Los Van Van
Calla lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1987
- Genre
- Son Cubano
- Length
- 5:00
Calla
Silence
Tú que conoces mi tragedia
You who know my tragedy
Amigo viejo del ayer
Old friend from yesterday
No vuelvas hoy a recordarla
Don't remind me of it today
Calla
Silence
Que aún mi pobre corazón
For my poor heart still
Llora de tonto cada vez
Cries foolishly each time
Que se cruza un recuerdo
A memory crosses my mind
Yo sé muy bien que se burló
I know very well she mocked me
No fue mi culpa enamorarla
It wasn't my fault to fall for her
No fue mi culpa creer así
It wasn't my fault to believe like this
En su encanto y en su amor
In her charm and in her love
Yo sé muy bien que se burló
I know very well that she mocked me
No fue mi culpa enamorarla
It wasn't my fault to fall for her
No fue mi culpa creer así
It wasn't my fault to believe like this
En su encanto y en su amor
In her charm and in her love
Calla
Be quiet
Tú que conoces la comedia
You who know the comedy
Con que disfraza el corazón
With which the heart is disguised
De este pobre payaso
Of this poor clown
Uoh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Uoh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Uh-uh-uh
Uh-uh-uh
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Key vocabulary
- calla
- be quietA2
- conoces
- knowA1
- tragedia
- tragedyB2
- tonto
- foolishC1
- cada
- eachB2
- burló
- mocked
- fue
- wasB1
- enamorarla
- to win her
- comedia
- comedyB1
- disfraza
- disguise
About this song
Los Van Van is a Cuban band in the son genre that helped pioneer songo in the late 1960s, blending electric instruments, jazz influences, and dance-focused son with topical lyrics. They are among Cuba’s most popular groups, known for shaping a sound that draws on African roots and island song traditions.