Ah-Ah/O-No Lyrics in English by Héctor Lavoe

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Ah-Ah/O-No by Héctor Lavoe from Spanish to English.

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You say that you love me

I know that it can't be

But when you kiss me

I believe it again

I don't know how you do it

You're gonna drive me crazy

The things that happen to me

I can't understand them

I don't know what it is

Babe's gonna kill me

With your bad thoughts

I don't know but I sense

You're cursing me

But when you kiss me

My faith is reborn

I forget in that moment

That you don't want to love

Your presence disorients me

And makes me shiver

So that they know that I resist

I can't win or lose

I don't know what it is

Babe's gonna kill me

With your bad thoughts

I don't know but I sense

You're cursing me

La la la la

If I ask you for a little kiss, and I touch your little hand

And I tell you that I love you, that you're my only desire

Oh you're my bonbon, my chocolate bonbon

When I look into your eyes, my heart beats

I'll take you to Panama, and I tell you like this

I'm gonna take you to Brazil, then we'll go to Colombia

We'll dance the cumbia, I bring bomba from Puerto Rico

Oh hot babe, it's that you're my desire

You'll be my treasure, it's that I adore you

I'll take you to Martinique, there I'll buy you a little house

And I'll take you to party, to the San Juan festivals

Then I'll take you to Ponce, to Doña Monse's house

And we'll go to Belgium, there I'll stop at six

I see two buddies of mine, and we go to the party

Oh mama, how tasty you are

Oh how yummy babe, oh I love you dark babe

We'll go to Manatí, to enjoy the party

With the Colón family

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bembé — party / celebration (Afro-Cuban religious ceremony)

Bembé is a fascinating word with deep cultural roots. While it can generally refer to a lively party or celebration, it specifically denotes an Afro-Cuban religious ceremony involving drumming, singing, and dancing to honor the Orishas (deities).

In Héctor Lavoe's song, he invites the listener to "gozar el bembé" (enjoy the bembé), suggesting a vibrant, energetic gathering filled with music and joy. This word adds a unique flavor to the lyrics, hinting at a celebration that is both festive and culturally significant, making it more interesting than a generic word for 'party'.

"Ah-Ah/O-No" is Willie Colón and Héctor Lavoe doing what they did best: a fast, brassy salsa track built around a guy who can't quite trust the woman he's chasing but keeps giving in anyway. He opens with "Dices que me quieres" ["You say that you love me"], immediately doubting it — "Se que no puede ser" ["I know that it can't be"] — then admits the whole argument falls apart the second she gets close: "Pero cuando tu me besas, te lo vuelvo a creer" ["But when you kiss me, I believe it again"].

By the second half the song drops the doubt and turns into a travel fantasy. He plans an entire itinerary for her: Panama, Brazil, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Martinica, San Juan, even Ponce to meet "la casa de Doña Monse" ["Doña Monse's house"]. It's a classic salsa move, piling on real place names until the romance sounds like a world tour, and it sets up the long coro where the band trades the "Ah-Ah/O-No" hook back and forth before the song ends at a party in Manatí with his family.

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