Tributo a Héctor Lavoe

Tribute to Héctor Lavoe

Tributo a Héctor Lavoe

Today we pay tributeHoy le rendimos tributo
We pay homageLe rendimos homenaje
To Mr. Héctor LavoeAl señor héctor lavoe
Singer of singersCantante de los cantantes

Singer who deservesCantante que se merece
All the respect in the worldTodo el respeto del mundo
Because he sings from the depthsPues canta de lo profundo
That existed in his heartQue existió en su corazón

In his living schoolEn su escuela viviente
Pride of Puerto RicoOrgullo de puerto rico
He sang them with flairLos cantaba con aico
Along with Willie ColónJunto con willie colón

Listen to the great murgaOye la murga que buena va
This is the murga from PanamaEsta es la murga de panamá
Listen how rich, how good it isOye que rica que buena esta
This is the murga from PanamaEsta es la murga de panamá

Che che colé, how good it isChe che colé, que bueno e’
Che che cofriza, dying of laughterChe che cofriza, muerto e’ la risa
Coqui saranga, grab my sleeveCoqui saranga, agarrame la manga
Caca chilanga, coming from CatangaCaca chilanga, que viene de catanga

After much sweatDespués de mucho sudor
And much workY de mucho trabajar
He formed his own orchestraEl formó su propia orquesta
To be able to continuePara poder continuar

With his musical workCon su obra musical
He remained livelySiguió siendo guapachoso
To be able to sing to usPara así poder cantarnos
That tasty messageAquel mensaje sabroso

The almighty is the LordEl todo poderoso es el señor
The almighty is the LordEl todo poderoso es el señor

And my rhythm is hotY mi ritmo esta caliente
Let my people singQue cante mi gente
Let them sing, let them sing, let my people singQue cante que cante que cante mi gente
Let my people singQue cante mi gente

King of punctualityRey de la puntualidad
Who always arrived lateQue siempre llegaba tarde
And when singing, he boastedY al cantar hacia su alarde
He wasn't easily scaredNo se dejaba asustar

He sang bomba, he sang plenaCanto bomba, canto plena
Guaguancó, guaracha, and rumbaGuaguancó, guaracha y rumba
And the occasional boleroY algún que otro bolerito
More than once he sangMás de una vez lo cantó

Héctor, we thank youHéctor te agradecemos
For your beautiful songsPor tus bonitas canciones
You're always in our mindsSiempre estás en nuestra mentes
You live in our heartsVives en los corazones

Now all the singersAhora todos los cantores
We pay tribute to youTe rendimos homenaje

Well deserved you haveQue bien merecido tienes
Singer of singersCantante de los cantantes

Today we pay tribute to the singer of the singersHoy le rendimos tributo al cantante de los cantantes