Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Habana Sí by Los Van Van from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Yo se que tu eres aprendiz te todo
I know that you are an apprentice to everything
Yo se que no eres titular de nada
I know that you are not the owner of anything
Que has discutido sobre muchos temas
That you have discussed many topics
Pero mi socio ninguno ganabas
But my partner did not win
Porque no sabes nada de pintura
Because you don't know anything about painting
Tu no conoces nada de futbol
You don't know anything about football
why mucho menos de literatura
and much less literature
Pa'que te haces
what do you do
Si estan hablando de fotografia
If they are talking about photography
De medicina o de carpinteria
Medicine or carpentry
why si de musica se trata el tema
and if the theme is about music
Tu lo discutes sin ninguna pena
You discuss it without any shame
Que si el merengue no es dominicano
What if the merengue is not Dominican?
Que si la salsa no es la musica Cubana
What if salsa is not Cuban music
Que si Frank Sinatra era Americano
What if Frank Sinatra was American
Pa'que te haces (bis)
What do you do (bis)
De todo pancho, lo que mas me asombra
Of all pancho, what amazes me the most
Es que te falta lo que a un buen Cubano
It is that you lack what a good Cuban
Porque en la musica no tienes bomba
Because in music you don't have a bomb
why en el deporte te vas de la mano
and in sport you go hand in hand
Porque no sabes nada de pelota
Because you don't know anything about ball
why no has estado nunca en un bembe
and you have never been in a bembe
why no conoces a Manuel Mendive
and why don't you know Manuel Mendive
Entonces que (bis)
So what (bis)
Anda Mayito,dale
Come on Mayito, come on
De tu bomba un poquito
Of your pump a little
Ae, ae para los que saben
Ae, ae for those who know
Ae, yo traigo mi clave
Ae, I bring my key
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