El Cantante [English translation]

I am the singer

that you've come to listen to today

and I'm going to present to you

the best of my repertoire

And I sing to life

(I sing) of laughters and sorrows

of bad moments

and of good things

You've come to enjoy yourselves

and you paid an entrance fee

there's no time for sadness

let’s go singer, begin.

They always stop me in the street

a lot of people who comment

hey Hector! oh, you've made it!

always with women and in parties

And nobody asks me

if I suffer, if i cry

if I have a sorrow

that hurts me deep inside

I am the singer

because my thing is to sing

and the public pays

to be able to listen to me.

I am the singer

very popular everywhere

but once the show is over

I'm like any other human being

And I continue my life

with laughters and sorrows

with bitter moments

and with good things

I am the singer

and my business is to sing

and to those who follow me

I want to offer my song

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