La Mulata Lyrics in English Johnny Pacheco , Hector Casanova
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Mulata by Johnny Pacheco from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Nosotros somos buenos compañeros
we are good companions
Con mucho gusto le vamo'a presentar
With great pleasure we will introduce you
A un cantante que lo hemos coronado
To a singer that we have crowned
Como el rey de la puntualidad
Like the king of punctuality
A un cantante que lo hemos coronado
To a singer that we have crowned
Como el rey de la puntualidad
Like the king of punctuality
Ya nos dieron la señal que el hombre por fin llegó
They already gave us the signal that the man finally arrived
Ya nos dieron la señal que el hombre por fin llegó
They already gave us the signal that the man finally arrived
Ahora queda con ustedes
Now stay with you
El cantante de los cantantes
The singer of singers
Con ustedes Héctor Lavoe
With you Hector Lavoe
Yo soy Héctor Lavoe
I am Hector Lavoe
Cinco ocho de estatura
five eight tall
Miren qué musculatura
Look what muscles
Miren qué linda figura
look what a cute figure
La verdad que yo me veo bien
The truth is that I look good
Yo seguiré mi vaivén
I will follow my swing
Cantando con sabrosura
singing with flavor
Siempre estaré con ustedes, mi gente
I will always be with you my people
Hasta que a mí me lleven
Until they take me
En contra de mi voluntad
Against my will
Que me lleven a mi sepultura
take me to my grave
Por mi madre que es la última vez que llego, tarde
For my mother, it's the last time I'm late.
Tu gente quiere oír tu voz sonora
Your people want to hear your sonorous voice
Nosotros solo queremos que llegues a la hora
We just want you to arrive on time
Aquí están equivocados si se los digo como un hermano
Here they are wrong if I tell them as a brother
Yo no soy quien llega tarde, ustedes llegan muy temprano
I am not the one who is late, you are very early
Tu gente quiere oír tu voz sonora
Your people want to hear your sonorous voice
Nosotros solo queremos que llegues a la hora
We just want you to arrive on time
Y ustedes me critican con eso de llegar tarde
And you criticize me for being late
Pero mi gente se da cuenta que yo llego con bonito maquillaje
But my people realize that I arrive with pretty makeup
Tu gente quiere oir tu voz sonora
Your people want to hear your sonorous voice
Nosotros solo queremos que llegues a la hora
We just want you to arrive on time
Ustedes siempre me critican, dejen esa bobería
You always criticize me, stop that nonsense
Miren bien de arriba a abajo, que yo soy estuche de monería
Take a good look from top to bottom, I am a case of cuteness
Tu gente quiere oír tu voz sonora
Your people want to hear your sonorous voice
Nosotros solo queremos que llegues a la hora
We just want you to arrive on time
Antes era bien bandido, ahora todos han prendido
Before he was a good bandit, now everyone has turned on
Ven que llego temprano y dicen qué cambio el muchacho ha tenido
They see that I arrive early and they say what a change the boy has had
Tu gente quiere oír tu voz sonora
Your people want to hear your sonorous voice
Nosotros solo queremos que llegues a la hora
We just want you to arrive on time
Tu gente quiere oír tu voz sonora
Your people want to hear your sonorous voice
Nosotros sólo queremos que llegues a la hora
We just want you to arrive on time
Ahora pa' complacerlos, se los digo de a verdad
Now to please you, I tell you the truth
La próxima vez que llegue, voy a llegar en puntualidad
The next time I arrive, I will arrive on time.
Tu gente quiere oír tu voz sonora
Your people want to hear your sonorous voice
Nosotros solo queremos que llegues a la hora
We just want you to arrive on time
A la la la la la la, que cante mi gente
A la la la la la la, let my people sing
Si en un tiempo se los dije, yo de pecho y bien de frente
If at one time I told you, I from the chest and well from the front
Tu gente quiere oír tu voz sonora
Your people want to hear your sonorous voice
Nosotros solo queremos que llegues a la hora
We just want you to arrive on time
Ya son las 12 y no llega, hará lo mismo que ayer
It's already 12 and he doesn't arrive, he will do the same as yesterday
Espera, espera y no viene; espera la gente, lo quieren ver
Wait, wait and it doesn't come; wait people, they want to see it
Tu gente quiere oír tu voz sonora
Your people want to hear your sonorous voice
Nosotros solo queremos que llegues a la hora
We just want you to arrive on time
Que cante y siga adelante el cantante de los cantantes
Let the singer of singers sing and carry on
Ahora vengo de frente, bien caliente voy pa' 'elante
Now I come from the front, very hot I'm going ahead
Que cante y siga adelante el cantante de los cantantes
Let the singer of singers sing and carry on
Así me llama la gente, siempre vengo con el plante
That's what people call me, I always come with the plant
Que cante y siga adelante el cantante de los cantantes
Let the singer of singers sing and carry on
A veces yo llego tarde si es que no tengo quien de la cama me levante
Sometimes I'm late if I don't have someone to get me up from bed
Que cante y siga adelante el cantante de los cantantes
Let the singer of singers sing and carry on
Si me levanto por el otro lao', no me quedo en casa ni me voy pa' ningún lao'
If I get up on the other side, I don't stay at home or go anywhere
Que cante y siga adelante el cantante de los cantantes
Let the singer of singers sing and carry on
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