Los Van Van
Hoy que quieres de mi lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1982
- Genre
- Son Cubano
- Length
- 3:34
Que quieres de mi
What do you want from me
Que hoy puedes pedir
What can you ask for today
Si todo te he dado
If I have given you everything
Mi risa o dolor
My laughter or my pain
Tu vistea el calor
You felt the warmth
De aquel hogar amado
Of that beloved home
Que quieres de mi
What do you want from me
Si todo el sufrir
If all the suffering
Al fin se me ha agotado
At last has run out for me
Pero vuélvete otra vez
But come back to me again
Recapacita mujer
Think again, woman
Si tu nunca me has amado
If you've never loved me
Pero vuélvete otra vez
But come back one more time
Recapacita mujer
Think again, woman
Si ya todo te has llevado
If you've taken everything
Que quieres de mi
What do you want from me
Que hoy puedes pedir
What can you ask for today
Si todo te he dado
If I've given you everything
No puedo cerrar
I can't close off
Esta herida mortal
This mortal wound
Por donde he desangrado
Where I have bled out
Que quieres de mi
What do you want from me?
Si al fin nunca fui
If I was never
El hombre que has amado
The man you have loved.
Pero vuélvete otra vez
But turn back to me once more
Recapacita mujer
Think it over, woman
Si tu nunca me has amado
If you have never loved me
Pero vuélvete otra vez
But turn back to me once more
Recapacita mujer
Think it over, woman
Si ya todo te has llevado
If you've already taken everything from me
Que quieres de mi
What do you want from me
Que hoy puedes pedir
That today you can ask for
Si todo te he dado
If I've given you everything
No puedo cerrar
I can't shut
Esta herida mortal
This mortal wound
Por donde he desangrado
From where I've bled out
Que quieres de mi
What do you want from me
Si al fin nunca fui
If in the end I was never
El hombre que has amado
The man you loved
Pero vuélvete otra vez
But turn back to me once more
Recapacita mujer
Reflect, woman
Si tu nunca me has amado
If you've never loved me
Pero vuélvete otra vez
But come back once again
Recapacita mujer
Reflect, woman
Si ya todo te has llevado
If you've taken everything away
Si tu nunca
If you've never
Porque regresas amor
Why do you come back, love
Pidiendo perdón
Asking for forgiveness
Si no queda nada en mi
If there’s nothing left in me
Yo no tengo nada que darte
I have nothing to give you
Solo sufrimiento y pena
Only suffering and sorrow
Porque buscas amor
Because you're searching for love
Si solamente hay dolor
When there's only pain
Que quieres de mi
What do you want from me
Que quieres de mi
What do you want from me
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Key vocabulary
- pedir
- requestA2
- dado
- diceB1
- hogar
- homeB2
- sufrir
- to sufferB2
- vuélvete
- turn back
- has
- haveA2
- herida
- woundB1
- donde
- whereB1
- desangrado
- bleeding out
- amor
- loveB1
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.