Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Pa' Arriba No Va by Celia Cruz from Spanish to English.
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Tú me dices rojo
You tell me red
Yo te digo verde
I tell you green
Tú quieres el cd
You want the cd
Cuando yo quiero la peli
When I want the movie
Tú escuchas pavadas
You listen to
Y yo canto salsa
And I sing salsa
Y aunque nos queremos
And although we love each other
No coincidimos en nada
We don't agree on anything
(Pa' arriba no va)
(Pa' arriba does not go)
(Pa' abajo no puede)
(Pa' down can't)
(Haces el amor)
(You make love)
(Cuando no sabe que quiere)
(When you don't know you want)
(Pa' arriba no va) no va, no va
(Pa' arriba does not go) does not go, does not go
(Pa' abajo no puede) no puede
(Pa' down can't) can't
(Haces el amor)
(You make love)
(Cuando no sabe que quiere)
(When you don't know you want)
Tú comes en casa
You eat at home
Yo prefiero a fuera
I prefer outside
Tú quieres deportes
You want sports
Cuando yo quiero novelas
When I want novels
Cuando quiero esto
When I want this
Tú quieres aquello
You want that
Y aunque nos queremos
And although we love each other
No nos ponemos de acuerdo
We don't agree
(Pa' arriba no va) no va
(Pa' arriba no va) no va
(Pa' abajo no puede)
(Pa' down can't)
(Haces el amor)
(You make love)
(Cuando no sabe que quiere)
(When you don't know you want)
(Pa' arriba no va)
(Pa' arriba does not go)
(Pa' abajo no puede)
(Pa' down can't)
(Haces el amor)
(You make love)
(Cuando no sabe que quiere)
(When you don't know you want)
(No va pa' arriba)
(It doesn't go up)
(No va pa' abajo)
(It doesn't go down)
(Y seguimos peleando todo el año)
(And we keep fighting all year)
(Y no avanzamos)
(And we don't move forward)
No me vengas con boberas
Don't come to me with nonsense
No quieras ser exclusivo
Don't want to be exclusive
Si cuando te conocí
Yes when I met you
Estabas de acuerdo conmigo
You agreed with me
(No va pa' arriba) yo sé que no va
(It doesn't go up) I know it's not going
(No va pa' abajo)
(It doesn't go down)
(Y seguimos peleando todo el año)
(And we keep fighting all year)
(Y no avanzamos)
(And we don't move forward)
Si así seguimos peleando
If we keep fighting like this
Todo nos va a salir mal
Everything is going to go wrong
Seamos buenos amigos, vamos
Let's be good friends, let's go
Vamos la vida a gozar
Let's go life to enjoy
(No va pa' arriba)
(It doesn't go up)
(No va pa' abajo)
(It doesn't go down)
(Y seguimos peleando todo el año)
(And we keep fighting all year)
(Y no avanzamos)
(And we don't move forward)
(Pa' arriba no va)
(Pa' arriba does not go)
(Pa' abajo no puede)
(Pa' down can't)
Pa' arriba no va
Pa' up does not go
Es porque no quiere
It's because he doesn't want to.
(Pa' arriba no va)
(Pa' arriba does not go)
(Pa' abajo no puede)
(Pa' down can't)
Y seguimos peleando
And we keep fighting.
Y seguimos gozando
And we continue to enjoy
(Pa' arriba no va)
(Pa' arriba does not go)
(Pa' abajo no puede)
(Pa' down can't)
(Pa' arriba no va)
(Pa' arriba does not go)
(Pa' bajo no puede)
(Pa' bajo cannot)
(Pa' arriba no va)
(Pa' arriba does not go)
(Pa' bajo no puede)
(Pa' bajo cannot)
(Pa' arriba no va)
(Pa' arriba does not go)
(Pa' bajo no puede)
(Pa' bajo cannot)
(Pa' arriba no va)
(Pa' arriba does not go)
(Pa' bajo no puede)
(Pa' bajo cannot)
Pañuelo pa' arriba
Handkerchief for up
Pa' abajo no quiere
Pa' down does not want
Pa' abajo no puede
Pa' down can not
Pa' abajo no puede
Pa' down can not
Pa' arriba no va
Pa' up does not go
Pa' bajo no puede
Pa' bass can not
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