Los Van Van
Esperando llamada lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1993
- Genre
- Son Cubano
- Length
- 5:42
¡Qué ricura!
How tasty!
Y esto va para ti, mi adorada chinita
And this goes out to you, my beloved little one
Con mucho sabor
With lots of flavor
¡Huepa, hey!
Hey-hey!
Cumbia sabrosa, ahí
Delicious cumbia, right there
Esperando una llamada, o siquiera un papelito
Waiting for a call, or at least a little note
Esperando una llamada, o siquiera un papelito
Waiting for a call, or at least a little note
Yo pensé que me olvidabas
I thought you were forgetting me
Dime por qué este silencio, mi amorcito
Tell me why this silence, my darling
Yo pensé que me olvidabas
I thought you were forgetting me
Dime por qué este silencio, mi amorcito
Tell me why this silence, my sweetheart
Ay, si me quieres, o si me odias
Oh, if you love me, or if you hate me
Se me tranca un cariñito
A little affection gets stuck on me
Ay, si me quieres, o si me odias
Oh, if you love me, or if you hate me
Se me tranca un cariñito
A little affection gets stuck on me
¡Rica cumbia colombiana!
Delicious Colombian cumbia!
Y con el auténtico cuarteto de Los Imbatibles
And with the authentic quartet of Los Imbatibles
Te lo digo yo, Marcos Mao, con mucho sabor
I tell you, Marcos Mao, with lots of flavor
¡Huepa, hey!
Hey there, hey!
¡Rico!
Tasty!
Y nos vamos para el llano
And we're heading to the plain
Para Santa Marta, Barranquilla y Cartagena
To Santa Marta, Barranquilla, and Cartagena
Con sentimiento y cariño
With feeling and affection
Vamos, Víctor Ortiz
Come on, Víctor Ortiz
Ya no canto, ya ni rio
I don't sing anymore, I don't even laugh
Tu silencio me enloquece
Your silence drives me crazy
Ya no canto, ya ni rio
I don't sing anymore, I don't even laugh
Tu silencio me enloquece
Your silence drives me crazy
En sueños y estoy dormido
In dreams and I'm asleep
Cuando despierto y te llamo varias veces
When I wake up and call you several times
En sueños y estoy dormido
In dreams and I'm asleep
Cuando despierto y te llamo varias veces
When I wake up and call you several times
Siento tu pelo, oigo tu risa
I feel your hair, I hear your laughter
Y que me hablas me parece
And when you talk to me, it seems
Siento tu pelo, oigo tu risa
I feel your hair, I hear your laughter
Y que me hablas me parece
And when you talk to me, it seems
¿Por qué no me llamas?
Why don't you call me?
¿Acaso se te acabó el ring?
Did your ring run out?
¡Bandida!
Thief!
¡Mentirosa!
Liar!
Y otro traguito más
And another little drink
Y con sentimiento y cariño
And with feeling and affection
Para el norte, para el centro y para el sur
To the north, to the center, and to the south
Llévala con sabor, ahí
Take it with flavor, there
Ay, cuando el cartero pasa
Oh, when the mailman goes by
Me entristece y mi alma llora
It saddens me and my soul cries
Ay, cuando el cartero pasa
Oh, when the mailman goes by
Me entristece y mi alma llora
It saddens me and my soul cries
Porque ha dejado en tu casa
Because he left at your house
Muchas misivas para tu tía Lola
Many letters for your Aunt Lola
Porque ha dejado en tu casa
Because she has left in your house
Muchas misivas para tu tía Lola
Many letters for your Aunt Lola
Es la culpable de mi tristeza y mi sufrimiento
She's the one to blame for my sadness and my suffering
Y por ello mi alma llora
And for that, my soul cries
Es la culpable de mi tristeza y mi sufrimiento
She's the one to blame for my sadness and my suffering
Y por ello mi alma llora
And for that, my soul cries
Y acuérdate
And remember
Ahora somos Purito Virrey
Now we are Purito Virrey
¡Anda!
Come on!
¡Eso, eso, corazón!
That's it, that's it, heart!
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Key vocabulary
- odias
- hateA2
- qué
- whatA1
- chinita
- little chin
- sabor
- flavorB1
- huepa
- surprise
- sabrosa
- tasty
- papelito
- paper
- olvidabas
- you forgot
- tranca
- bar
- cariñito
- pet name
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.