
Los Van Van
Ponte para las cosas lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1973
- Genre
- Son Cubano
- Length
- 3:15
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,
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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.