El Cantante [English translation]

I'm the singer

You all have come to listen to, today

I'll perform the best in my repertoire

For you all

And I sing to life

About laugh and sorrow

About bad moments

And about good things

You came to have fun

And you all paid the fee at the entrance

There's no time for sad things

Come on, singer, begin now!

Eh le leee! le lee!

I'm always stopped in the street

By many people that say

"Hey Hector, you are lucky,

You are always surrounded by women and in parties"

And no one asks

If I suffer, If I cry

If maybe there's a sorrow

That's hurting me deeply

I'm the singer

Because singing is what I do best

And the public pays

In order to listen to me

I'm the singer

Really popular wherever I go

But when the show ends

I'm just another human

And I continue my life

With laughs and sorrows

With bitter moments

And with good things

My business is to sing

And to those who follow me,

I will give them my song

Today, my best songs go for you! (3x)

I'm better than those from yesterday

Just compare me to them, you nitpickers!

Today, my best songs go for you!

If you don't love me while I'm alive

Don't cry for me when I die!

Today, my best songs go for you!

I'll sing to you about life

Forget your sorrows and your pain!

Today, my best songs go for you!

Dance if you want to dance

Sing if you want to sing, mama

Today, my best songs go for you!

I'm the singer, let's celebrate, I don't want sad things

Singing is what I do best

Today, my best songs go for you!

The mountain song, now that was a real song

Today, my best songs go for you!

Oh le lo la laaa, a la laa laaa !

Listen to my song that goes

Lo le lo la le lo la le la laaa laaaa!

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