Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Yiri Yiri Bon by Benny Moré from Spanish to English.
Yiri bon yiri bon
Yiri bon yiri bon
Yiri bon yiri bon
Yiri bon yiri bon
Yiri bon yiri bon
Yiri bon yiri bon
Yiri bon yiri bon
Yiri bon yiri bon
Yimboro yimboro yimboro
Yimboro yimboro yimboro
Yimboro yimboro yimboro
Yimboro yimboro yimboro
Te gusta mulata la rumba
You like the mulata (mixed-race woman) the rumba
Te gusta mulata la conga
You like the mulata the conga
Bailar al compás del cajon
Dancing to the rhythm of the cajon
Sonados por manos
Played by the hands
De negros cubanos
Of Cuban blacks
Que hayan jurado tocar su tambor
Who have sworn to play their drum
Yiri bon yiri bon
Yiri bon yiri bon
Yiri bon yiri bon
Yiri bon yiri bon
Yiri bon yiri bon
Yiri bon yiri bon
Yiri bon yiri bon
Yiri bon yiri bon
Yimboro yimboro yimboro
Yimboro yimboro yimboro
Yimboro yimboro yimboro
Yimboro yimboro yimboro
En cuba se corta la caña
In Cuba, sugar cane is cut
En cuba se toma café
In Cuba, coffee is drunk
En cuba se baila el bembé
In Cuba, the bembé is danced
Se fuma tabaco
Tobacco is smoked
Se toma guarapo
Guarapo is consumed
Y atrás de la comparsa
And behind the comparsa (parade group)
Se va echando un pie
One dances a step
Detras de la comparsa
Behind the comparsa
Se va echando un pie
One dances a step
Detras de la comparsa
Behind the comparsa
Se va echando un pie
One dances a step
Tu bailas la conga
You dance the conga
Y yo bailo el bembé
And I dance the bembé
Detras de la comparsa
Behind the comparsa
Se va echando un pie
One dances a step
Tu tomas guarapo
You drink guarapo
Y yo tomo café
And I drink coffee
Tu bailas el danson
You dance the danson
Y yo bailo el minue
And I dance the minuet
Yiri yiri bon yiri yiri bon
Yiri yiri bon yiri yiri bon
Yiri yiri bon yiri yiri bon
Yiri yiri bon yiri yiri bon
Yiri yiri bon yiri yiri bon
Yiri yiri bon yiri yiri bon
Yiri yiri bon yiri yiri bon
Yiri yiri bon yiri yiri bon
Yimboro, yimboro, yimboro
Yimboro, yimboro, yimboro
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