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Ponte para las cosas – Los Van Van

Los Van Van

Ponte para las cosas lyrics with English translation

Language
Spanish
Level
Intermediate
Released
1973
Genre
Son Cubano
Length
3:15
  1. Desde niño yo te amé, sin decir nada

    Since I was a child, I loved you, without saying a word

  2. En mis sueños te deseé, eras mi amada

    In my dreams, I wished for you, you were my beloved

  3. Y te esperé, yo te esperé

    And I waited for you, I waited for you

  4. Pero el destino me alejó, no te encontraba

    But fate took you away, I couldn't find you

  5. Después yo supe con dolor que eras casada

    Then I learned with pain that you were married

  6. Y comenzó mi confusión

    And my confusion began

  7. Y me puse yo a pensar

    And I started to think

  8. Lo que es la suerte en el amor

    About the luck in love

  9. Yo esperaba, vino otro y la llevó

    I was waiting, another came and took her away

  10. Sin pensar que ella era mía, claro

    Without thinking that she was mine, of course

  11. Ella no sabía nada

    She didn't know anything

  12. Sólo la miré

    I just looked at her

  13. Y ahora entiendo que hay que estar para las cosas

    And now I understand that you have to be present for things

  14. Que si te pones a esperar pierdes la esposa

    That if you wait around, you'll lose your wife

  15. Y aprende este refrán

    And learn this saying

  16. Si no te pones para, las cosas te darán

    If you don't step up, life won't give you anything

  17. Y aprende este refrán

    And learn this saying

  18. Si no te pones para, las cosas te darán

    If you don't step up, life won't give you anything

  19. Y aprende este refrán

    And learn this saying

  20. Si no te pones para, las cosas te darán

    If you don't step up, life won't give you anything

  21. Y aprende este refrán

    And learn this refrain

  22. Si no te pones para, las cosas te darán

    If you don't step up, things will come to you

  23. Y aprende este refrán

    And learn this refrain

  24. Si no te pones para, las cosas te darán

    If you don't step up, things will come to you

  25. Y aprende este refrán

    And learn this refrain

  26. Si no te pones para, las cosas te darán

    If you don't step up, things will come to you

  27. Si no te pones para, las cosas te darán

    If you don't step up, things will come to you

  28. Si no te pones para, las cosas te darán

    If you don't step up, things will come to you

  29. Si no te pones para, las cosas te darán

    If you don't step up, things will come to you

  30. Si no te pones para, las cosas te darán

    If you don't step up, things will come to you

  31. Si no te pones para, las cosas te darán

    If you don't step up, life will hit you hard,

  32. Si no te pones para, las cosas te darán

    If you don't step up, life will hit you hard,

  33. Si no te pones para, las cosas te darán

    If you don't step up, life will hit you hard,

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Key vocabulary

confusión
confusionC1
desde
fromA2
amé
loved
decir
sayA1
eras
you wereB1
destino
fateB2
supe
knewB1
casada
married
comenzó
began
mía
mineC1

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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Ponte para las cosas

Desde niño yo te amé, sin decir nada

Since I was a child, I loved you, without saying a word

En mis sueños te deseé, eras mi amada

In my dreams, I wished for you, you were my beloved

Y te esperé, yo te esperé

And I waited for you, I waited for you

Pero el destino me alejó, no te encontraba

But fate took you away, I couldn't find you

Después yo supe con dolor que eras casada

Then I learned with pain that you were married

Y comenzó mi confusión

And my confusion began

Y me puse yo a pensar

And I started to think

Lo que es la suerte en el amor

About the luck in love

Yo esperaba, vino otro y la llevó

I was waiting, another came and took her away

Sin pensar que ella era mía, claro

Without thinking that she was mine, of course

Ella no sabía nada

She didn't know anything

Sólo la miré

I just looked at her

Y ahora entiendo que hay que estar para las cosas

And now I understand that you have to be present for things

Que si te pones a esperar pierdes la esposa

That if you wait around, you'll lose your wife

Y aprende este refrán

And learn this saying

Si no te pones para, las cosas te darán

If you don't step up, life won't give you anything

Y aprende este refrán

And learn this saying

Si no te pones para, las cosas te darán

If you don't step up, life won't give you anything

Y aprende este refrán

And learn this saying

Si no te pones para, las cosas te darán

If you don't step up, life won't give you anything

Y aprende este refrán

And learn this refrain

Si no te pones para, las cosas te darán

If you don't step up, things will come to you

Y aprende este refrán

And learn this refrain

Si no te pones para, las cosas te darán

If you don't step up, things will come to you

Y aprende este refrán

And learn this refrain

Si no te pones para, las cosas te darán

If you don't step up, things will come to you

Si no te pones para, las cosas te darán

If you don't step up, things will come to you

Si no te pones para, las cosas te darán

If you don't step up, things will come to you

Si no te pones para, las cosas te darán

If you don't step up, things will come to you

Si no te pones para, las cosas te darán

If you don't step up, things will come to you

Si no te pones para, las cosas te darán

If you don't step up, life will hit you hard,

Si no te pones para, las cosas te darán

If you don't step up, life will hit you hard,

Si no te pones para, las cosas te darán

If you don't step up, life will hit you hard,