
Los Van Van
Fallaste al sacar tu cuenta lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1982
- Genre
- Son Cubano
- Length
- 4:12
Gánate tú, negrona
Win yourself, my dark beauty
Pensaste que nunca, nunca te odiaría
You thought I'd never, never hate you
Pensaste que de tu tiempo es el mejor
You thought it was your best time
Y luego te imaginabas que yo sufría
And then you'd imagine I was suffering
Te equivocaste querida mía
You were wrong, my dear
Yo comprendí que era locación
I understood it was a location
Fallaste al sacar tu cuenta, algo te faltaba
You failed to calculate your count, something was missing
Porque la parte que tú sumabas
Because the part you added
Yo te restaba todo mi amor
I subtracted all my love from you
Qué pena que nada pueda justificarte
What a pity that nothing could justify you
Qué pena no existe arreglo para tu error
What a shame there's no fix for your mistake
Mi negra, la cuenta tuya mal la sacaste
My dear, you miscalculated your account
Qué lástima que te equivocaste
What a pity you got it wrong
Vamos a ver quién sale mejor
Let's see who comes out better
Fallaste, te lo repito, al sacar tu cuenta
You failed, I'll say it again, when you did your calculations
Para la próxima, a ver qué inventa'
Next time, let's see what you come up with
Pa' que no haya equivocación
So there won't be any misunderstanding
Saca bien tu cuenta y comprenderás que no era mentira
Get your calculations right and you'll understand it wasn't a lie
Saca bien tu cuenta, que yo, mi hermana, saqué la mía
Get your calculations right, because I, my sister, got mine right
Siempre estuve contigo porque tú me gustabas
I was always with you because I liked you
Pero ahora, negra mía, ya no queda nada
But now, my black beauty, there's nothing left
Saca bien tu cuenta y comprenderás que no era mentira
Do the math right and you'll understand it wasn't a lie
Saca bien tu cuenta, que yo, mi hermana, saqué la mía
Do the math right, because I, my sister, did mine
Que yo saqué mi cuenta y algo me daba mal
That I did my math and something didn't add up
Y es que tú siempre te has metía'
And it's that you've always meddled
Donde nadie te va a llamar
Where no one is going to call you
Saca bien tu cuenta y comprenderás que no era mentira
Do the math right and you'll understand it wasn't a lie
Saca bien tu cuenta, que yo, mi hermana, saqué la mía
Do the math right, because I, my sister, did mine
Yo estoy huido, yo estoy huido
I'm on the run, I'm on the run
Y ningún amor a mí me ha cogío'
And no love has ever caught me
Por eso, aunque me quede solterón
That's why, even if I stay single
Yo no vuelvo contigo
I'm not coming back to you
Saca bien tu cuenta y comprenderás que no era mentira
Do the math right and you'll see it wasn't a lie
Saca bien tu cuenta, que yo, mi hermana, saqué la mía
Do the math right, 'cause I, my sister, did mine
Toda bobita, te llaman, y eso de nada, mujer
They call you all foolish, and that means nothing, woman
Y es que tú quieres verme hecho un hueso otra vez
And it's that you want to see me as a shadow again
Saca bien tu cuenta, que yo, mi hermana, saqué la mía
Do the math right, 'cause I, my sister, did mine
Saca bien tu cuenta, que yo, mi hermana, saqué la mía
Do the math right, 'cause I, my sister, did mine
Saca bien tu cuenta, que yo, mi hermana, saqué la mía
Do the math right, 'cause I, my sister, did mine
Saca bien tu cuenta, que yo, mi hermana, saqué la mía
Do the math right, 'cause I, my sister, did mine
Saca bien tu cuenta, que yo, mi hermana, saqué la mía
Look closely at your count, 'cause I, my sister, counted mine right
Saca bien tu cuenta, que yo, mi hermana, saqué la mía
Look closely at your count, 'cause I, my sister, counted mine right
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Key vocabulary
- ahora
- nowA1
- estoy
- I amA2
- gánate
- earn
- odiaría
- would hate
- imaginabas
- imagined
- sufría
- suffer
- comprendí
- understood
- sacar
- take outB1
- faltaba
- lacked
- sumabas
- you added
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.