Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Dime Si Llegue A Tiempo by Celia Cruz from Spanish to English.
Dime si llegué a tiempo pa' la rumba
Tell me if I arrived in time for the rumba
Pues traigo aquí un cantar para el bembé
Well, I bring here a song for the baby
Y también traigo un canto de alegría
And I also bring a song of joy
Pa' que se inspire todo aquel que no lo esté
So that everyone who is not inspired can be inspired
Que suene el Quinto, Clave, Timbal con la Tumbadora
Let the Fifth, Clave, Timbal sound with the Tumbadora
Que tengo ganas de cantar y echar un pie
I feel like singing and stepping out
Tan solo pido que cuando yo cante bailen
I only ask that when I sing they dance
Y que bailen todos con la punta al pie ay
And let everyone dance with their toes to their feet, oh
Ay, tu cantarás, tu bailarás
Oh, you will sing, you will dance
Ay, baila con la punta al pie
Oh, dance with your toes to your feet
Este ritmo causa risa, te lo cantaré nene
This rhythm makes you laugh, I'll sing it to you baby
Ay, ve y dile a Celia, María que baile
Oh, go and tell Celia, María to dance
Con la punta al pie
With the toe to the foot
Ay, baila con el cacañare
Oh, dance with the cacañare
Baila con la punta al pie
Dance with toe to foot
Baila, baila, baila rico, baila con la punta al pie
Dance, dance, dance rich, dance with your toes to your feet
Con la punta al pie
With the toe to the foot
Azúcar, azúcar, otra vez
Sugar, sugar, again
Oye Pacheco llegaste a tiempo para la rumba
Hey Pacheco, you arrived in time for the rumba
Te estaba esperando
I was waiting for you
Ay, baila, baila, baila, baila con la punta al pie
Oh, dance, dance, dance, dance with your toes to your feet
Con la punta al pie
With the toe to the foot
Tu bailarás, tu gozarás, negrito
You will dance, you will enjoy, little black man
Con la punta al pie
With the toe to the foot
Este ritmo causa risa, te lo cantaré nene
This rhythm makes you laugh, I'll sing it to you baby
Con la punta al pie
With the toe to the foot
Baila, baila, baila sabroso negro
Dance, dance, dance tasty black
Con la punta al pie
With the toe to the foot
Con la punta al pie
With the toe to the foot
Con la punta al pie
With the toe to the foot
Baila, baila con la punta, baila con la punta al pie
Dance, dance with the toe, dance with the toe to the foot
Tu bailarás, tu gozarás, la rumba negro
You will dance, you will enjoy, the black rumba
Con la punta al pie
With the toe to the foot
Y baila con el cacañero otra vez
And dance with the cacañero again
Y baila con la punta al pie
And dance with toe to foot
Con la punta al pie
With the toe to the foot
La punta, la punta, la punta, la punta, la punta
The tip, the tip, the tip, the tip, the tip
La punta al pie
The tip to the foot
Con la punta al pie
With the toe to the foot
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