Gemba Colorá Lyrics in English Celia Cruz
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Gemba Colorá by Celia Cruz from Spanish to English.
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En la llanura habanera
In the Havana plain
Entre madrugas y guines
Between dawns and Guines
En la llanura habanera
In the Havana plain
Entre madrugas y guines
Between dawns and Guines
Como lindos coma Guines
Like beautiful, like Guines
Canta la huerta habanera
The Havana garden sings
Bemba Colorá
Red Lips
Que buena está la bemba
How good the lips are
Bemba Colorá
Red Lips
Le gusta mucho una bemba
He/She/They really like lips
Bemba Colorá
Red Lips
Córrela, córrela, córrela, córrela
Run it, run it, run it, run it
Bemba Colorá
Red Lips
Colorá, bemba, colorá
Red, lips, red
Bemba Colorá
Red Lips
Colorá, colorá, colora
Red, red, red
Bemba Corola
Red Lips
Bemba eh, colorá
Lips, eh, red
Bemba Colorá
Red Lips
Esa es colorá
That one is red
Bemba Colorá
Red Lips
Bemba colorá
Red lips
Bemba Colorá
Red Lips
Colorá
Red
Hace unos años salí
A few years ago I left
Colorá
Red
De mi tierrita adorada
From my beloved homeland
Colorá
Red
Y todavía recuerdo
And I still remember
Colorá
Red
Sus calles y sus cañadas
Its streets and its ravines
Colorá
Red
Sus bohíos, yo adoraba
Its huts, I adored
Colorá
Red
A las palmeras agarraba
I grabbed the palm trees
Colorá
Red
Siempre, siempre iban techados
Always, always they were roofed
Colorá
Red
Con trozos de vieja yagua
With pieces of old yagua
Colorá
Red
Soy marinero con buen bahía
I'm a sailor with a good bay
Colorá
Red
Soy marinero con buen bahía
I'm a sailor with a good bay
Colorá
Red
Colorá, colora
Red, red
Colorá
Red
Yo tengo cuatro palomas
I have four doves
Colorá
Red
En una cuenca de loma
In a hill basin
Colorá
Red
A todas les pongo agua
I give water to all of them
Colorá
Red
Todas beben su buchito
All drink their little sip
Colorá
Red
Ninguna se pone brava
None get angry
Colorá
Red
Que buenas son mis palomas
How good my doves are
Que buenas son
How good they are
Colorá
Red
Que buenas son
How good they are
Que buenas son
How good they are
Colorá
Red
Ay, colorá, colorá
Oh, red, red
Colorá
Red
Colorá, colorá
Red, red
Colorá
Red
Un pajarillo en su jaula
A little bird in its cage
Colorá
Red
Vuela y vuela sin cesar
Flies and flies without ceasing
Colorá
Red
Y siempre buscando el mar
And always looking for the sea
Colorá
Red
Si vio por donde escapar
If it saw where to escape
Colorá
Red
Pobrecito, ay, como sufre
Poor thing, oh, how it suffers
Colorá
Red
Buscando su libertad, y yo
Looking for its freedom, and I
Colorá
Red
Yo como el pájaro quiero
I, like the bird, want
Colorá
Red
Mi libertad recobrar
To regain my freedom
Colora
Red
Ven, ven, ven, ven
Come, come, come, come
Colorá
Red
Ven, ven, ven, ven
Come, come, come, come
Colorá
Red
Ven, ven, ven, ven
Come, come, come, come
Colorá
Red
Colorá, colorá
Red, red
De que color
What color
Colorá
Red
De que color
What color
Colorá
Red
De que color
What color
Colorá
Red
De que color
What color
Colorá
Red
De que color
What color
Colorá
Red
Enterraron por la tarde
They buried in the afternoon
Colorá
Red
A la hija de Juan Simón
Juan Simón's daughter
Colorá
Red
Era Simón en el pueblo
Simón was in the town
Colorá
Red
El único enterrador, colorá
The only gravedigger, red
Colorá
Red
El mismo a su propia hija
He himself to his own daughter
Y tu veras
And you will see
Colorá
Red
Al cementerio la llevó
He took her to the cemetery
Colorá
Red
El mismo cavó la fosa
He himself dug the grave
Colorá
Red
Implorando una oración
Imploring a prayer
Colorá, en una mano
Red, in one hand
Colorá
Red
En una mano la pala
In one hand the shovel
Colorá
Red
Y en la otra el azadón
And in the other the hoe
Colorá
Red
Y cuando le preguntaban
And when they asked him
Colorá
Red
De donde vienes Juan Simón
Where do you come from, Juan Simón
Colorá
Red
Y dijo yo, yo soy enterrador
And he said I, I'm a gravedigger
Colorá
Red
Y vengo a
And I come to
Colorá
Red
Yo soy enterrador y vengo a
I'm a gravedigger and I come to
Colorá
Red
A Jaime Serrada le baja el sudor
Sweat runs down Jaime Serrada
Colorá
Red
Le llego los
I reached them the
Colorá
Red
Les llego los
I reached them the
Colorá
Red
Súbelo
Raise it
Colora
Red
Súbelo Pedro, súbelo, súbelo
Raise it Pedro, raise it, raise it
Colorá
Red
Colorá
Red
Colorá
Red
Colorá
Red
Ay colora, ay colorao
Oh red, oh red
Arriba
Up
Colorao
Red
Colorá
Red
Colorao
Red
Colorao
Red
Colorao
Red
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Bemba Colorá — Red Lips
Bemba Colorá literally translates to "red lips" or "colorful lips." However, in Caribbean Spanish, "bemba" is a colloquial and often playful term for thick lips, sometimes used to describe someone with prominent lips.
In Celia Cruz's iconic song, "Bemba Colorá" is a vibrant and catchy phrase that celebrates this feature, turning it into a symbol of beauty and allure. It's a memorable phrase that embodies the lively and expressive spirit of Afro-Cuban culture, making it a unique and enticing word to learn.
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