Los Van Van
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- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1993
- Genre
- Son Cubano
- Length
- 5:00
Que dolor
What pain
Cuando pasan ciertas cosas
When certain things happen
Que nos depara el destino
What fate has in store for us
Y nos pone en el camino
And sets us on the path
Lo que me sucede
What happens to me
Es que ya no tengo al niño
Is that I no longer have the child
Que cantaba mis canciones
Who sang my songs
Se ha perdido, se ha perdido
He's gone, he's gone
Si te toca vivir este momento
If you get to live this moment
Sentirás lo que hace algún tiempo yo siento
You'll feel what I've been feeling for some time now
Que un ser es el motivo
That one being is the reason
Para vivir de su lado
To live by their side
Porque estaba aquí a mi lado
Because they were here next to me
Y se me ha ido, se ha perdido
And they've gone, they've been lost
Si te toca vivir este momento
If you get to live this moment
Sentirás lo que hace algún tiempo yo siento
You'll feel what I felt some time ago
Que un ser es el motivo
That one being is the reason
Para vivir de su lado
To live by their side
Porque estaba aquí a mi lado
Because they were here next to me
Y se me ha ido, se ha perdido
And they've gone, they've been lost
Mi dolor es muy grande
My pain is so great
He perdido a mi amigo
I've lost my friend
Y no puedo creer
And I can't believe
Que tuviera que dejarle
That I had to let him go
De mis brazos arrancarle
To rip him from my arms
Y nunca más abrazarle
And never embrace him again
El músico, mi juez, mi admirador
The musician, my judge, my admirer
El pequeño grande que robó mi corazón
The little big one who stole my heart
Al que con este adiós le digo
To whom with this goodbye I say
Que donde estés
That wherever you are
Tu padre va contigo
Your father goes with you
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Key vocabulary
- donde
- whereB1
- estaba
- wasB1
- ido
- goneB1
- perdido
- lostB1
- porque
- because; for the reason thatB1
- robó
- stoleB1
- grande
- largeA1
- lado
- sideA1
- muy
- veryA1
- tiempo
- timeA1
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.