This song is to celebrate a meeting between 'soneros', people who play the son. Papi Oviedo's songs show a deep love for the traditional son of his country, Cuba. In this song he greets many soneros in Cuba, including many from the Buena Vista phenomenon.
CHORUS: Today we're going to celebrate a gathering of soneros so they know that son is played all over the world. VOICE 1: So that the soneros from those faraway lands can come and listen to Raúl Planas, Benny Moré, and Chapotín, hear Ibrahim sing, that great sonero, so the whole world knows, we love them very much here, Correa with Los Bocucos, Los Chuquis with Heriberto, congratulate Adalberto for his valuable works, may Félix Baloy, sonero among soneros, be inspired. CHORUS: Today we're going to celebrate a gathering of soneros so they know that son is played all over the world. VOICE 1: Invite Peter Conde, Papo Lucas, and La Ponceña. Greetings to Cheo Feliciano and the land of Puerto Rico, El Gran Combo, who strives so that you may hear it, Andy Montañez says that he sings my son daily, the brave Willy Rosario causes a great sensation, thanks to Oscar de León and the Venezuelan people, Grupo Niche, Colombian, Rubén Blades and other soneros say that my Cuban son is heard throughout the world. But come in, come in, gentlemen. CHORUS: It is played throughout the world. VOICE 1: But what do you look here, what do you look there, Nené. CHORUS: It is played throughout the world. VOICE 1: Listen to my Cuban son, mama. CHORUS: It is played throughout the world. VOICE 1: This is how Cuní sang to the whole world. CHORUS: It is played throughout the world. VOICE 1: Here comes my mambo, but my mambo, comrade. CHORUS: It is played throughout the world. (…)
CORO: Hoy vamos a celebrar
un encuentro entre soneros
para que sepan que el son
se toca en el mundo entero.
VOZ 1: Para que vengan los soneros
de esas tierras tan lejanas
y escuchar a Raúl Planas,
al Benny y a Chapotín,
oír cantar a Ibrahím,
ese grandioso sonero,
que le sepa el mundo entero,
aquí los queremos mucho,
Correa con los Bocucos,
Los Chuquis con Heriberto,
felicitar a Adalberto
por sus obras de valor,
que inspire Félix Baloy,
sonero entre los soneros.
CORO: Hoy vamos a celebrar
un encuentro entre soneros
para que sepan que el son
se toca en el mundo entero.
VOZ 1: Invitar a Peter Conde,
Papo Lucas y La Ponceña.
Saludo a Cheo Feliciano
y a la tierra borinqueña,
El Gran Combo que se empeña
para que lo escuche usted,
dice Andy Montañez
que el canta mi son a diario,
el bravo, Willy Rosario
causa un gran sensación,
gracias a Oscar de León
y al pueblo venezolano,
Grupo Niche, colombiano,
Rubén Blades y otros soneros
dicen que mi son cubano
se oye en el mundo entero.
Pero pasen,
pasen, caballeros.
CORO: Se toca en el mundo entero.
VOZ 1: Pero que mira por aquí,
que mira por allá,
Nené.
CORO: Se toca en el mundo entero.
VOZ 1: Escucha mi son cubano, mamá.
CORO: Se toca en el mundo entero.
VOZ 1: Así le cantó Cuní al mundo entero.
CORO: Se toca en el mundo entero.
VOZ 1: Ahí viene mi mambo,
pero mi mambo, camarada.
CORO: Se toca en el mundo entero.
(…)