Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Candela by Celia Cruz from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Óyeme, negrita, te suplico
Hear me, bold, I beg you
Que deseo y necesito tu candela pá funcionar
What I wish and I need your candle to work
No navega un barco sin su vela
Does not sail a ship without your candle
Yo no sirvo sin candela
I do not serve without candle
De la buena para gozar
Good to enjoy
Tu candela tu candela y mi candela
Your candle your candle and my candle
Es la candela dame de la buena pá gozar
It's the candle give me good to enjoy
Y así todo irá mejor
And so everything will go better
Tu candela es la que me hace
Your candle is the one that makes me
Siempre perder el control atropella
Always lose control runs
Atropella que este tiempo es la candela
Run over that this time is the candle
Salsa de la buena, ya verás
Good sauce, you'll see
Con candela pasarás de la noche a la mañana
With Candela you will spend overnight
Y ya nunca pararás
And you'll never stop
Este es mi secreto y te lo digo
This is my secret and I tell you
Que la clave es la candela que
That the key is the candle that
Yo llevo en mi corazón
I carry in my heart
El sabor que corre por venas
The flavor that runs through veins
Y este ritmo que llena es
And this rhythm that fills is
La magia que tengo yo
The magic I have
Tu candela tu candela y mi candela
Your candle your candle and my candle
Es la candela dame de la buena pá gozar
It's the candle give me good to enjoy
Y así todo irá mejor
And so everything will go better
Tu candela es la que me hace
Your candle is the one that makes me
Siempre perder el control
Always lose control
Atropella que este tiempo es la candela
Run over that this time is the candle
Salsa de la buena, ya verás
Good sauce, you'll see
Con candela pasarás de la noche a la mañana
With Candela you will spend overnight
Y ya nunca pararás
And you'll never stop
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