Rinkinkalla Lyrics in English Celia Cruz
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Rinkinkalla by Celia Cruz from Spanish to English.
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Rinkinkalla rinkinkalla (rinkinkalla)
Rinkinkalla rinkinkalla (rinkinkalla)
Pa' la gente que no sabe (rinkinkalla)
For people who don't know (rinkinkalla)
Pero para esta mulata
But for this mulatto
No hay cuento que valga
There is no story that is worth
Rinkinkalla rinkinkalla
Rinkinkalla rinkinkalla
Yo nací en La Habana vieja
I was born in Old Havana
Me crió la ñia Teresa
I was raised by Ñia Teresa
Mi padre fue branco claro
My father was branco claro
Mi mare no se quién era
My mare I don't know who I was
Mi mare no se quién era
My mare I don't know who I was
Por eso es que soy morena
That's why I'm brunette
Y en la sangre de mis venas
And in the blood of my veins
Tengo fuego de pantera
I have panther fire
Mi mare no se quién era
My mare I don't know who I was
Mi mare no se quién era
My mare I don't know who I was
Pero yo sola aprendí
But I learned by myself
A mi nadie me enseñó
Nobody taught me
A darle fuego al tambor
To give fire to the drum
A hacer sonar el bongó
Let's sound the bongo
Yo, yo nací en La Habana vieja
I, I was born in Old Havana
Me crió la ñia Teresa
I was raised by Ñia Teresa
Mi padre fue branco claro
My father was branco claro
Mi mare no se quién era
My mare I don't know who I was
Mi mare no se quién era
My mare I don't know who I was
(Omanati manawinba negro que tumba a la gente)
(Omanati black manawinba that knocks people down)
(Omanati manawinba negro que tumba a la gente)
(Omanati black manawinba that knocks people down)
Rinkirinkinkalla negro que tumba a la gente
Black rinkirinkinkalla that knocks people down
Rinkirinkinkalla negro que tumba a la gente
Black rinkirinkinkalla that knocks people down
(Omanati manawinba negro que tumba a la gente)
(Omanati black manawinba that knocks people down)
(Omanati manawinba negro que tumba a la gente)
(Omanati black manawinba that knocks people down)
Rinkirinkinkalla negro que tumba a la gente
Black rinkirinkinkalla that knocks people down
Rinkirinkinkalla negro que tumba a la gente
Black rinkirinkinkalla that knocks people down
(Omanati manawinba negro que tumba a la gente)
(Omanati black manawinba that knocks people down)
(Omanati manawinba negro que tumba a la gente)
(Omanati black manawinba that knocks people down)
Rinkirinkinkalla negro que tumba a la gente
Black rinkirinkinkalla that knocks people down
Rinkirinkinkalla negro que tumba a la gente
Black rinkirinkinkalla that knocks people down
Rinkirinkinkalla (rinkinkalla)
Rinkirinkinkalla (rinkinkalla)
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