La Fantástica Lyrics in English Carlos Vives

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Fantástica by Carlos Vives from Spanish to English.
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Verse 1
Manuel Zapata me dijo
Manuel Zapata told me
Domingo Benkos Biohó
Domingo Benkos Biohó
Se libertó en Cartagena
He was released in Cartagena
Y en la Matuna fundó
And in Matuna he founded
Palenque, para escapar de su suerte
Palenque, to escape your luck
Para llamar a su gente
To call his people
Para cantar por sus penas
To sing for their sorrows
Me lo contó
He told me
También me dijo Lemaitre
Lemaitre also told me
Que España no se rindió
That Spain did not give up
Que los piratas ingleses
That the english pirates
A su paciencia colmó
To his patience he filled
Y levantó una muralla bien fuerte
And raised a very strong wall
Para salvar a su gente
To save his people
Para cuidar su bandera
To take care of your flag
Me lo contó
He told me
Chorus 1
Panderos, panderos
Tambourines, tambourines
Para los niños del Ciruelo
For the children of the Ciruelo
Batata, batata
Sweet potato, sweet potato
Para la alegría de la casa
For the joy of the house
Dinero, dinero
Money money
Para los viejos compañeros
For the old companions
Del ámbito musical
From the musical field
De la movida local
From the local scene
Dios bendiga Cartagena
God bless Cartagena
La fantástica
The fantastic
Viva el África
Long live africa
Viva el África
Long live africa
Dios bendiga Cartagena
God bless Cartagena
La fantástica
The fantastic
Viva el África
Long live africa
Viva el África
Long live africa
Verse 2
Batata llamó a Pechiche
Sweet potato called Pechiche
Graciela tocó después
Graciela played after
Y contestó una leyenda
And a legend answered
Llamada Justo Valdez
Call Justo Valdez
Y Sofro cantaba así con Senelia
And Sofro sang like that with Senelia
Y en la quemada presente
And in the present burned
Como cantando sus penas
Like singing their sorrows
Te lo conté
I told you
Chorus 2
Panderos, panderos
Tambourines, tambourines
Para los niños del Ciruelo
For the children of the Ciruelo
Batata, batata
Sweet potato, sweet potato
Para la alegría de la casa
For the joy of the house
Dinero, dinero
Money money
Para los viejos champeteros
For the old champeteros
Del ámbito musical
From the musical field
De la movida local
From the local scene
Dios bendiga Cartagena
God bless Cartagena
La fantástica
The fantastic
Viva el África
Long live africa
Viva el África
Long live africa
Dios bendiga Cartagena
God bless Cartagena
La fantástica
The fantastic
Viva el África
Long live africa
Viva el África
Long live africa
Bridge
Nadie baila como baila la fantástica
Nobody dances like the fantastic dances
Romántica
Romantic
No tan plástica
Not so plastic
Movimiento de cadera, icono-plástica
Hip movement, icon-plastic
Muy artística
Very artistic
Más elástica
More elastic
Chambacú
Chambacú
Torices
Torices
Barú
Baru
Bazurto
Bazurto
Chorus 3
Dios bendiga Cartagena
God bless Cartagena
La fantástica
The fantastic
Viva el África
Long live africa
Viva el África
Long live africa
Dios bendiga Cartagena
God bless Cartagena
La fantástica
The fantastic
Viva el África
Long live africa
Viva el África
Long live africa
Dios bendiga Cartagena
God bless Cartagena
La romántica
The romantic
Viva el África
Long live africa
Viva el África
Long live africa
Dios bendiga Cartagena
God bless Cartagena
La fantástica
The fantastic
Viva el África
Long live africa
Viva el África
Long live africa
Outro
Viva el África
Long live africa
Viva el África
Long live africa
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