El Cante Lyrics in English Carlos Vives
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Cante by Carlos Vives from Spanish to English.
Para los años de la casa
For the years of the house
Tiempos que no olvidaré
Times I won't forget
Recuerdo que en la terraza
I remember that on the terrace
Siempre se armaba un bembé
There was always a mess
Gabriel toca la guitarra
Gabriel plays the guitar
Ya Guillo prendió la fiesta
Guillo has already started the party
Gustavo toca los cueros
Gustavo plays the leather
Con una lata e'galleta
With an e'cookie can
Y yo que lo estoy mirando
And I'm looking at it
Como quien no quiere ve'
Like someone who doesn't want to see
Y el ritmo de esos tambores
And the rhythm of those drums
Que me llaman al canté
They call me to sing
Canté, y esto es un berroche
I sang, and this is a mess
Canté, Pila, Pilandera
I sang, Pila, Pilandera
Canté, Los Tres Clarinetes
I sang, The Three Clarinets
Canté, y las cuatro fiestas
I sang, and the four parties
Canté, helado de leche
I sang, milk ice cream
Canté, cumbia Cienaguera
I sang, cumbia Cienaguera
Canté, canté La Piragua
I sang, I sang La Piragua
Que es de el banco Magdalena
What is Magdalena Bank?
Llegaron los nuevos tiempos
New times have arrived
Que repiquen esos cueros
Let those leathers ring
Y hagamos una parranda
And let's have a party
También para los que se fueron
Also for those who left
Que vengan de todas partes
Let them come from everywhere
Con los niños y los viejos
With the children and the old
Que conozcan de mi tierra
Let them know about my land
Lo que nunca conocieron
What they never knew
Ya toca y toca que toca
He already plays and plays and plays
La botella ruiseñor
The nightingale bottle
Y el taca, taca que taca
And he taca, taca, taca
De Carrucha y de Colón
From Carrucha and Columbus
Canté, se prendió el fandango
I sang, the fandango came on
Canté, Josefa María
I sang, Josefa María
Canté, se fue Candelaria
I sang, Candelaria left
Cuando yo más la quería
When I loved her the most
Canté, el Indio Tayrona
I sang, the Tayrona Indian
Canté, la María Varilla
I sang, María Varilla
Canté, llora Joselito
I sang, Joselito cries
Mi gente de Barranquilla
My people from Barranquilla
Pila marimonda
Marimonda battery
Bailen cabezones
Bigheads dance
La gente no sabe
people don't know
Quienes son los capuchones
Who are the caps?
Canté, canté vallenato
I sang, I sang vallenato
Canté, de son y paseo
I sang, of son and walk
Canté, y aquellos merengues
I sang, and those meringues
Que hoy ya no los veo
That today I no longer see them
Canté, canción de la loma
I sang, song of the hill
Canté, porro sabanero
I sang, sabanero joint
Canté, y arriba Vaca Vieja
I sang, and up Old Cow
Que ahí viene el Toro Negro
Here comes the Black Bull
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