Sin Clave no Hay Son [English translation]

Hey, start the clave

There are thrones without rulers

and loves without burial

there are human animals

there are moonless romantics

there are towns without brotherhood

there are slaps without hands

there is no poet without madness

There's victory without rejoicing

and captives without prison

there are caciques without honor

and lovers without devotion

there's Christ without crucifix

there's Christ without crucifix

But without the clave, there is no son

it's just that there are truths you can't argue with

without the clave, there is no son

life exists if there isn't passion

Without the clave, there is no son

there is no hope without dreams

and no cheating without deception

true love without heart

and without the clave, there is no son

There is no evil that does no evil

no exile without pain

injustice without end

teaching without error

There is no calm without storms

there is no ship without madrigal

there is no tyrant without fear

there are millionaires without money

no sin without forgiveness

no mercenary without pay

there is no saint without religion

there is no splinter without mulata

there are brides without serenades

But without the clave, there is no son

it's just that there are truths you can't argue with

without the clave, there is no son

life exists if there isn't passion

Without the clave, there is no son

there is no hope without dreams

and no cheating without deception

true love without heart

and without the clave, there is no son

Not everything that shines is gold

Without the clave, there is no son

It's that there is no son

without big heads

Without the clave, there is no son

You aren't a good sonero

if you don't improvise with grace

Without the clave, there is no son

When you play with all you got, maracas

Without the clave, there is no son

There is no lust without desire, no solution for the ugly

Without the clave, there is no son

There are loves that grow even over the distance

Without the clave, there is no son

(azúcar)

Oh, oh, oh, without the clave

Without the clave, I don't sing

oh, oh, oh without the clave

The clave is where the flavor comes from

Oh, oh, oh without the clave

Anyone who sings without the clave has lost the key

oh, oh, oh, without the clave

This is the clave

Oh, oh, oh, without the clave

So you know

oh, oh, oh, sin clave

Oh, oh, oh, without the clave

Now here's your key

Put your life into the clave

oh, oh, oh, without the clave

to enjoy life

the clave with life

Oh, oh, oh, without the clave

oh, oh, oh, oh with the clave

(azúcar)