Soy cubano, soy popular

I am Cuban, I am popular

Soy cubano, soy popular

It's hard to think about getting there, without first counting on my people,Es difícil pensar en llegar, sin antes con mi gente contar,
who feed the ideas, applaud you,que alimentan las ideas, te aplauden,
praise and criticize you in your path.te elogian y critican en tu andar.
Some love me, others hate me without reason,Unos me aman, otros me odian sin razón,
but I give them all my heart, doing the work,pero yo a todos les entrego el corazón, realizando la faena,
and it's a drawing in my own way,y es dibujo a mi manera,
that I am Charanga Habanera as God baptized me.que soy Charanga Habanera como Dios me bautizó.

Then fame comes, many claim meLuego llega la fama, muchos me reclaman
and there is a God at the top who always examinesy hay un Dios en la cima que siempre examina
and with great authority, puts everything in its place.y con gran autoridad, pone todo en su lugar.
There is no effort without reward, no betrayal without punishment,No hay esfuerzo sin premio, traición sin castigo,
that's why I live my life calmly,es por eso que vivo mi vida tranquilo,
and now I want to thank my people for making me popular.y ahora gracias quiero dar a mi pueblo por hacerme popular.

Yes, it's me, famous charanga, the one you made popular,Si, soy yo, charanga famosa, la que tu hiciste popular,
the one that makes you enjoy yourself.la que te tiene en el goza goza.
The great dream of my life was to cheer up hearts,El gran sueño de mi vida fue alegrar los corazones,
I give you the melody and you sing my songs.yo te doy la melodía y tú canta mis canciones.

Today like yesterday I still love you my dearHoy como ayer yo te sigo queriendo mi bien
and I know you love me too.y se que tú me quieres también.

I am your Charanga Habanera, the one you loveSoy tu Charanga Habanera, esa que a ti te encanta
and now Cuba, oh, hands up if you like my Charanga.y ahora Cuba, ay, mano pa' arriba di te gusta mi Charanga.

Because IPorque yo
I am Cuban, I am popular,Soy cubano, soy popular,
I am Cuban, I am natural,soy cubano, soy natural,
no one can take that away from me,eso nadie me lo quita,
if my fame hurts you,si mi fama te duele,
no one is going to take it away, oh it's nothing personal.eso nadie me lo va a quitar, ay no es nada personal.
I am Cuban, I am popular,Soy cubano, soy popular,
who is going to deny it to me,quien me lo va a negar,
no one can take that away from me, mom I want you toeso nadie me lo quita, mamá yo quiero que tú,
no one is going to take it away, take me to have funeso nadie me lo va a quitar, me lleves a vacilar
to the moon, to the moonpa' la luna, para la luna
no one is going to take it away,eso nadie me lo quita,
how original as we go to the moon,que original como vamos a la luna,
no one is going to take it away.eso nadie me lo va a quitar.

Because we are, what we are.Porque somos, que somos.
High danger,Alta peligrosidad,
smells like danger,huele a peligro,
my Charanga with a different stamp,mi Charanga con un sello diferente,
this got hot,esto se puso caliente,
because I bring the reason and give you the truthporque yo traigo la razón y te regalo la verdad
what I have is neither bought nor sold.lo que tengo ni se compra ni se vende.

I am Cuban, I am popular,Soy cubano, soy popular,
no one can take that away from me, no one is going to take it away.eso nadie me lo quita, eso nadie me lo va a quitar.