‘‘ De Cuba Vengo y Cubano Soy’’

CHORUS: I come from Cuba and I am Cuban, I leave Cuba and to Cuba I go. I come from Cuba and I am Cuban, I leave Cuba and to Cuba I go. VOICE 1: I am the one who, passing by that royal road, they asked his name, and those who didn't believe him began to exclaim, "This man has gone crazy!" The one who sang to you yesterday, who delighted you so much and whom you heard on the radio, and the one who today, dressed as a baseball player, pretended to be a home run hitter with a bat in the stadium. CHORUS: I come from Cuba and I am Cuban, I leave Cuba and to Cuba I go. I come from Cuba and I am Cuban, I leave Cuba and to Cuba I go. VOICE 1: The one who just spoke with you a little and they even yelled "crazy" at him, I am Sixta's son, the one who always has a kind word when the children cheer him, when the people applaud him, I am the one, that's me. CHORUS: I come from Cuba and I am Cuban, I leave Cuba and to Cuba I go. I come from Cuba and I am Cuban, I leave Cuba and to Cuba I go. VOICE 1: El Kiki, Mu, Musiquita. To the Valera Miranda family. CHORUS: I come from Cuba and to Cuba I go. VOICE 1: But how delicious, how delicious. CHORUS: I come from Cuba and to Cuba I go. VOICE 1: But look, the rumba got good. CHORUS: I come from Cuba and to Cuba I go. VOICE 1: Look how she dances so well, how that dark-skinned woman moves. CHORUS: I come from Cuba and to Cuba I go. VOICE 1: To the people of Colombia, Mexico, and New York. CHORUS: I come from Cuba and to Cuba I go. VOICE 1: Puerto Rico, my flavor is for you. CHORUS: I come from Cuba and to Cuba I go. VOICE 1: With much affection I put my feeling into it. CHORUS: I come from Cuba and to Cuba I go. VOICE 1: I know that Gilberto feels the same as I feel. CHORUS: I come from Cuba and to Cuba I go. VOICE 1: For you, for you, for you, Oscar. CHORUS: I come from Cuba and to Cuba I go. VOICE 1: Don't forget, Celia, I wanted to say hello. CHORUS: I come from Cuba and to Cuba I go. VOICE 1: A beautiful tribute, I tell you, I'm enjoying myself. CHORUS: I come from Cuba and to Cuba I go. VOICE 1: My greetings to Miami, the people are listening to me. CHORUS: I come from Cuba and to Cuba I go. VOICE 1: Here I arrived, I arrived because I arrived. CHORUS: I come from Cuba and to Cuba I go. I come from Cuba and I am Cuban, from Cuba I leave and to Cuba I go. I come from Cuba and I am Cuban, from Cuba I leave and to Cuba I go. VOICE 1: Well, I'm leaving, the plane is leaving me, from here to Cuba.

CORO: De Cuba vengo y cubano soy
de Cuba salgo y a Cuba voy.
De Cuba vengo y cubano soy
de Cuba salgo y a Cuba voy.
VOZ 1: Yo soy aquel que al pasar
por aquel camino real
le preguntaron el nombre
y los que no le creyeron
empezaron a exclamar
se ha vuelto loco este hombre.
Aquel que ayer te cantó,
que tanto te deleitó
y escuchaste en la radio,
y ese que hoy
vestido de pelotero
se la dio de jonronero
con un bate en el estadio.
CORO: De Cuba vengo y cubano soy
de Cuba salgo y a Cuba voy.
De Cuba vengo y cubano soy
de Cuba salgo y a Cuba voy.
VOZ 1: Ese que ahorita
conversó contigo un poco
y hasta le gritaron loco,
yo soy el hijo de Sixta,
ese, que siempre tiene
una frase de cariño
cuando lo aclaman los niños,
cuando lo aplaude la gente,
yo soy aquel,
aquel soy yo.
CORO: De Cuba vengo y cubano soy
de Cuba salgo y a Cuba voy.
De Cuba vengo y cubano soy
de Cuba salgo y a Cuba voy.
VOZ 1: El Kiki,
Mu, Musiquita.
A la familia, Valera Miranda.
CORO: De Cuba vengo y a Cuba voy.
VOZ 1: Pero qué rico, qué rico.
CORO: De Cuba vengo y a Cuba voy.
VOZ 1: Pero que mira, la rumba se puso buena.
CORO: De Cuba vengo y a Cuba voy.
VOZ 1: Mira como baila rico,
cómo se mueve esa morena.
CORO: De Cuba vengo y a Cuba voy.
VOZ 1: A la gente de Colombia, de México y Nueva York.
CORO: De Cuba vengo y a Cuba voy.
VOZ 1: Puerto Rico,
para ti va mi sabor.
CORO: De Cuba vengo y a Cuba voy.
VOZ 1: Con muchísimo cariño le puse mi sentimiento.
CORO: De Cuba vengo y a Cuba voy.
VOZ 1: Yo sé que Gilberto siente eso mismo que yo siento.
CORO: De Cuba vengo y a Cuba voy.
VOZ 1: Para ti, para ti, para ti, Oscar.
CORO: De Cuba vengo y a Cuba voy.
VOZ 1: Que no se te olvide, Celia, yo te quise saludar.
CORO: De Cuba vengo y a Cuba voy.
VOZ 1: Un homenaje bonito te lo digo estoy gozando.
CORO: De Cuba vengo y a Cuba voy.
VOZ 1: Mi saludo para Miami, la gente me está escuchando.
CORO: De Cuba vengo y a Cuba voy.
VOZ 1: Aquí llegué,
yo llegué porque llegué.
CORO: De Cuba vengo y a Cuba voy.
De Cuba vengo y cubano soy
de Cuba salgo y a Cuba voy.
De Cuba vengo y cubano soy
de Cuba salgo y a Cuba voy.
VOZ 1: Bueno, me voy que,
me deja el avión,
de aquí para Cuba.