Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El camisón de Pepa by Compay Segundo from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Pepa tiene un camisón
Pepa has a nightgown
Que baila solo una danza
who dances only one dance
Le hace chiquita la panza
She makes her belly small
Cuando aprieta el cinturón
when she tightens the belt
Ya no tiene ni un botón
She no longer has a button
Para apretar la varilla
To tighten the rod
Tiene un roto en la rodilla
She has a broken knee
Y en otro sitio peor
And in another worse place
El camisón de Pepa
Pepa's nightgown
Tiene historia
has history
En La Habana ganó
In Havana he won
El premio mayor
the jackpot
Por su singularidad
for its uniqueness
No es de tela ni es de seda
It is not cloth nor is it silk
Ni es un vestido imperial
It's not an imperial dress
Por la calle le hace un talle
On the street she makes a size
Que le gritan al pasar
that they yell as they pass
Qué bonita se ve Pepa
Peppa looks so pretty
Con su camisón
with her nightgown
Qué bonita se ve Pepa
Peppa looks so pretty
Con su camisón
with her nightgown
Paseando por la Alameda
Walking along the Alameda
Y por el Malecón
And by the Malecón
Qué bonita se ve Pepa
Peppa looks so pretty
Con su camisón
with her nightgown
Qué bonita se ve Pepa
Peppa looks so pretty
Con su camisón
with her nightgown
Qué bonita se ve Pepa
Peppa looks so pretty
Con su camisón
with her nightgown
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