Los Van Van
No es fácil, que no que no lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1986
- Genre
- Son Cubano
- Length
- 5:30
No es fácil, no es fácil, no es fácil
It's not easy, it's not easy, it's not easy
que no, que no... no es fácil
No, no... it's not easy
No es fácil, no es fácil, no es fácil
It's not easy, it's not easy, it's not easy
que no, que no.no es fácil
No, no... it's not easy
Mi mujer con sus peleas,
My woman with her fights,
el agua que no llegó,
the water that didn't arrive,
hay un juego de pelota
there's a game of ball
y se rompió el televisor.
and the TV broke.
()
Ma agarraron la mentira
They caught me in the lie
y esta noche no habrá paz,
and tonight there will be no peace,
cuando hay paz para el amor...
when there's peace for love...
el niño quiere jugar.
the child wants to play.
()
Sé de una cafetería,
I know of a café,
que se llama el Polo Norte,
that’s called the North Pole,
a cualquier hora que te portes,
at any hour you behave,
por allí no hay agua fría.
over there there's no cold water.
()
Catalina y Juan José
Catalina and Juan José
andan por sesenta años,
they've been around for sixty years,
y ahora quieren un bebé:
and now they want a baby:
¿y eso que tiene de extraño?
what's so strange about that?
()
Me contaron los curiosos,
Curious folks told me,
que por allá por el diezmero
that over there by the tenth-month
hay una bache, caballero
there's a bump, my friend
que es La laguna del tesoro
that's the treasure lagoon
()
Dime quién tiene la llave,
Tell me who has the key,
del agua que cae del cielo
from the water that falls from the sky
que se apure, que la abra
hurry up, open it up
porque de sed yo me muero
because I'm dying of thirst
()
Sé de una señora
I know a lady
que de día parece boba,
who by day seems a fool,
y que se pasa la noche entera,
and spends the whole night,
marcando de cola en cola
dancing from tail to tail
()
Yo esperaba con alegría,
I waited with joy,
tener mi primer bebé
to have my first baby
y que sorpresa, caballero
and what a surprise, mister
mi mujer se apareció con tres
my woman showed up with three
No es fácil... no es fácil... no es fácil... no es fácil.
It's not easy... it's not easy... it's not easy... it's not easy.
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Key vocabulary
- agua
- waterA1
- ahora
- nowA1
- allá
- thereA1
- allí
- thereA1
- cae
- fallsB1
- mentira
- lieB1
- no.no
- no-no
- peleas
- fightsB2
- llegó
- arrivedB1
- televisor
- televisionC1
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.