Tributo a Héctor Lavoe

Today we pay tribute
We pay homage
To Mr. Héctor Lavoe
Singer of singers

Singer who deserves
All the respect in the world
Because he sings from the depths
That existed in his heart

In his living school
Pride of Puerto Rico
He sang them with flair
Along with Willie Colón

Listen to the great murga
This is the murga from Panama
Listen how rich, how good it is
This is the murga from Panama

Che che colé, how good it is
Che che cofriza, dying of laughter
Coqui saranga, grab my sleeve
Caca chilanga, coming from Catanga

After much sweat
And much work
He formed his own orchestra
To be able to continue

With his musical work
He remained lively
To be able to sing to us
That tasty message

The almighty is the Lord
The almighty is the Lord

And my rhythm is hot
Let my people sing
Let them sing, let them sing, let my people sing
Let my people sing

King of punctuality
Who always arrived late
And when singing, he boasted
He wasn't easily scared

He sang bomba, he sang plena
Guaguancó, guaracha, and rumba
And the occasional bolero
More than once he sang

Héctor, we thank you
For your beautiful songs
You're always in our minds
You live in our hearts

Now all the singers
We pay tribute to you

Well deserved you have
Singer of singers

Today we pay tribute to the singer of the singers