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Fallaste al sacar tu cuenta – Los Van Van

Los Van Van

Fallaste al sacar tu cuenta lyrics with English translation

Language
Spanish
Level
Intermediate
Released
1982
Genre
Son Cubano
Length
4:12
  1. Gánate tú, negrona

    Win yourself, my dark beauty

  2. Pensaste que nunca, nunca te odiaría

    You thought I'd never, never hate you

  3. Pensaste que de tu tiempo es el mejor

    You thought it was your best time

  4. Y luego te imaginabas que yo sufría

    And then you'd imagine I was suffering

  5. Te equivocaste querida mía

    You were wrong, my dear

  6. Yo comprendí que era locación

    I understood it was a location

  7. Fallaste al sacar tu cuenta, algo te faltaba

    You failed to calculate your count, something was missing

  8. Porque la parte que tú sumabas

    Because the part you added

  1. Yo te restaba todo mi amor

    I subtracted all my love from you

  2. Qué pena que nada pueda justificarte

    What a pity that nothing could justify you

  3. Qué pena no existe arreglo para tu error

    What a shame there's no fix for your mistake

  4. Mi negra, la cuenta tuya mal la sacaste

    My dear, you miscalculated your account

  5. Qué lástima que te equivocaste

    What a pity you got it wrong

  6. Vamos a ver quién sale mejor

    Let's see who comes out better

  7. Fallaste, te lo repito, al sacar tu cuenta

    You failed, I'll say it again, when you did your calculations

  8. Para la próxima, a ver qué inventa'

    Next time, let's see what you come up with

  9. Pa' que no haya equivocación

    So there won't be any misunderstanding

  10. Saca bien tu cuenta y comprenderás que no era mentira

    Get your calculations right and you'll understand it wasn't a lie

  11. Saca bien tu cuenta, que yo, mi hermana, saqué la mía

    Get your calculations right, because I, my sister, got mine right

  12. Siempre estuve contigo porque tú me gustabas

    I was always with you because I liked you

  13. Pero ahora, negra mía, ya no queda nada

    But now, my black beauty, there's nothing left

  14. Saca bien tu cuenta y comprenderás que no era mentira

    Do the math right and you'll understand it wasn't a lie

  15. Saca bien tu cuenta, que yo, mi hermana, saqué la mía

    Do the math right, because I, my sister, did mine

  16. Que yo saqué mi cuenta y algo me daba mal

    That I did my math and something didn't add up

  17. Y es que tú siempre te has metía'

    And it's that you've always meddled

  18. Donde nadie te va a llamar

    Where no one is going to call you

  19. Saca bien tu cuenta y comprenderás que no era mentira

    Do the math right and you'll understand it wasn't a lie

  20. Saca bien tu cuenta, que yo, mi hermana, saqué la mía

    Do the math right, because I, my sister, did mine

  21. Yo estoy huido, yo estoy huido

    I'm on the run, I'm on the run

  22. Y ningún amor a mí me ha cogío'

    And no love has ever caught me

  23. Por eso, aunque me quede solterón

    That's why, even if I stay single

  24. Yo no vuelvo contigo

    I'm not coming back to you

  25. Saca bien tu cuenta y comprenderás que no era mentira

    Do the math right and you'll see it wasn't a lie

  26. Saca bien tu cuenta, que yo, mi hermana, saqué la mía

    Do the math right, 'cause I, my sister, did mine

  27. Toda bobita, te llaman, y eso de nada, mujer

    They call you all foolish, and that means nothing, woman

  28. Y es que tú quieres verme hecho un hueso otra vez

    And it's that you want to see me as a shadow again

  29. Saca bien tu cuenta, que yo, mi hermana, saqué la mía

    Do the math right, 'cause I, my sister, did mine

  30. Saca bien tu cuenta, que yo, mi hermana, saqué la mía

    Do the math right, 'cause I, my sister, did mine

  31. Saca bien tu cuenta, que yo, mi hermana, saqué la mía

    Do the math right, 'cause I, my sister, did mine

  32. Saca bien tu cuenta, que yo, mi hermana, saqué la mía

    Do the math right, 'cause I, my sister, did mine

  33. Saca bien tu cuenta, que yo, mi hermana, saqué la mía

    Look closely at your count, 'cause I, my sister, counted mine right

  34. 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

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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.

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Fallaste al sacar tu cuenta

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

Fallaste al sacar tu cuenta

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