When José Luis Cortés and NG La Banda (NG stands for "Nueva Generación" or … Read Full Bio ↴When José Luis Cortés and NG La Banda (NG stands for "Nueva Generación" or "New Generation") burst onto the scene in 1988 they represented a new pinnacle of achievement in the history of Cuban popular music. Using complex Cuban rythms such as son, songó and rumba blended with rock, jazz and funk, NG La Banda created a new style of music that came to be known as timba. Consisting of an all-star lineup, NG La Banda added unparalleled musical virtuosity to its Afro-Cuban grooves. Their influence can be heard in the work of many of the modern Cuban groups that have followed in their footsteps.

Lo Que Siento Es Le-Lo-Lei
NG La Banda Lyrics

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Cada quien tiene su propio amor
Y escuche que es como una canción,
Que al oír y al sentir
En el corazón, es amor.

No puedo imaginar, la vida si no estas,
Y sin pensarlo me comencé a enamorar.

Siento que es amor porque lo viví,
En mis sueños esa canción oí
Si logras escuchar en tu corazón.

No la dejes ir.

Siento que es amor, no hay mas que decir,
Dime si también tu puedes oír
Cada nota que llega al corazón
Y habla de mi amor.

En mi piel hoy grabaste tu amor
Eres quien me da la inspiración
A escribir y a vivir esta historia de amor,
Oh Yeah Baby.

No puedo imaginar, la vida si no estás,
Y sin pensarlo me comencé a enamorar.

Siento que es amor porque lo viví,
En mis sueños esa canción oí
Si logras escuchar en tu corazón.

No la dejes ir.

Siento que es amor, no hay mas que decir,
Dime si también tu puedes oír
Cada nota que llega al corazón
Y habla de mi amor.

Siento que es amor porque lo viví,
En mis sueños esa canción oí
Si logras escuchar en tu corazón.

No la dejes ir.

Siento que es amor, no hay mas que decir,
Dime si también tu puedes oír
Cada nota que llega al corazón
Y habla de mi amor.

(FIN).

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of the NG La Banda song "Lo Que Siento Es Le-Lo-Lei" are about the intense feeling of falling in love. The song starts with the lead singer acknowledging that everyone has their own kind of love, and compares it to a song. He believes that when love is felt and heard, it seeps into the heart and becomes an integral part of who one is. The song expresses how the singer cannot imagine his life without the object of his affection, and how he fell in love without even realising it.

The chorus repeats the singer's conviction that he truly feels love because he has lived it, and he heard the song about it in his dreams. The repetition of the line "no la dejes ir" urges the listener not to let go of a love that is felt so strongly, which is what the singer apparently did. The song becomes more intense with the repetition of the phrase "siento que es amor," which translates to "I feel it's love" in English. Towards the end, the singer declares that he has inscribed his love on his skin, and his object of affection is the inspiration behind everything he writes and lives. The song ends with another repetition of the chorus that asserts that the song reaching the heart speaks about the love felt by both the singer and his love interest.

Line by Line Meaning

Cada quien tiene su propio amor
Everyone has their own unique experience with love

Y escuche que es como una canción,
Love is often described as a song

Que al oír y al sentir
That when you listen and feel

En el corazón, es amor.
It's love in your heart

No puedo imaginar, la vida si no estas,
I can't imagine life without you

Y sin pensarlo me comencé a enamorar.
And without even thinking, I fell in love

Siento que es amor porque lo viví,
I know it's love because I've experienced it

En mis sueños esa canción oí
I heard that song in my dreams

Si logras escuchar en tu corazón.
If you listen with your heart

No la dejes ir.
Don't let it go

No hay mas que decir, dime si también tu puedes oír
There's nothing more to say, tell me if you can hear it too