Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Quita Pena by Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Llegó el quita pena
The pain remover has arrived
Vamos a celebrar, vamos a celebrar
Let's celebrate, let's celebrate
Que el Señor me dio un gozo
That the Lord gave me a joy
Lo que yo quiero es alabar
What I want is to praise
Vamos a celebrar, vamos a celebrar
Let's celebrate, let's celebrate
Que el Señor me dio un gozo
That the Lord gave me a joy
Que me pone lo' pie' a bailar
That makes me 'foot' to dance
A la hermana Antonia allá en la capital
To Sister Antonia there in the capital
Que el Señor le da un gozo y la fiesta ya va a empezar
May the Lord give you joy and the party is about to begin
Dile a Mamá Sara que salga a predicar
Tell Mama Sara to go out and preach
Que el Señor la da un gozo
May the Lord give her joy
Que le pone lo' pie' a bailar
That puts the 'foot' to dance
Vamos a celebrar, vamos a celebrar (ay, caramba)
Let's celebrate, let's celebrate (oh, golly)
Que el Señor me dio un gozo
That the Lord gave me a joy
Lo que yo quiero es alabar
What I want is to praise
Vamos a celebrar, vamos a celebrar
Let's celebrate, let's celebrate
Que el Señor me dio un gozo
That the Lord gave me a joy
Que me pone lo pie' a bailar
That puts my foot' to dance
Ve dile a Jorgito allá en Nueva York
Go tell Jorgito there in New York
Que este gozo se pega y le alegra su corazón
That this joy sticks and makes your heart happy
Es como aspirina yo lo comprobé
It's like aspirin I checked it
El Señor quita pena
The Lord takes away sorrow
Pero no es por vista es por fe
But it's not by sight, it's by faith
Vamos a celebrar, vamos a celebrar (te lo digo)
Let's celebrate, let's celebrate (I'm telling you)
Que el Señor me dio un gozo
That the Lord gave me a joy
Lo que yo quiero es alabar
What I want is to praise
Vamos a celebrar, vamos a celebrar
Let's celebrate, let's celebrate
Que el Señor me dio un gozo
That the Lord gave me a joy
Que me pone lo' pie' a bailar
That makes me 'foot' to dance
Imagínate un gozo
imagine a joy
Que te pone lo' pie' a bailar
What makes you 'foot' to dance
Y repíteme el gozo
And repeat the joy
Lo que yo quiero es alabar
What I want is to praise
Quiero alabar
I want to praise
Vamos a celebrar, vamos a celebrar
Let's celebrate, let's celebrate
Que el Señor me dio un gozo
That the Lord gave me a joy
Lo que yo quiero es alabar
What I want is to praise
Vamos a celebrar, vamos a celebrar
Let's celebrate, let's celebrate
Que el Señor me dio un gozo
That the Lord gave me a joy
Que me pone lo' pie' a bailar
That makes me 'foot' to dance
Dijo en el Principio 'Hágase la luz'
Said in the Beginning 'Let there be light'
Te formó con sus manos y pintó tu cielo de azul
He formed you with his hands and painted your sky blue
Todos tus cabellos él ya los contó
All your hair he already counted
Y me gozo y me gozo
And I enjoy and I enjoy
Porque así de bueno es mi Dios
Because that's how good my God is
Vamos a celebrar, vamos a celebrar (ay, caramba)
Let's celebrate, let's celebrate (oh, golly)
Que el Señor me dio un gozo
That the Lord gave me a joy
Lo que yo quiero es alabar
What I want is to praise
Vamos a celebrar, vamos a celebrar
Let's celebrate, let's celebrate
Que el Señor me dio un gozo
That the Lord gave me a joy
Que me pone lo' pie' a bailar
That makes me 'foot' to dance
Imagínate un gozo
imagine a joy
Que te pone lo' pie' a bailar
What makes you 'foot' to dance
Y repíteme el gozo
And repeat the joy
Lo que yo quiero es alabar
What I want is to praise
Quiero alabar
I want to praise
Y repíteme
and repeat to me
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