Cantinero De Cuba
Sergio Y Estibaliz
Lyrics
Translation
Tiene mi Cuba un son y una cantina
My Cuba has a rhythm and a tavern
Hecha de caña y ron y agua marina
Made of sugar cane and rum and seawater
El cantinero es un buen cubano
The bartender is a good Cuban
Que una historia de amor lo volvió malo
Whose love story turned him bad
Cantinero de Cuba, Cuba, Cuba
Bartender of Cuba, Cuba, Cuba
Cantinero de Cuba, Cuba, Cuba
Bartender of Cuba, Cuba, Cuba
Solo bebe aguardiente para olvidar
He only drinks firewater to forget
Cantinero de Cuba, Cuba, Cuba
Bartender of Cuba, Cuba, Cuba
Cantinero de Cuba, Cuba, Cuba
Bartender of Cuba, Cuba, Cuba
Solo bebe aguardiente para olvidar
He only drinks firewater to forget
Cuando va para el puerto siempre se asoma
When he goes to the port, he always looks out
Esperando el mensaje de una paloma
Waiting for the message from a dove
Él maldice a los vientos más marineros
He curses the most sailor-like winds
¡Por qué hincharon las velas de aquel velero!
Why did they inflate the sails of that sailboat!
Cantinero de Cuba, Cuba, Cuba
Bartender of Cuba, Cuba, Cuba
Cantinero de Cuba, Cuba, Cuba
Bartender of Cuba, Cuba, Cuba
Solo bebe aguardiente para olvidar
He only drinks firewater to forget
Cantinero de Cuba, Cuba, Cuba
Bartender of Cuba, Cuba, Cuba
Cantinero de Cuba, Cuba, Cuba
Bartender of Cuba, Cuba, Cuba
Solo bebe aguardiente para olvidar
He only drinks firewater to forget
Hoy me quiero emborrachar, necesito ser amado
Today I want to get drunk, I need to be loved
Para olvidar un pasado que no se puede olvidar
To forget a past that cannot be forgotten
Si yo pudiera cantar, pero la pena me ahoga
If I could sing, but sorrow chokes me
La recuerdo a todas horas, y no la puedo olvidar
I remember her every hour, and I can't forget her
Cantinero de Cuba, Cuba, Cuba
Bartender of Cuba, Cuba, Cuba
Cantinero de Cuba, Cuba, Cuba
Bartender of Cuba, Cuba, Cuba
Solo bebe aguardiente para olvidar
He only drinks firewater to forget
Cantinero de Cuba, Cuba, Cuba
Bartender of Cuba, Cuba, Cuba
Cantinero de Cuba, Cuba, Cuba
Bartender of Cuba, Cuba, Cuba
Solo bebe aguardiente para olvidar
He only drinks firewater to forget