José Caridad Lyrics in English Celia Cruz
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song José Caridad by Celia Cruz from Spanish to English.
(Si lo supiera José Caridad
(If José Caridad knew
Si lo supiera, pero no sabe na'
If he knew, but he doesn't know anything
Si lo supiera José Caridad
If José Caridad knew
Si lo supiera, pero no sabe na')
If he knew, but he doesn't know anything')
Si ese negrito supiera
If that little black guy knew
Que cuando voy por su calle
That when I go down your street
El corazón se me sale
my heart comes out
Del pecho cuando lo veo
From the chest when I see it
Si lo supiera ese negro
If that black guy knew
Ay, si lo supiera
Oh, if I only knew
(Si lo supiera José Caridad
(If José Caridad knew
Si lo supiera, pero no sabe na'
If he knew, but he doesn't know anything
Si lo supiera José Caridad
If José Caridad knew
Si lo supiera, pero no sabe na')
If he knew, but he doesn't know anything')
Voy a esperarlo el domingo
I'll wait for it on Sunday
Con una saya apreta'
With a tight skirt
Y la bemba bien pinta'
And the baby looks good'
Pa' ver si se fija en mí
To see if he notices me
Ese José Caridad
That José Caridad
Ay, negro gangá
Oh, bargain black
(Si lo supiera José Caridad
(If José Caridad knew
Si lo supiera, pero no sabe na'
If he knew, but he doesn't know anything
Si lo supiera José Caridad
If José Caridad knew
Si lo supiera, pero no sabe na')
If he knew, but he doesn't know anything')
Yo no se lo voy a decir
I'm not going to tell him
A ese negrito sandunguero
To that black sandunguero
(Si lo supiera José Caridad
(If José Caridad knew
Si lo supiera pero no sabe na')
If he knew but he doesn't know anything')
Ni lo sabe ni lo sabrá
He neither knows nor will know
Porque esta negra no dice nada, ¡azúcar!
Because this black woman doesn't say anything, sugar!
(Si lo supiera José Caridad
(If José Caridad knew
Si lo supiera pero no sabe na')
If he knew but he doesn't know anything')
Me lleno de vergüenza
I am filled with shame
Y no le digo nunca na'
And I never tell him anything
(Si lo supiera José Caridad
(If José Caridad knew
Si lo supiera pero no sabe na')
If he knew but he doesn't know anything')
Ay, no te digo, ay, no te digo
Oh, I don't tell you, oh, I don't tell you
Caridad, Caridad, yo no te digo na'
Charity, Charity, I'm not telling you anything
(Negro gangá)
(Black bargain)
(Negro gangá)
(Black bargain)
(Negro gangá)
(Black bargain)
(Negro gangá)
(Black bargain)
(Negro)
(Black)
(Si lo supiera, ay, pero no sabe na')
(If he knew, oh, but he doesn't know anything')
No sabe na', no sabe na'
He doesn't know anything, he doesn't know anything
Él 'tá muy viejo, no sirve pa'na'
He's very old, he's no good
(Si lo supiera) ¡Jajaja!
(If I only knew) Hahaha!
(Ay, pero no sabe na')
(Oh, but he doesn't know anything)
Ya te lo dije, que aprenda'
I already told you, let him learn'
Porque tú no sabe' na', na', ni na'
Because you don't know anything, nothing, nothing
(José Caridad, si lo supiera)
(José Caridad, if he only knew)
¿Cómo?
How?
(Ay, pero no sabe na')
(Oh, but he doesn't know anything)
Tiene que saber porque lo sabe mamá
He has to know because mom knows
(José Caridad, si lo supiera)
(José Caridad, if he only knew)
Tiene que saberlo porque lo sabe todo el mundo
You have to know it because everyone knows it
(Ay, pero no sabe na')
(Oh, but he doesn't know anything)
Ay, no sabe na', ay, no sabe na', ere' muy bobo
Oh, he doesn't know anything, oh, he doesn't know anything, you're very stupid
(José Caridad, si lo supiera)
(José Caridad, if he only knew)
Ay, José Caridad
Oh, José Caridad
(Si lo supiera, ay, pero no sabe na')
(If he knew, oh, but he doesn't know anything')
Si no sabe' na', allá tú, aprende, porque hay que saber
If you don't know anything, then you learn, because you have to know
(José Caridad)
(Jose Caridad)
No sabe na', no sabe na', no sabe
He doesn't know anything, he doesn't know anything, he doesn't know
(No sabe na')
(He doesn't know anything)
Ay, José Caridad
Oh, José Caridad
Pero no, Caridad, pero no, ay, Caridad
But no, Charity, but no, oh, Charity
(José Caridad)
(Jose Caridad)
(Ay, pero no, ay, pero no, no sabe na')
(Oh, but no, oh, but no, he doesn't know anything')
Pero no, pero no, Caridad
But no, but no, Charity
E' la verda' que no sabe na'
It's true that he doesn't know anything
(José Caridad)
(Jose Caridad)
Oye, José Caridad
Hey, José Caridad
(Ay, pero no, ay, pero no, no sabe na')
(Oh, but no, oh, but no, he doesn't know anything')
Que tú lo sabe', que tú lo sabe'
That you know it, that you know it
Tú sabe' mucho para gozar
You know a lot to enjoy
(José Caridad)
(Jose Caridad)
José Caridad, Caridad
José Caridad, Caridad
(Ay, pero no, ay, pero no, no sabe na')
(Oh, but no, oh, but no, he doesn't know anything')
No sabe' na'
He doesn't know anything
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