Esquina Habanera

Last night I had a dream
Such a pleasant thing
I was dancing
On a Havana corner
Having a beer
I was truly enjoying
To the rhythm of a record player
That echoed on the sidewalk
To the rhythm of a record player
That echoed on the sidewalk

There passed a mulatto
Giving it fire, setting the can ablaze

There passed the billiards player
With the thirty-three
Who was going to be first

There passed Beny Moré
Singing 'How it was'

There passed, Yes Sir!
So many memories
From those times of my childhood

Let the Roosters sing

Last night I had a dream
Such a pleasant thing
I was dancing
On a Havana corner
Having a beer
I was truly enjoying
To the rhythm of a record player
That echoed on the sidewalk
To the rhythm of a record player
That echoed on the sidewalk

There passed a spiritualist
Blessing everyone
With holy water

There passed the shoe shiner
With his little box
And the torn shirt

And there passed the gentleman
Who was from Paris
But without money

There passed, Yes Sir!
So many memories
From those times of my childhood

No matter what happens
And even if I die in Miami
My soul will fly away
To a Havana corner
To my Havana corner
I will return soon
With me I take Celia
And the Roosters for the party, you see!
No matter what happens
And even if I die in Miami
My soul will fly away
To a Havana corner
I love Calle 8
And my flowers and the brewery
Oh! but how I miss
My little Havana corner
No matter what happens
And even if I die in Miami
My soul will fly away
To a Havana corner
And in the middle of that great dream
Beny appeared with Arsenio
And Perez Prado and the Rumba formed
And we sang...
'Bring the stretcher
I can't take it anymore
Cuchucuchacucha chucuchacucha'

What's up, rooster!

To have a bouquet on the tomb
I want when I die
Flowers and a flag
On a Havana corner
Listen! A real Cuban party
I want when I die
To last until the morning
On a Havana corner

Until I die
How it was!