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Does anyone have the English translation of the Spanish words in "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" (C,S,N&Y)?

Question #145277. Asked by serpa.
Last updated Jan 08 2018.
Originally posted Jan 08 2018 1:04 AM.

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Answer has 4 votes.
I have to take this site on faith, as I do not speak Spanish.
At the end of the Suite, Stephen Stills sings the following Spanish lines:

Que linda me la traiga Cuba,
la reina de la Mar Caribe.
Cielo sol no tiene sangreahi,
y que triste que no puedo vaya,
Oh va, oh va, va.

Loosely translated that is:

How happy it makes me to think of Cuba,
the smiles of the Caribbean Sea,
Sunny sky has no blood, and how sad that
I'm not able to go
Oh go, oh go go

I would suggest, however, that "la reina" should be translated as the queen, not the smiles.
link http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=236445

Response last updated by looney_tunes on Jan 08 2018.
Jan 08 2018, 4:15 AM
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Answer has 16 votes.

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The Spanish lyrics are sung in the background of the several lines of "doo-doo-doo-da-doo". Stills said he did this to make them intentionally difficult to decipher, even for Spanish speakers

These are the Spanish lyrics according to Wiki.

"Que linda me recuerdo a Cuba.
La reina de la Mar Caribe.
Quiero solo visitarme ayĆ­.
Y que triste que no puedo vaya."

Google translates this as

"How beautiful I remember Cuba.
The queen of the Caribbean Sea.
I just want to visit me.
And how sad I can not go. "

Tidied up I would suggest

"I remember the beauty of Cuba
The Queen of the Carribean Sea
I want to go back again
I'm so sad that I can't go."

Jan 08 2018, 4:42 AM
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