El Cantante [English translation]

Hector Lavoe

I, I am the singer

who you came to hear today

the best in my repertoire,

I'm going to offer it to you.

And I sing to the life

of laughter and pain

of bad moments

and of good things.

You came to have fun

and you paid at the door

there's no time for sadness

come on, the singer is starting.

I'm always stopped in the streets

by people who comment

"Hey, Hector! You've got it made,

always with women and at parties."

And no one asks

if I'm suffering, if I'm crying,

if I have a pain

that hurts deeply.

I am the Singer

because singing is what I do

and the public pay

to be able to hear me.

I, I am the singer,

very popular everywhere

but when the show is over

I'm just another human.

And I continue my life

with laughter and pain

with bitter times

and with good things.

I am the singer

and my business is singing

and to those who follow me

I will offer my song.

• Artist:Héctor Lavoe
• Album:Comedia (1978)