Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Hacha Y Machete by Héctor Lavoe from Spanish to English.
Seguro firme y decidido
Confident, firm, and determined
Buscando u na mejor sonoridad
Looking for a better sound
Agrupamos el sabor con el ritmo
We bring together flavor with rhythm
Dándole vida a este conjunto musical
Giving life to this musical ensemble
Unidos en una sola pieza
United in a single piece
Modernos los rumberos nos vamos a tocar
Modern rumberos, we're going to play
Rechazando a aquel que nos combate
Rejecting whoever fights us
Y respetando a quien no sepa respetar
And respecting whoever doesn't know how to respect
Pa' Lante alta la frente
Forward, head held high
De frente vamos a demostrar
Head-on we're going to show
Que no nuestro no fue un golpe de suerte
That what’s ours wasn't a stroke of luck
Somos hacha y machete y esta es la verdad
We're ax and machete and this is the truth
Fuerte fuerte hacha y machete
Strong, strong, ax and machete
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