A slow romantic Ballad"Habanera Sola", with Chucho Valdes on piano and David Alvarez vocals and flute. It is a nostalgic song about a Cuban girl being left behind when her partner leaves a better life across the water.
when the moon flies over the sea,
with your soul of anchor ship, you weigh anchor,
afterwards you sing your pain to the wind,
lamp of memories paving stone of love.
When the moon flies over the sea, with your soul of a sailboat you set sail, then you sing to the wind your pain, lantern of memories, paving stone of love. Heart, learn from laughter its pristine song, heart, tell me your suffering, give me your voice. Girl in love with love, and the fallen handkerchief, and the compliment a flower, a gazebo in love with chance, on which sidewalk will you walk watering your pain? Heart, learn from laughter its pristine song. Heart, tell me your suffering, give me your voice. From what hidden century does your endless contradance come, spirit of light, candelabra that lights up my dreams? You flooded the city with your tears, Havana woman, you never stop crying. Be careful, woman, do not overflow the sea. Lonely Havana woman, sailboats of the sea, if tomorrow you cry, lonely Havana woman, sailboats of the sea, if tomorrow you cry. From what hidden century does your endless contradance emerge, spirit of light, candelabra that lights up my dreams? You flooded the city with your tears, Havana woman, you never stop crying. Be careful, woman, don't overflow the sea. Lonely Havana woman, sailboats of the sea, if tomorrow you cry, lonely Havana woman, sailboats of the sea, if tomorrow you cry. Oh! Havana woman of the soul, heart.
Cuando vuela la luna sobre el mar,
con tu alma de velero zarpas a navegar,
luego cantas al viento tu dolor,
farol de los recuerdos, adoquín del amor.
Corazón, aprende del reír su prístina canción,
corazón, cuéntame tu sufrir, regálame tu voz.
Muchacha enamorada del amor, y el pañuelo caído, y el cumplido una flor,
glorieta enamorada del azar, ¿por qué acera andarás regando tu pena?
Corazón, aprende del reír su prístina canción.
Corazón, cuéntame tu sufrir, regálame tu voz.
¿De qué siglo escondido sale tu contradanza sinfín,
espíritu de luz, candelabro que alumbra mi soñar?
Inundaste en tu llanto la ciudad,
habanera, no paras de llorar.
Ten cuidado, mujer, no desbordes el mar.
Habanera sola, veleros del mar, si mañana lloras,
habanera sola, veleros del mar, si mañana lloras.
¿De qué siglo escondido sale tu contradanza sinfín,
espíritu de luz, candelabro que alumbra mi soñar?
Inundaste en tu llanto la ciudad,
habanera, no paras de llorar.
Ten cuidado, mujer, no desbordes el mar.
Habanera sola, veleros del mar, si mañana lloras,
habanera sola, veleros del mar, si mañana lloras.
¡Ay!, habanera del alma, corazón.