El Cantante Lyrics in English Ruben Blades

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Cantante by Ruben Blades from Spanish to English.
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Yo soy el cantante
I am 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 tristeza
No time for sadness
Vamos cantante comienza
Let's go singer begins
Me paran siempre en la calle
They always stop me on the street
Mucha gente que comenta
Many people who comment
¡Oye Héctor ah! tu estas hecho
Hey Hector ah! you're done
Siempre con hembras y en fiestas
Always with females and at parties
Y nadie pregunta
And no one asks
Si sufro, si lloro
If I suffer, 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
Porque lo mío es cantar
Because my thing is to sing
Y el público paga
And the public pays
Para poderme escuchar
To be able to listen to me
Yo soy el cantante
I am 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 mi negocio es cantar
And my business is to sing
Y a los que me siguen
And those who follow me
Mi canción voy a brindar
My song I'm going to toast
Hoy te dedico mis mejores pregones
Today I dedicate my best proclamations to you
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