El

About El

"El Cantante" is the 1978 signature song of Puerto Rican salsa singer Héctor Lavoe and first single of the album Comedia. The song was written by Rubén Blades and produced by Willie Colón. The 2006 movie about Lavoe's life, El Cantante, takes its title from the song.

Year:

2011

2:38

107 Views

Spanish

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El hombre tiene por dentro, durmiendo, a una mujer
Cada vez que se emborracha, se despierta la muchacha que hay en él

Lo conozco de hace tiempo y nos llevamos muy bien
Me respeta y lo respeto; creo que sabe que yo sé 
Que él sabe que él vive detrás de una puerta que
Sobrio, no se atreve a abrir. Que yo sé que el vive 
Preso detrás de una mirada que sólo sabe sugerir
Ocultando el por qué, su modo de sentir
Su conciencia de ser distinto a mí
Cuando, borracha, se escapa su otra forma de ser
Silencioso la recibo, porque sé que ser testigo es mi papel

Yo sé que él, al darme su confianza, también me entrega 
La esperanza de encontrar en mí a un amigo fiel
Alguien que entienda que los tragos le sacan la mujer
Debajo, a pedir que lo comprenda, a él

Mi amigo tiene por dentro, durmiendo a una mujer

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Rubén Blades

Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna (Spanish pronunciation: [ruˈβen ˈbleðz]; born July 16, 1948) professionally known as Rubén Blades is a Panamanian salsa singer, songwriter, actor, Latin jazz musician, and activist, performing musically most often in the Afro-Cuban and Latin jazz genres. As songwriter, Blades brought the lyrical sophistication of Central American nueva canción and Cuban nueva trova as well as experimental tempos and politically inspired Nuyorican salsa to his music, creating thinking persons' (salsa) dance music. Blades has composed dozens of musical hits, the most famous of which is "Pedro Navaja," a song about a neighborhood thug who appears to die during a robbery (his song "Sorpresas" continues the story), inspired by "Mack the Knife." He also… more »

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