Buena Vista Social Club
De camino a la vereda lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1997
- Genre
- Son Cubano
- Length
- 5:04
¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por
Hey there, my friend! Don't leave the path for
Coger la vereda
Taking the shortcut
¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por
Hey there, my friend! Don't leave the path for
Coger la vereda
Taking the shortcut
Usted por enamorado
You, so in love
Tan viejo y con poco brillo
So old and with so little shine
Usted por enamorado
You, so in love
Tan viejo y con poco brillo
So old and with so little shine
El pollo que tiene al lado
The chicken next to you
Le ha hecho perder el trillo
Has made you lose your way
¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por
Hey there, buddy! Don't leave the path for
Coger la vereda
Taking the shortcut
¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por
Hey there, buddy! Don't leave the path for
Coger la vereda
Taking the shortcut
Ay, pero yo como soy tan sencillo
Oh, but since I'm so simple
Pongo en claro esta trovada
I make this tune clear
Yo como soy tan sencillo
Since I'm so simple
Pongo en claro esta trovada
I make this tune clear
Compay, yo no dejo el trillo
Buddy, I won't leave the trail
Para meterme en cañada
To get lost in the gully
¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por
Hey there, buddy! Don't stray from the path for
Coger la vereda
Taking the shortcut
¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por
Hey there, buddy! Don't stray from the path for
Coger la vereda
Taking the shortcut
Ay, pero estabamo' comentando
Oh, but we were discussing
Por qué ha abandonado a Andrea
Why you've deserted Andrea
Estabamo' comentando
We were discussing
Por qué ha abandonado a Andrea
Why you've deserted Andrea
Compadre uste' 'ta cambiando
Buddy, you're changing
De camino por vereda
From the path to the shortcut
¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por
Hey there, buddy! Don't leave the path for
Coger la vereda
Taking the shortcut
Compadre uste' 'ta cambiando
My friend, you're changing
De camino por vereda
The path for the shortcut
¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por
Hey there, buddy! Don't leave the path for
Coger la vereda
Taking the shortcut
Pero mire compadrito, ueste' ha dejao' a la
But look here, little friend, you've left the
Pobre Geraldina para meterse con Dorotea
Poor Geraldina to get involved with Dorotea
¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por
Hey there, buddy! Don't leave the path for
Coger la vereda
Taking the shortcut
¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por
Hey there, buddy! Don't stray from the path for
Coger la vereda
Taking the shortcut
¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por
Hey there, buddy! Don't stray from the path for
Coger la vereda
Taking the shortcut
No hables de tu marido mujer
Don't talk about your husband, woman
Mujer de malos sentimientos
Woman with bad feelings
Todo se te ha vuelto un cuento
Everything has turned into a tale for you
Porque no ha llegado la hora fatal
Because the fated hour has not arrived
¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por
Hey there, buddy! Don't stray from the path for
Coger la vereda
Taking the shortcut
¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por
Listen to me, buddy! Don't leave the path for
Coger la vereda
Taking the side road
¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por
Listen to me, buddy! Don't leave the path for
Coger la vereda
Taking the side road
Ay ay ay ay, canta y no llore' Eliade'
Ay ay ay ay, sing and don't cry, Eliade
¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por
Listen to me, buddy! Don't leave the path for
Coger la vereda
Taking the side road
Porque cantando se alegran cielito mío
Because singing brings joy, my darling
Los corazones
To the hearts
¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por
Listen to me, buddy! Don't leave the path for
Coger la vereda
Take the path
No hables de tu marido mujer
Don't talk about your husband, woman
Mujer de malos sentimientos
Woman of bad feelings
Todo se te ha vuelto un cuento
Everything has turned into a tale for you
Porque no ha llegado la hora fatal
Because the fatal hour hasn't arrived yet
¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por
Hey there, my friend! Don't leave the path for
Coger la vereda
Take the path
¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por
Hey there, my friend! Don't leave the path for
Coger la vereda
Take the path
¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por
Hey there, my friend! Don't leave the path for
Coger la vereda
Take the path
Ay, húndale, húndale, húndale al mayoral
Oh, push it, push it, push it to the foreman
¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por
Hey, listen to me, buddy! Don't leave the road for
Coger la vereda
Take the path
Pero este señor está en el paso
But this gentleman is in the way
Y no me deja pasar
And won't let me pass
¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por
Hey, listen to me, buddy! Don't leave the road for
Coger la vereda
Take the path
A la man... a la man... a la mancunchévere
To the man... to the man... to the awesome man
Camina como chévere ha matao su
Walks like he's cool, has killed his
Madre, mamá
Mother, mama
¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por
Hey there, buddy! Don't stray from the path
Coger la vereda
To take the shortcut
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Key vocabulary
- matao
- killed
- le
- to him/her/youA2
- abandonado
- abandoned
- alegran
- cheer
- brillo
- shineC1
- cambiando
- changingB2
- camina
- walks
- camino
- roadB1
- cantando
- singing
- chévere
- coolA1
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About this song
Producer Ry Cooder originally intended to record Malian musicians and Cuban locals, but the Africans were unable to obtain visas, so he made an album of Cuban son instead.