Song Translation: Ang Huling El Bimbo (The Last Dance)

 
When we were young,
you looked liked Paraluman.
You danced so gracefully,
be it boogie or cha-cha.
However my favorite would always be 
you dancing El Bimbo.
It move me, pulsates me, gives me shivers.

After school, I'd always go directly to your place,
And all afternoon, you'd teach me how to dance.

Our hands touched

And without knowing

You also taught my heart

what true love is.

My body stiffens whenever the record would play.

It's dead to the move of your hips and your lovely stare. 

I can then see the light in my life

whenever we dance, I have my arms on your shoulder

And my hands slowly move towards the smooth skin of your arm.

I wish it was back then that I professed what I felt.

Even as times passed, this dance is all I know.

Our hands touched

And without knowing

You also taught my heart

what true love is.

Many years have passed,

And I haven't seen you since.

I heard that you already have a child,

but with a husband.

You're also a dishwasher in Ermita,

and one night was run over in a dark alley.

All of my dreams have been shattered.
Now, it's only in my dreams that I can dance with you.

I remember our hands touching

And without knowing

You also taught my heart

what true love is.

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What I like about this song is that not only is it an OPM classic, but that it has a story to tell. That's why I'd like to share my English translation of the lyrics to the rest of the world.

Please note that the translation is not done word per word. Example bata is kids.