Carlos Varela — Habáname song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Habáname" by Carlos Varela.
Lyrics
de la vieja capital,
desde los tiempo remotos
de La Habana colonial.
Mi padre dej su tierra
y cuando al Morro lleg,
La Habana le abri sus piernas
y por eso nac yo.
Habana, Habana
si bastara una cancin
para devolverte todo
lo que el tiempo te quit.
Habana, mi Habana
si supieras el dolor
que siento te canto
y no entiendes que es amor.
Escuchando a Matamoros
desde un lejano lugar
la Habana guarda un tesoro
que es difcil olvidar.
Y los aos van pasando
y miramos con dolor,
como se va derrumbando
cada muro de ilusin.
Habana, Habana
si bastara una cancin
para devolverte todo
lo que el tiempo te quit.
Habana, mi Habana
si supieras el dolor
que siento te canto
y no entiendes que este llanto
es por amor.
Lyrics translation
from the old capital,
from remote times
from colonial Havana.
My father left his land
and when the Morro comes,
Havana opened its legs
and that's why I'm born.
Havana, Havana
if only one cancin
to give you everything back
what time quit you.
Havana, my Havana
if you knew the pain
that I feel I sing you
and you don't understand it's love.
Listening to Matamoros
from a distant place
Havana watches a treasure
it's hard to forget.
And the aos go by
and we look with pain,
as it collapses
every wall of illusin.
Havana, Havana
if only one cancin
to give you everything back
what time quit you.
Havana, my Havana
if you knew the pain
that I feel I sing you
and you don't understand that this crying
it's for love.