Lyrics and translation Omara Portuondo - Donde Estabas Tu?

Donde Estabas Tu?

¿Dónde?
¿Dónde estabas tú?
¿Dónde?
¿Dónde estabas tú?
¿Dónde?
¿Dónde estabas tú?
¿Dónde?
¿Dónde tú estabas, José Inés?
Que ayer fui a buscarte
Y no te hallé
Te llevaste los cueros, el quinto y el tres
Y por tu culpa suspendimo' el bembé
¿Dónde?
¿Dónde estabas tú?
Yo fui a buscarte con Lola, Tomasa y Merced
¿Dónde?
¿Dónde estabas tú?
¿Dónde?
¿Dónde tú estabas, Juan José?
¿Dónde?
¿Dónde estabas tú?
Oye, tremendo lío me has buscado tú con Doña Inés
¿Dónde?
¿Dónde estabas tú?
¿Dónde?
¿Dónde estabas tú?
¿Dónde?
¿Dónde estabas tú?
¿Dónde?
¿Dónde estabas tú?
¿Dónde tú estaba'? En casa de Ñico, Jacinto y Andrés
¿Dónde?
¿Dónde estabas tú?
Tú no juegues conmigo, que yo como candela
¿Dónde?
¿Dónde estabas tú?
Y por tu culpa suspendimo' el bembé
¡Ay! ¡Pero qué sabroso, mi hermano, suave!

Where Were You?

Where?
Where were you?
Where?
Where were you?
Where?
Where were you?
Where?
Where were you, José Inés?
I went looking for you yesterday,
But I couldn't find you.
You took the drums, the quinto, and the tres,
And because of you we had to cancel the bembé.
Where?
Where were you?
I went looking for you with Lola, Tomasa, and Merced.
Where?
Where were you?
Where?
Where were you, Juan José?
Where?
Where were you?
Hey, you've gotten me into a big mess with Doña Inés.
Where?
Where were you?
Where?
Where were you?
Where?
Where were you?
Where?
Where were you?
Where were you? At the house of Ñico, Jacinto, and Andrés.
Where?
Where were you?
Don't play games with me, because I'm like fire.
Where?
Where were you?
And because of you we had to cancel the bembé.
Oh, but it's so sweet, my brother, you're so smooth!