‘‘ Contrólate’’

CHORUS: Stay still, stay calm. Don't look at her crossly, if she's dancing with me. VOICE 1: If she came to the party it was because I invited her. If she came with me, CHORUS: She has to leave with me. CHORUS: Stay still, stay calm. Don't look at her crossly, if she's dancing with me. VOICE 1: If she came to the party it was because I invited her. If she came with me. CHORUS: She has to leave with me. VOICE 1: Come in, King! CHORUS: You don't have problems with me, if you don't look for them. VOICE 1: Come in, Edilberto! Blow! CHORUS: You don't have problems with me, if you don't look for them. CHORUS: You don't have problems with me, if you don't look for them. VOICE 1: Stay still, stay calm, she's dancing with me, comrade. CHORUS: You don't have problems with me, if you don't look for them. VOICE 1: Don’t look at me, don’t look at me crossly, that mulatto woman is going with me, with me. CHORUS: You don’t have problems with me, if you don’t look for them. VOICE 1: But come dance, come enjoy, Papi Oviedo arrived at La Tropical. CHORUS: You don’t have problems with me, if you don’t look for them. VOICE 1: The party has become good comradely with Papi Oviedo and his soneros. CHORUS: You don’t have problems with me, if you don’t look for them. (…)

CORO: Estate quieto,
estate tranquilo.
No me la mires atravesado,
si está bailando conmigo.

VOZ 1: Si ella vino a la fiesta
fue porque yo la invité.
Si ella vino conmigo,
CORO: Conmigo se tiene que ir.

CORO: Estate quieto,
estate tranquilo.
No me la mires atravesado,
si está bailando conmigo.

VOZ 1: Si ella vino a la fiesta
fue porque yo la invité.
Si ella vino conmigo.
CORO: Conmigo se tiene que ir.

VOZ 1: ¡Entra, Rey!

CORO: Tú no tienes problemas conmigo,
si no te los buscas.

VOZ 1: ¡Entra, Edilberto!
¡Sopla!

CORO: Tú no tienes problemas conmigo,
si no te los buscas.

CORO: Tú no tienes problemas conmigo,
si no te los buscas.

VOZ 1: Estate quieto, estate tranquilo,
que está bailando conmigo, camarada.

CORO: Tú no tienes problemas conmigo,
si no te los buscas.

VOZ 1: No me la mires, no me la mires atravesado,
que esa mulata se va conmigo, conmigo.

CORO: Tú no tienes problemas conmigo,
si no te los buscas.

VOZ 1: Pero que ven a bailar, ven a gozar,
llegó Papi Oviedo a La Tropical.

CORO: Tú no tienes problemas conmigo,
si no te los buscas.

VOZ 1: La fiesta se ha puesto buena camarada
con Papi Oviedo y sus soneros.

CORO: Tú no tienes problemas conmigo,
si no te los buscas.
(…)