Canten

Sing

Canten

What good is it for the singerDe que le sirve al cantor
To have four songsQue tenga cuatro canciones
If he doesn't know where to put his willSi no sabe en donde pone la voluntad
Others who believe that moneyOtros que creen que el dinero
Comes firstViene siendo lo primero
And write things that mean nothing to meY escriben cosas que a mi no me dicen nada

However, those who areSin embargo los que son
Bright like the moonBrillantes como la luna
There's no one who offers them an opportunityNo hay quien les ofrezca una oportunidad
How many poetsQue cantidad de poetas
Fill their drawersSe les llenan las gavetas
With interesting things that are trueDe cosas interesantes que son verdad
And much moreY mucho más

But how! That's why we are as we arePero como! Por eso estamos como estamos

I maintain that sayingYo mantengo aquel refrán
That is quite common in CubaQue en Cuba se usa bastante
Those in front won't go far if those behind leaveNo van lejos los de adelante si los de atrás se van.
And while I earn my bread with the sweat of my browY mientras me gano el pan con el sudor de mi frente
One day surely they will listen to me, understand me, seek me outUn día seguramente me escucharán, me entenderán, me buscarán.

I say it! Let me sing!Lo digo yo! Deja que cante!

Sing with me, singCante conmigo cante,
Let's make a song that risesHagamos una canción que se levante

Let no one come and tell me that those in front go farQue nadie venga a decirme que van lejos los de adelante
Let those who come behind be given a chance and you'll seeDeja que al que venga atrás le den un chance y tu verás

And whoever wants to join the chorusY el que quiera unirse al coro
Let them do it instantlyQue lo haga en el instante
Helping the song that risesAyudando a la canción que se levante
So they can singPara que canten.

Come on, come on, let's allVamos, vamos, vamos todos
In this giant circleEn esta huahua gigante
Humming a songTarareando una canción
That everyone singsQue todo el mundo la cante
Let them rise.Que se levanten.