Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Fama by Héctor Lavoe from Spanish to English.
Yo soy la fama
I am the fame
Soy tristeza y sonrisa pagada
I am sadness and a paid smile
Que con dinero se puede obtener
that can be obtained with money
Y escuchen por qué
and listen to why
Doy placer y de regreso yo no pido nada
I give pleasure and in return I ask for nothing
Si es trabajo llegar a la fama
if it's work to reach fame
Y a la fama poder mantener
and to be able to keep fame
No tengo amigos
I don't have friends
Y si un amor fácil lo consigo
and if I get an easy love
Así de fácil lo he de perder
that easily I'll lose it
Mi madre dijo: No creas ser un gran tenorio
My mother said: Don't think that you're a great womanizer
Pararás es un sanatorio
you'll end up in a sanitarium
Y allí fama todo has de perder
and there, fame, you'll lose everything
Porque yo, yo soy la fama
because I, I am the fame
Soy aquel que la gente reclama
I am the one that people demand
Pero nadie puede comprender
but nobody can understand
Escuchen yo, yo soy la fama
Listen, I, I am the fame
Soy aquel que la gente reclama
I am the one that people demand
Pero nadie puede comprender
but nobody can understand
Porque yo, soy la fama
Because I am the fame
Soy aquel que la gente reclama
I am the one that people demand
Pero nadie puede comprender
but nobody can understand
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