Listen, my people
Oye, mi gente
There's Héctor Lavoe for a long time
Hay Héctor Lavoe pa' mucho rato
Everything has its end
Todo tiene su final
Nothing lasts forever
Nada dura para siempre
We must remember
Tenemos que recordar
That eternity doesn't exist
Que no existe eternidad
Like the lovely carnation
Como el lindo clavel
Only wished to bloom
Solo quiso florecer
And show us its beauty
Y enseñarnos su belleza
And wither to perish
Y marchito perecer
Everything has its end
Todo tiene su final
Nothing lasts forever
Nada dura para siempre
We must remember
Es que tenemos que recordar
That eternity doesn't exist
Que no existe eternidad
Like the world champion
Como el campeón mundial
Gave his life to arrive
Dio su vida por llegar
And lose the dearest
Y perder lo más querido
In the masses just another
En las masas otro más
Let's remember Héctor Pérez Martínez
Vamo' a recordar a Héctor Pérez Martínez
He's a very special guy (everything has its end)
Es un tipo muy especial (todo tiene su final)
Alala-lele-lolo-lala (everything has its end)
Alala-lele-lolo-lala (todo tiene su final)
That everything has its end (everything has its end)
Que todo tiene su final (todo tiene su final)
If you don't love me, tell me now (everything has its end)
Si no me quieres, dímelo ahora (todo tiene su final)
But don't come crying at my funeral, no, no (everything has its end)
Pero a mi velorio no venga' a llorar, no, no (todo tiene su final)
Ay-ay-ay, ay-ay, sweet mama (everything has its end)
Ay-ay-ay, ay-ay, mamita rica (todo tiene su final)
I knew one day it had to end (everything has its end)
Yo sabía que un día tenía que acabar (todo tiene su final)
But the final point, everything is over (everything has its end)
Pero punto final, todo se acabó (todo tiene su final)
That's what the skinny one said when he started to sing (everything has its end)
Así decía el flaco cuando se ponía a cantar (todo tiene su final)
Listen, what a rumba my people, tremendous celebration
Oye, qué rumba mi gente, tremenda celebración
Héctor, your music brothers remember you
Héctor, tus hermanos de la música te recordamos
And we love you very much
Y te queremos mucho
The prankster magician
El mago de la travesura
Oh, you loved to have fun (everything has its end)
Ay, te encantaba vacilar (todo tiene su final)
It's that Héctor was rhythm and melody (everything has its end)
Es que Héctor era ritmo y melodía (todo tiene su final)
It's that he was the true sonero (everything has its end)
Es que él fue el sonero de verdad (todo tiene su final)
And he was my friend, the king of punctuality (everything has its end)
Y fue mi amigo, el rey de la puntualidad (todo tiene su final)
There he said the devil was Tony when he was going to iron the world (everything has its end)
Ahí dijo que el demonio era Tony cuando al mundo iba a plancha (todo tiene su final)
Everything has its end (everything has its end)
Todo tiene su final (todo tiene su final)
With this, the whole world wants to sing, come on
Con esto el mundo entero quiere cantar, anda
Enjoy it, this is for you, eah
Gózalo, que esto es pa' ti, eah
With Héctor, salsa is forever, this has no end
Con Héctor la salsa es pa' siempre, esto no tiene final
Oh, the way the skinny one sang, I swear to you, it will never, it will never end, no, no
Ay, que como cantaba el flaco yo te juro que nunca, que nunca se va a acabar, no, no
With Héctor, salsa is forever, this has no end
Con Héctor la salsa es pa' siempre, esto no tiene final
Because he was a true rumbero, good, good, good, he was truly good
Porque era rumbero bueno, bueno, bueno, bueno, era bueno de verdad
With Héctor, salsa is forever, this has no end
Con Héctor la salsa es pa' siempre, esto no tiene final
Whether it's Fania, on top of the car, everyone
Que si la Fania, que encima del carro, que si to'o el mundo
Everyone wants to enjoy, yes
To'o el mundo quiere gozar, sí
With Héctor, salsa is forever, this has no end
Con Héctor la salsa es pa' siempre, esto no tiene final
Since we love you so much, it feels like right here, right here you are
Como te queremos tanto parece que aquí mismo, aquí mismito tú estás