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De camino a la vereda – Buena Vista Social Club

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
  1. ¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por

    Hey there, my friend! Don't leave the path for

  2. Coger la vereda

    Taking the shortcut

  3. ¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por

    Hey there, my friend! Don't leave the path for

  4. Coger la vereda

    Taking the shortcut

  5. Usted por enamorado

    You, so in love

  6. Tan viejo y con poco brillo

    So old and with so little shine

  7. Usted por enamorado

    You, so in love

  8. Tan viejo y con poco brillo

    So old and with so little shine

  9. El pollo que tiene al lado

    The chicken next to you

  10. Le ha hecho perder el trillo

    Has made you lose your way

  11. ¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por

    Hey there, buddy! Don't leave the path for

  12. Coger la vereda

    Taking the shortcut

  13. ¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por

    Hey there, buddy! Don't leave the path for

  14. Coger la vereda

    Taking the shortcut

  15. Ay, pero yo como soy tan sencillo

    Oh, but since I'm so simple

  16. Pongo en claro esta trovada

    I make this tune clear

  17. Yo como soy tan sencillo

    Since I'm so simple

  18. Pongo en claro esta trovada

    I make this tune clear

  19. Compay, yo no dejo el trillo

    Buddy, I won't leave the trail

  20. Para meterme en cañada

    To get lost in the gully

  21. ¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por

    Hey there, buddy! Don't stray from the path for

  22. Coger la vereda

    Taking the shortcut

  23. ¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por

    Hey there, buddy! Don't stray from the path for

  24. Coger la vereda

    Taking the shortcut

  25. Ay, pero estabamo' comentando

    Oh, but we were discussing

  26. Por qué ha abandonado a Andrea

    Why you've deserted Andrea

  27. Estabamo' comentando

    We were discussing

  28. Por qué ha abandonado a Andrea

    Why you've deserted Andrea

  29. Compadre uste' 'ta cambiando

    Buddy, you're changing

  30. De camino por vereda

    From the path to the shortcut

  31. ¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por

    Hey there, buddy! Don't leave the path for

  32. Coger la vereda

    Taking the shortcut

  33. Compadre uste' 'ta cambiando

    My friend, you're changing

  34. De camino por vereda

    The path for the shortcut

  35. ¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por

    Hey there, buddy! Don't leave the path for

  36. Coger la vereda

    Taking the shortcut

  37. Pero mire compadrito, ueste' ha dejao' a la

    But look here, little friend, you've left the

  38. Pobre Geraldina para meterse con Dorotea

    Poor Geraldina to get involved with Dorotea

  39. ¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por

    Hey there, buddy! Don't leave the path for

  40. Coger la vereda

    Taking the shortcut

  41. ¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por

    Hey there, buddy! Don't stray from the path for

  42. Coger la vereda

    Taking the shortcut

  43. ¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por

    Hey there, buddy! Don't stray from the path for

  44. Coger la vereda

    Taking the shortcut

  45. No hables de tu marido mujer

    Don't talk about your husband, woman

  46. Mujer de malos sentimientos

    Woman with bad feelings

  47. Todo se te ha vuelto un cuento

    Everything has turned into a tale for you

  48. Porque no ha llegado la hora fatal

    Because the fated hour has not arrived

  49. ¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por

    Hey there, buddy! Don't stray from the path for

  50. Coger la vereda

    Taking the shortcut

  51. ¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por

    Listen to me, buddy! Don't leave the path for

  52. Coger la vereda

    Taking the side road

  53. ¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por

    Listen to me, buddy! Don't leave the path for

  54. Coger la vereda

    Taking the side road

  55. Ay ay ay ay, canta y no llore' Eliade'

    Ay ay ay ay, sing and don't cry, Eliade

  56. ¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por

    Listen to me, buddy! Don't leave the path for

  57. Coger la vereda

    Taking the side road

  58. Porque cantando se alegran cielito mío

    Because singing brings joy, my darling

  59. Los corazones

    To the hearts

  60. ¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por

    Listen to me, buddy! Don't leave the path for

  61. Coger la vereda

    Take the path

  62. No hables de tu marido mujer

    Don't talk about your husband, woman

  63. Mujer de malos sentimientos

    Woman of bad feelings

  64. Todo se te ha vuelto un cuento

    Everything has turned into a tale for you

  65. Porque no ha llegado la hora fatal

    Because the fatal hour hasn't arrived yet

  66. ¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por

    Hey there, my friend! Don't leave the path for

  67. Coger la vereda

    Take the path

  68. ¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por

    Hey there, my friend! Don't leave the path for

  69. Coger la vereda

    Take the path

  70. ¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por

    Hey there, my friend! Don't leave the path for

  71. Coger la vereda

    Take the path

  72. Ay, húndale, húndale, húndale al mayoral

    Oh, push it, push it, push it to the foreman

  73. ¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por

    Hey, listen to me, buddy! Don't leave the road for

  74. Coger la vereda

    Take the path

  75. Pero este señor está en el paso

    But this gentleman is in the way

  76. Y no me deja pasar

    And won't let me pass

  77. ¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por

    Hey, listen to me, buddy! Don't leave the road for

  78. Coger la vereda

    Take the path

  79. A la man... a la man... a la mancunchévere

    To the man... to the man... to the awesome man

  80. Camina como chévere ha matao su

    Walks like he's cool, has killed his

  81. Madre, mamá

    Mother, mama

  82. ¡Oígame compay! No deje el camino por

    Hey there, buddy! Don't stray from the path

  83. Coger la vereda

    To take the shortcut

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Key vocabulary

matao
killed
abandonado
abandoned
alegran
cheer
brillo
shineC1
cambiando
changingB2
camina
walks
camino
roadB1
cantando
singing
chévere
coolA1
cielito
little sky

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.

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De camino a la vereda

¡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