Bembelequa Lyrics in English Celia Cruz
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Bembelequa by Celia Cruz from Spanish to English.
Suenan los cueros, la noche se agita
The drums sound, the night stirs
Se escucha un tambor de África
An African drum is heard
Bailan los negros, la luna vigila
The Black people dance, the moon watches
El sueño de Bembelequa
Bembelequa's dream
El tambor mayor repica
The ceremony is about to begin
Ya la ceremonia va a empezar
Tonight, Mother Rumba
Esta noche madre rumba
A new rumbero will give birth
Un nuevo rumbero parirá
A mulatto with divine hands will be born
Nacerá un mulato con manos divinas
A mulatto with divine hands will be born
Y una nueva historia el tambor llevará
No one knows how to hit the drums
Nadie sabe pegarle a los cueros
With the feeling of Bembelequa
Con el sentimiento de Bembelequa
Bem, bemle, bembelequa
Bem, bemle, bembelequa
Bem, bem, bem bem, Bemlequa
Bem, bemle, bembelequa
Bem, bem, bem bem, Bemlequa
No hay en la calle en estos momentos
There isn't a rumbero like Bembelequa in the streets right now
Un rumberito como Bembelequa
He carries in his blood, the elders say
Lleva en la sangre comentan los viejos
The light of Shangó and Yemanjá
La luz de Shangó y Yemanjá
The main drum beats
El tambor mayor repica
The ceremony is about to begin
Ya la ceremonia va a empezar
Tonight, Mother Rumba
Esta noche madre rumba
A new rumbero will give birth
Un nuevo rumbero parirá
A mulatto with divine hands will be born
Nacerá Un mulato con manos divinas
And the drum will carry a new story
Y una nueva historia el tambor llevará
No one knows how to hit the drums
Nadie sabe pegarle a los cueros
With the feeling of Bembelequa
Con el sentimiento de Bembelequa
Bem, bemle, bembelequa
Bem, bemle, bembelequa
Bem, bem, bem bem, Bemlequa
Bem, bemle
Bem, bemle, bembelequa
Bem, bemle
Bem, bemle, bembelequa
Bem, bemle, bembelequa
Bem, bem, bem bem, Bemlequa
Bem, bem, bem bem, Bemlequa
Bembele, bembele
Bembele, bembele
Bem, bem, bem bem, bem Bemlequa
Bem, bem, bem bem, bem Bemlequa
The black Gripina says, that there we are not also
Bele, bele, bele
Bem, bem, bem bem, bem Bemlequa
Bem, bem, bem bem, bem Bemlequa
The black Gripina says, that there we are not also
Bembele, bele, bele, bele
Bem, bem, bem bem, bem Bemlequa
Bem, bem, bem bem, bem Bemlequa
The black Gripina says, that there we are not also
Dice la negra Gripina, que allá no somos además
If you don't put the black Bembelequa leathers on it
Si no le ponga los cueros negrito Bembelequa
Bembelequa
Bembelequa
Now that the rumba is good
Ahora que la rumba es buena
We enjoy from here to there
Gozamos de aquí pa'llá
Because it's touching the leather
Porque está tocando el cuero
The black Bembelequa, Bembelequa
El negro Bembelequa, Bembelequa
Play Bembe!
¡Juega Bembe!
Sugar!
¡Azúca'!
The one who plays the drums the most
El que más suena los cueros
I assure you there's nothing else like it
Te seguro no hay más nada
Quimbará, quimbará, quimbará
Quimbará, quimbará, quimbará
Quimbará, quimbará, cumba, quimbará, quimbará, cumba quim
Quimbará, quimbará, cumba, quimbará, quimbará, cumba quim
If Bembelequa doesn't play
Si Bembelequa no toca
This is useless, useless
Esto no sirve pa' nada, no sirve pa' nada
I'm telling you, he plays with more conviction
Te digo que toca con más fundamento
For Shangó and Obatalá, Ogum or Yemanjá
Pa' Shangó y Obatalá, Ogum o Yemanjá
Wow!
¡Vaya!
Let's go!
Lyrics and Translations Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Did you like these lyrics?
Did you know?
In addition to reading lyric translations, you can now learn Spanish with music and lyrics from your favorite artists.
No more boring lessons. You can now learn with engaging and culturally relevant lyrics from the best artists.
Learn Spanish with lessons based on similar songs!
Apple and App Store are trademarks of Apple Inc.
Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google LLC.
MORE VERIFIED TRANSLATIONS
MORE CELIA CRUZ