Arroz Con Habichuela Lyrics in English El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Arroz Con Habichuela by El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico from Spanish to English.
Esto no es balada, esto no es rock
This isn't a ballad, this isn't rock
Esto es Salsa, Son y Rumba
This is Salsa, Son and Rumba
Esto no es ensaladita Light
This ain't some light salad
Arroz con habichuela y vianda es lo que hay
Rice with beans and roots is what we've got
Esto no es lo que tu piensas
This isn't what you think
No te vayas a tirar
Don't just jump in
Si no aprendiste a conciencia
If you didn't learn it right
La clave te va a tumbar
The clave's gonna knock you down
Esto tiene su truquito
This has its little trick
Esto no es llegué y pegué
This isn't an overnight success
Esto lleva sus añitos
This takes quite a few years
Pa tocarse como es
To play it right
Esto no es la A y la B
This isn't A and B
Esto llega hasta la Z
This goes all the way to Z
Esto no es mamá, papá y nené
This isn't mama, papa and baby
Esta es la lección completa
This is the complete lesson
Esto no viene en los libros
This isn't in the books
No se enseña en la academia
It's not taught in the academy
Esto es poquito a poquito
This is little by little
Luego el esfuerzo se premia
Then the effort pays off
Cuatro décadas Gran Combo en la cocina
Four decades of Gran Combo in the kitchen
Cocinando Salsa para la gente latina
Cooking up Salsa for the Latin people
No, no es ensaladita Light de dieta
No, this ain't some light diet salad
Pregúntale a Juan José que trajo la receta
Ask Juan José who brought the recipe
Es la cadencia del Son de Cuba elegante
It's the cadence of the elegant Cuban Son
Y el Swing de Nueva York siempre pa adelante
And the New York Swing always moving forward
Sabor, sabor, sabor de la vieja escuela
Flavor, flavor, flavor from the old school
Salsa caribeña, rumba, plena
Caribbean Salsa, rumba, plena
No se aprende ni en la academia más fina
You can't learn it in the finest academy
En la calle, calle, calle, rumbón de esquina
In the street, street, street, a corner jam
Traigo melao, que rico que sabroso el tumbao
I bring the funk, how rich, how tasty the groove
Lo que hay, esto es lo que hay
What we've got, this is what we've got
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