Todo Tiene Su Final

Oye, mi gente

Listen, my people

Hay Héctor Lavoe pa' mucho rato

There's Héctor Lavoe for a long time

Todo tiene su final

Everything has its end

Nada dura para siempre

Nothing lasts forever

Tenemos que recordar

We must remember

Que no existe eternidad

That eternity doesn't exist

Como el lindo clavel

Like the lovely carnation

Solo quiso florecer

Only wished to bloom

Y enseñarnos su belleza

And show us its beauty

Y marchito perecer

And wither to perish

Todo tiene su final

Everything has its end

Nada dura para siempre

Nothing lasts forever

Es que tenemos que recordar

We must remember

Que no existe eternidad

That eternity doesn't exist

Como el campeón mundial

Like the world champion

Dio su vida por llegar

Gave his life to arrive

Y perder lo más querido

And lose the dearest

En las masas otro más

In the masses just another

Vamo' a recordar a Héctor Pérez Martínez

Let's remember Héctor Pérez Martínez

Es un tipo muy especial (todo tiene su final)

He's a very special guy (everything has its end)

Alala-lele-lolo-lala (todo tiene su final)

Alala-lele-lolo-lala (everything has its end)

Que todo tiene su final (todo tiene su final)

That everything has its end (everything has its end)

Si no me quieres, dímelo ahora (todo tiene su final)

If you don't love me, tell me now (everything has its end)

Pero a mi velorio no venga' a llorar, no, no (todo tiene su final)

But don't come crying at my funeral, no, no (everything has its end)

Ay-ay-ay, ay-ay, mamita rica (todo tiene su final)

Ay-ay-ay, ay-ay, sweet mama (everything has its end)

Yo sabía que un día tenía que acabar (todo tiene su final)

I knew one day it had to end (everything has its end)

Pero punto final, todo se acabó (todo tiene su final)

But the final point, everything is over (everything has its end)

Así decía el flaco cuando se ponía a cantar (todo tiene su final)

That's what the skinny one said when he started to sing (everything has its end)

Oye, qué rumba mi gente, tremenda celebración

Listen, what a rumba my people, tremendous celebration

Héctor, tus hermanos de la música te recordamos

Héctor, your music brothers remember you

Y te queremos mucho

And we love you very much

El mago de la travesura

The prankster magician

Ay, te encantaba vacilar (todo tiene su final)

Oh, you loved to have fun (everything has its end)

Es que Héctor era ritmo y melodía (todo tiene su final)

It's that Héctor was rhythm and melody (everything has its end)

Es que él fue el sonero de verdad (todo tiene su final)

It's that he was the true sonero (everything has its end)

Y fue mi amigo, el rey de la puntualidad (todo tiene su final)

And he was my friend, the king of punctuality (everything has its end)

Ahí dijo que el demonio era Tony cuando al mundo iba a plancha (todo tiene su final)

There he said the devil was Tony when he was going to iron the world (everything has its end)

Todo tiene su final (todo tiene su final)

Everything has its end (everything has its end)

Con esto el mundo entero quiere cantar, anda

With this, the whole world wants to sing, come on

Gózalo, que esto es pa' ti, eah

Enjoy it, this is for you, eah

Con Héctor la salsa es pa' siempre, esto no tiene final

With Héctor, salsa is forever, this has no end

Ay, que como cantaba el flaco yo te juro que nunca, que nunca se va a acabar, no, no

Oh, the way the skinny one sang, I swear to you, it will never, it will never end, no, no

Con Héctor la salsa es pa' siempre, esto no tiene final

With Héctor, salsa is forever, this has no end

Porque era rumbero bueno, bueno, bueno, bueno, era bueno de verdad

Because he was a true rumbero, good, good, good, he was truly good

Con Héctor la salsa es pa' siempre, esto no tiene final

With Héctor, salsa is forever, this has no end

Que si la Fania, que encima del carro, que si to'o el mundo

Whether it's Fania, on top of the car, everyone

To'o el mundo quiere gozar, sí

Everyone wants to enjoy, yes

Con Héctor la salsa es pa' siempre, esto no tiene final

With Héctor, salsa is forever, this has no end

Como te queremos tanto parece que aquí mismo, aquí mismito tú estás

Since we love you so much, it feels like right here, right here you are