Malecón

I'm walking along the Malecón even if you don't see me,
and in one hand I carry the truth and to Old Havana,
on the other side is the Deaville hotel, look who would've thought
that I'm going down the Capri hill to the Rivera hotel.

I'm walking along the Malecón even if you don't believe it,
my heart is now screaming for Pedro and my grandma.
Tell Ernestico that I'm already there,
that I have a bottle that's on me,......
that I want you very close to me.

Give water to that Domino game, my life is slipping away, you see,
and time doesn't heal the wound.
Give water to that Domino game, I'm shouting to the wind. Oh God!
That the Prado is crying for me and San Lazaro is laughing.

Give water to that Domino game, nostalgia calls for the bongó,
the clave is marking the clock and a trumpet trills.
Give water to that Domino game, I have little time left. Oh God!
so I can give my love a Saturday like any other.

Play your Domino game, your life is slipping away,
the Prado is crying for me and San Lazaro is laughing, I'm running over there.
Play your Domino game, your life is slipping away
hey, and if they ask about me, tell them I'm coming back to my neighborhood.
Play your Domino game, your life is slipping away
with you in the distance, my beloved, I'm going with the melody.

To dance the son I need a little piece of Havana
The mockingbird's song in the mountains and a Cuban palm tree
To dance the son I need a little piece of Havana
a mulata dancing a son and a little coffee in the morning
To dance the son I need a little piece of Havana
hey, I was born in Havana, I'm a Habanero.

I'm missing the Malecón, and me too and a little piece of Havana
to start the Rumba at night and finish in the morning
Walk along 23, go down the ramp and you'll reach central Havana
I'm missing the Malecón and a little piece of Havana
because I miss you and no one else but you and only you, my sister.....