y Blades no deja que muera el bembé
And Blades doesn't let the bembé die
Carlos presenta la voz de Colombia
Carlos presents the voice of Colombia
Y la de Panamá la presenta Rubén
And the one from Panama is presented by Rubén
Vamos a bailar tamborito
Let's dance to the little drum
Vamos a cantar mejorana
Let's sing marjoram
Aquí están Rubén y Carlitos
Here are Rubén and Carlitos
Mezclando la cumbia con salsa
Mixing the cumbia with salsa
Y es que sabe cómo es el maní
And you know what peanuts are like
La pirueta que tiene esta vaina
The pirouette that this pod has
Es el hombre que más sabe aquí
He is the man who knows the most here
Como al coco es que se le entra el agua
As the coconut is that it gets the water
Oye Rubén, ¿a dónde vas?
Hey Rubén, where are you going?
Nos vemos en Chiriquí
See you in Chiriquí
En Guararé, allá en David
In Guararé, there in David
Con nuestra gente del canal
With our canal people
¡Que viva Panamá!
Long live Panama!
¡Hey Rubén! ¡No te vayas!
Hey Ruben! Do not go!
Lyrics and Translations Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Carlos Vives, Ruben Blades
Did you like these lyrics?
Did you know?
In addition to reading lyric translations, you can now learn Spanish with music and lyrics from your favorite artists.
No more boring lessons. You can now learn with engaging and culturally relevant lyrics from the best artists.
Learn Spanish with lessons based on similar songs!
Apple and App Store are trademarks of Apple Inc.
Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google LLC.
MORE VERIFIED TRANSLATIONS
MORE CARLOS VIVES