Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Tu Cancion by Yuri Buenaventura from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Ritmo que da vida
Rhythm that gives life
Que todos escuchan
That everyone listens to
Que el mundo quiere bailar
That the world wants to dance to
Ven para bailar
Come to dance
Ven para cantar
Come to sing
Para reir mamá
To laugh mom
Ven para bailar
Come to dance
La salsa que aquí les traigo
The salsa that I bring you here
La traigo directo mira
I bring it straight to you
La traigo de las entrañas
I bring it from the bowels
De mi américa latina
From my Latin America
El día que estes llorando
The day that you're crying
Y tu alma se encuentre triste
And your soul is sad
Si bailas salsa mi hermano
If you dance salsa my brother
Olvidarás que lo fuiste
You will forget that you were
Ritmo que da vida
Rhythm that gives life
Que todos escuchan
That everyone listens to
Que el mundo quiere bailar
That the world wants to dance to
Ven para bailar
Come to dance
Ven para cantar
Come to sing
Para reir mamá
To laugh mom
Ven para gozar
Come to enjoy
El consejo de alegría
The advice of joy
Me lo ha dado un africano
An African gave it to me
Que no llore, que me ría
Not to cry, to laugh
Si todos somos hermanos
If we are all brothers
Y así integrando los pueblos
And so integrating the peoples
Cantándole a las naciones
Singing to the nations
Vamo' a llegar a viejos
We're going to grow old
Con salsa en los corazones
With salsa in our hearts
Sentimiento de alegría
Feeling of joy
Cantar es la vida mía
Singing is my life
No quiero que te acomplejes
I don't want you to get a complex
Ven y expresa lo que sientes
Come and express what you feel
Lo quiere bailar la gente
People want to dance it
Porque es simple y diferente
Because it's simple and different
Es el ritmo que da vida
It's the rhythm that gives life
Lo bailará y pasa heridas
You'll dance it and it hurts
Llevala pal' rincon y apriétala
Take her to the corner and hold her tight
Porque ella no baila sola
Cause she don't dance alone
Y si se atraviesa un gato
And if a cat gets in the way
Pues mándalo pa' la cola
So send it to the tail
El mundo quiere cantar
The world wants to sing
El mundo quiere bailar, salsa
The world wants to dance, salsa
Ven y dime si eres salsero
Come and tell me if you're a salsa dancer
Es la gente que yo más quiero
It's the people that I love the most
El mundo quiere cantar
The world wants to sing
El mundo quiere bailar, salsa
The world wants to dance, salsa
Con orgullo yo soy sonero
I'm proud to be a sonero
Al pueblo no te lo niego
To the people I don't deny it
Oye para la gente de Colombia, Venezuela
Hey for the people of Colombia, Venezuela
Panamá, azuquita, un saludo
Panama, azuquita, a greeting
Puerto Rico, oye la gente chevere, saludos
Puerto Rico, hey the cool people, greetings
La gente de Francia, también que no se me quede atrás
The people of France, also don't let me be left behind.
Los Japon, los de de Africa, africando
The people of Japan, the people of Africa, Africans, greetings
Oye allá, la gente de Nueva York y Miami a comer
Hey there, the people of New York and Miami to eat
Oye llegó Charly Sierra pa' que Puedas gozar
Hey Charly Sierra arrived so that you can enjoy
Distinto y diferente
Different and different
Ultima noticia, se acabaron los muñequitos
Last news, the little dolls are over
Pa' la gente fea
For the ugly people