Soñando Despierto Lyrics in English Héctor Lavoe

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Soñando Despierto by Héctor Lavoe from Spanish to English.
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Yo, soy el cantante
I, I'm the singer
Que hoy han venido a escuchar
That today you have come to listen
Lo mejor, del repertorio
The best of the repertoire
A ustedes voy a brindar
To you I will toast
Y canto a la vida
And song to life
De risas y penas
Of laughter and sorrow
De momentos malos
Of bad times
Y de cosas buenas
And good things
Vinieron a divertirse
They came to have fun
Y pagaron en la puerta
And they paid at the door
No hay tiempo para tristezas
There is no time for sadness
Vamos cantante comienza
Let's go singer begins
Le, le, le, le
Le, le, le, le
Me paran, siempre en la calle
They stop me, always on the street
Mucha gente que comenta
Many people who comment
Oye héctor, tú estás hecho
Hey Hector, you're made
Siempre con hembras y en fiestas
Always with females and at parties
Y nadie pregunta
And no one asks
Si sufro o si lloro
If I suffer or if I cry
Si tengo una pena
If I have a shame
Que hiere muy hondo
That hurts very deeply
Yo soy el cantante
I am the singer
Por que lo mío es cantar
Why my thing is to sing
Y el público paga
And the public pays
Para poderme escuchar
To be able to listen to me
Le, le
Le, le
Yo, soy el cantante
I, I'm the singer
Muy popular donde quiera
Very popular everywhere
Pero cuando el show se acaba
But when the show is over
Soy otro humano cualquiera
I'm just another human
Y sigo mi vida
And I go on with my life
Con risas y penas
With laughter and sorrow
Con ratos amargos
With bitter moments
Y con cosas buenas
And with good things
Yo soy el cantante
I am the singer
Y me negocio es cantar
And I business is singing
Y a los que me siguen
And those who follow me
Mi canción voy a brindar
My song I'm going to toast
Son mejor que los de ayer, compárenme criticones
They are better than yesterday's, compare me critics
Si no me quieren en vida, cuando muera no me lloren
If they don't want me alive, don't mourn me when I die.
Yo te canto de la vida olvida tus penas y dolores
I sing to you about life forget your sorrows and pains
Baila si quieres bailar, canta si quieres cantar, mamá
Dance if you want to dance, sing if you want to sing, mom
Yo soy el cantante, vamos a celebrar
I'm the singer, let's celebrate
No quiero tristezas lo mío es cantar, cantar
I don't want sadness my thing is to sing, to sing
El pregón de la montaña esas su que eran canciones
The proclamation of the mountain those its that were songs
Le, lo, la, la, a, la, la, la
Le, lo, la, la, a, la, la, la
Escucha mi pregón que dice
Listen to my proclamation that says
Lo, le, lo, la, le, lo, la, la, la, la, le, le, le, la, la, la
Lo, le, lo, la, le, lo, la, la, la, la, le, le, la, la, la, la
No es tan fácil el cantar, como creen ciertos señores
It is not so easy to sing, as certain gentlemen believe
La vida me ha dado todo, desengaños e ilusiones
Life has given me everything, disappointments and illusions
Un saludo a mis contrarios mando yo, también merecen honores
A greeting to my opposites command me, also deserve honors
Al mundo estremezco yo, prepárense bailadores
To the world I shudder, prepare yourselves dancers
Cantando olvido las penas y también los sinsabores
Singing I forget the sorrows and also the troubles
Escucha bien ese coro, dice todo si señores
Listen well to that chorus, say everything if gentlemen
Hay quienes cantan con falda, yo canto con pantalones
There are those who sing with skirts, I sing with pants
Vamos a ser una descarga con los cantantes mejores
Let's be a download with the best singers
Mi saludo a celia, rivera, feliciano esos son grandes cantores
My greetings to celia, rivera, feliciano those are great singers
Ellos cantan de verdad, siempre ponen a gozar a la gente
They sing for real, they always make people enjoy.
Escuchen bien su cantar, aprendan de los mejores
Listen well to their singing, learn from the best
Le, le, le, le, le, le, le
Le, le, le, le, le, le, le
Le, le, le, le, le, le
Le, le, le, le, le, le
Le, le, le, le, le, le
Le, le, le, le, le, le
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