Los Van Van
Se muere la tía lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1992
- Genre
- Son Cubano
- Length
- 4:40
Ser atento es
Being attentive is
El mas bello detalle
The most beautiful detail
Que pueda tener cualquier ser humano
That any human being can possess
Pero con eso, con eso se nace
But with that, you are born
Y a ti por lo que veo
And from what I see in you
No te importa nada
You don't care about anything
Te critico
I criticize you
Estar desde temprano
For being up early
Leyendo acostada
Reading while lying down
Mientras tu tia
While your aunt
En la cocina sofocada
In the stifling kitchen
Muriendose de sed
Dying of thirst
Sin que agua tu le des
Without you giving her water
Con el calor reinante
With the reigning heat
Se siente caliente
It feels hot
Muriendose de sed
Dying of thirst
Sin que agua tu le des
Without you giving her water
Se muere de sed la tia
The aunt is dying of thirst
Dale un vaso de agua fria
Give her a glass of cold water
Cuando llegas de la escuela
When you arrive from school
Tu nada quieres hacer
You don't want to do anything
O te tiras en la cama
Either you throw yourself on the bed
O te pones a leer
Or you start to read
Se muere de sed la tia
The aunt is dying of thirst
Dale un vaso de agua fria
Give her a glass of cold water
Si tu piensas que con eso confianza vas a ganar
If you think that with that you're going to win trust
Te equivocas mi hermanita
You're mistaken, my little sister
Corre y ponte a trabajar como la tia
Run and get to work like the aunt
Se muere de sed la tia
The aunt is dying of thirst
Dale un vaso de agua fria
Give her a glass of cold water
Muchas veces te pregunto
Many times I ask you
Si eso es falta de cariño
If that's a lack of affection
Hay que hacerte las cositas
I need to do the little things for you
Como si tu fueras un niño
As if you were a child
Tan grande que estas
So big that you are
Se muere de sed la tia
The girl is dying of thirst
Dale un vaso de agua fria
Give her a glass of cold water
Deja, deja, deja, deja
Leave, leave, leave, leave
El bailecito muchacha
The little dance, girl
Y ponte, ponte a funcionar
And get, get to working
Deja, deja la guaracha
Leave, leave the guaracha
Y ponte a trabajar
And get to work
Dale un vaso de agua
Give him a glass of water
Que se muere sudando
He's dying from sweating
Dale un vaso de agua
Give him a glass of water
Pa subir pa repico
To cool down and get back to it
Dale un vaso de agua
Give him a glass of water
Que se muere de sed
He's dying of thirst
Dale un vaso de agua
Give him a glass of water
Que se siente caliente
He's feeling so hot
Dale un vaso de agua
Give her a glass of water
Tranquiliza la tia
Calm the aunt
Dale un vaso de agua
Give her a glass of water
Trocha arriba y trocha abajo
Path up and path down
Dale un vaso de agua
Give her a glass of water
Pero dale un vaso de agua
But give her a glass of water
Dale un vaso de agua
Give her a glass of water
Pa que baje ramada
So it cools down a bit
Dale un vaso de agua
Give her a glass of water
Dale un vaso de agua
Give her a glass of water
Dale un vaso de agua
Give her a glass of water
Dale un vaso de agua
Give her a glass of water
Dale un vaso de agua
Give her a glass of water
Dale un vaso de agua
Give her a glass of water
Dale un vaso de agua
Give her a glass of water
Dale un vaso de agua
Give her a glass of water
Dale un vaso de agua
Give her a glass of water
Dale un vaso de agua
Give her a glass of water
Dale un vaso de agua
Give her a glass of water
Dale un vaso de agua
Give her a glass of water
Dale un vaso de agua
Give him a glass of water
Dale un vaso de agua
Give him a glass of water
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Key vocabulary
- atento
- attentiveB2
- bello
- beautifulA1
- detalle
- detailB2
- humano
- humanA2
- eso
- thatA1
- nace
- is bornC1
- ti
- youA2
- nada
- nothingA2
- critico
- critic
- desde
- fromA2
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.