Habanera
Xabier Lete Lyrics

Berriro itzuliko balitz
If I could return again

iragan denbora arrotza
To the bitter past

berdin kontsumi nezake
I could experience the same

banilla gozo artean,
Sweet moments

itsaso urrun batetan
In the distance of the sea

irudimena galdurik
Lost in imagination

udaberriko euritan
In the spring rain

larrosak pizten ikusiz.
Watching the grass grow.

Osaba komertzianterik
My uncle, a merchant

ez nuen izan Habanan,
I wasn't in Havana

pianorik ez zegoen
There was no piano

bizi nintzen etxe hartan,
I was living in that house

neskatxen puntilla fiûak
The delicate lace of girls

udako arratsaldetan,
On summer evenings

errosario santua
The holy rosary

neguko gela hotzean.
In the cold winter room.

Ezpainek gordetzen dute
The shoes keep

ezpain bustien gustoa
The taste of leather shoes

desiozko hotzikaran
Longing for hot soup

etsipenaren tamalez,
In the silence of sadness,

gaua zelatan dakusat
I spent the night awake

kontzientzia bilutsik
My conscience clear

badoaz orduz geldiak
The hours pass by

gogorapenen hegalez.
Amidst memories.

Jaio giûen, bizi gera
We were born, we live

ez dugu ezer eskatzen
We ask for nothing

itsasontzia astiro
The boat slowly

kaiatik ari da urruntzen.
Is drifting away on the sea.

Antillak zintzilik daude
The Antilles shine

argazkien paretetan
In the frames of pictures

karta bat idatziko dut
I will write a letter

norbaitek erantzun dezan.
For someone to answer.

Tabako, ron ta kanelaz
With tobacco, rum and cinnamon

girotutako arratsetan
In those party nights

algarak entzuten ziren
Laughter was heard

Habanako putetxetan,
In the brothels of Havana,

abanikodun mulatak
The mulattoes

gauari haize egiten
Warming the night

musiken aide nagiek
The music makers

odola erretzen zuten.
Were stirring up the blood.