Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Siete Años by Guayacan Orquesta from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Si huele a caña tabaco y brea
If it smells like tobacco cane and tar
Uste' está en Cali, ay mire vea
You are in Cali, oh look, see
Si las mujeres son lindas y hermosas
If women are cute and beautiful
Aquí no hay fea para que vea
There is no ugly here for you to see
Mi Cali se está adornando para su fiesta más popular
My Cali is decorating herself for her most popular party
Con caña dulce el melao hierve en la paila hasta amanecer
With sweet cane the melao boils in the pan until dawn
Habrá corrida de toros y por la noche fiesta y rumba
There will be a bullfight and at night a party and rumba
En Cali mira, se sabe goza'
In Cali, look, you know how to enjoy
En Cali mira, se sabe goza'
In Cali, look, you know how to enjoy
De día su sol ardiente hace que mi Cali se caliente
During the day, its burning sun makes my Cali hot
De noche sus callecitas con farolitos se ven bonitas
At night its little streets with lanterns look pretty
Afinen bien las orquestas que este año si vamo' a reventar
Tune well the orchestras that this year we are going to burst
La rumba empezó en la sexta y vamo' a Juanchito es a rematar
The rumba began in the sixth and let's go to Juanchito is to finish off
Con salsa de aquí, con mucho maní
With sauce from here, with a lot of peanuts
Con salsa de aquí, con mucho maní
With sauce from here, with a lot of peanuts
Oiga, mire, vea, véngase a Cali para que vea
Hey, look, see, come to Cali to see
Oiga, mire, vea, goce la feria para que vea
Hey, look, see, enjoy the fair so you can see
Si uste' va llegando váyase entonando
If you're coming, go singing
Que de baile en balie se va acomodando
that dance in balie is settling in
De día en la plaza corrida de toros
By day in the bullfight square
De noche casetas sin hembras, ni modo
At night booths without females, no way
Oiga, mire, vea, véngase a Cali para que vea
Hey, look, see, come to Cali to see
Si va uste' a Juanchito la pasa bonito
If you go to Juanchito you have a nice time
Si va al barrio obrero se vuelve rumbero
If he goes to the working-class neighborhood, he becomes a rumbero
Si se me acalora, no mire la hora
If I get hot, don't look at the time
Tómese un raspao' y cuento acabao
Take a scrape and I'll tell you it's over
Oiga, mire, vea, goce la feria para que vea
Hey, look, see, enjoy the fair so you can see
Aquí no hay problema, aquí no hay pelea
Here there is no problem, here there is no fight
Mi gente de Cali disfruta y rumbea
My people from Cali enjoy and party
Pida una botella pida una caneca
Ask for a bottle, ask for a can
Que en mi Cali bella mi gente respeta
That in my beautiful Cali my people respect
Oiga, mire, vea, vengase a Cali para que vea
Hey, look, see, come to Cali to see
Vaya despacito si ya va prendido
Go slowly if it's already on
Si va manejando, se mete en un lío
If you're driving, you're in trouble.
Quédese quietico, ya está amanecido
Stay still, it's already dawn
Y después de canse, váyase pa' Pance
And after you get tired, go to Pance
Oiga, mire, vea, véngase a Cali para que vea
Hey, look, see, come to Cali to see
Oiga, mire, vea, goce la feria para que vea
Hey, look, see, enjoy the fair so you can see
Oiga, mire, vea, véngase a Cali para que vea
Hey, look, see, come to Cali to see
Oiga, mire, vea, goce la feria para que vea
Hey, look, see, enjoy the fair so you can see
Qué-qué-qué-qué-qué
What what what what what
Querían que te cantara
They wanted me to sing to you
Cali te canto y te cantaré
Cali I sing to you and I will sing to you
Después que pasa la feria
after the fair
La rumba sigue como es
The rumba continues as it is
Así queda demostrado
This is how it is demonstrated
Y aquí queda comprobado
And here it is proven
Que las mujeres de Cali tienen sabrosura
That the women of Cali have deliciousness
Porque mueven la cintura
because they move the waist
Las mujeres de Cali tienen sabrosura
The women of Cali have deliciousness
Porque mueven la cintura
because they move the waist