Seven Steps To Havana Deserves More Recognition

In the clip above, pianist Viviana Pintado sings "Contingo Aprendi" (With You I Learned) with Minneapolis based Seven Steps to Havana, Doug Little on sax. I heard them play on August 19, 2009 in Madison. Here's a rough translation followed by the actual lyrics (without the intro):

With you I learned

That new and better emotions exist

With you I learned

To meet a new world of illusions

I learned

That the week has more than seven days

To make greater my few joys

And to be happy with the things I learned from you

With you I learned

To see the light from the other side of the moon

With you I learned

That your presence I will not change for anyone

I learned

That a kiss can be sweeter and deeper

That I can leave tomorrow from this world

The good things, I have already lived them with you

With you I learned

To see the light from the other side of the moon

With you I learned

That your presence I will not change for anyone

I learned that a kiss can be sweeter and deeper

That I can leave tomorrow from this world

The good things, I have already lived them with you

And with you I learned

That I was born the day I met you

Contigo Aprendi
Que exsiste nuevas y mejores emociones
contigo aprendi
a conozer el mundo nuevo de ilusiones
aprendi
que la semana tiene mas de siete dias
hacer mejores mis contadas alegrias
ya ser
yo contigo lo aprendi

contigo aprendi

a ver la luz de el otro lado de la luna
contigo aprendi

de tu presencia no la cambio por ninguna
aprendi que puedo un beso ser mas dulce y mas profundo
que puedo ir me manana mismo de esto mundo
las cosas buenas ya contigo las vivir
contigo aprendi
que yo naci el bien que te conoci

contigo aprendi

a ver la luz de el otro lado de la luna
contigo aprendi

de tu presencia no la cambio por ninguna
aprendi que puedo un beso ser mas dulce y mas profundo
que puedo ir me manana mismo de este mundo
las cosas buenas ya contigo las vivir

contigo aprendi
que yo naci es bien que te conoci