Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Junto a un cañaveral by Omara Portuondo from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Junto a un cañaveral
Next to a reedbed
Una guajirita había
A guajirita had
Junto a un cañaveral
Next to a reedbed
Una guajirita había
A guajirita had
Sollozandome decía
Sobbing said
No me canso de llorar
I never tire of crying
Que lindo son los paisajes
How beautiful are the landscapes
De mi Cuba bendecida
From my blessed Cuba
El extranjero la admira
The foreigner admires her
Que bonito sus elajes
How nice their elajes
Arrogantes sus palmares
Arrogantly his palmares
Y sus ríos caudalosos
And its mighty rivers
Todo es amor y reposo
All is love and rest
Y se alivian los pesares
And sorrows are relieved
(Ven) a ver a mi Cuba feliz
(Come) to see my happy Cuba
(Ven) a ver los cubanos gozar
(Come) to see Cubans enjoy
(Ven) por siempre la vida vivir
(Come) forever life live
(Ven) vivir la vida
(Come) live life
(Ven) a ver a mi Cuba feliz
(Come) to see my happy Cuba
(Ven) a ver los cubanos gozar
(Come) to see Cubans enjoy
(Ven) por siempre la vida vivir
(Come) forever life live
(Ven) vivir la vida
(Come) live life
(Ven) por la deliciosa orilla
(Come) by the delicious shore
(Ven) que el cauto baña en su giro
(See) that the cautious bathes in his turn
(Ven) por la deliciosa orilla
(Come) by the delicious shore
(Ven) que el cauto baña en su giro
(See) that the cautious bathes in his turn
(Ven) Viene cantando el guajiro
(Come) The guajiro is singing
(Ven) Sobre su yegua rosilla
(Come) About his mare rosilla
(Ven) a ver a mi Cuba feliz
(Come) to see my happy Cuba
(Ven) a ver los cubanos gozar
(Come) to see Cubans enjoy
(Ven) por siempre la vida vivir
(Come) forever life live
(Ven) vivir la vida
(Come) live life
(Ven) a ver a mi Cuba feliz
(Come) to see my happy Cuba
(Ven) a ver los cubanos gozar
(Come) to see Cubans enjoy
(Ven) por siempre la vida vivir
(Come) forever life live
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