Taita Bilongo Lyrics in English Celia Cruz
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Taita Bilongo by Celia Cruz from Spanish to English.
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Mondongo, burundanga, pancontimba
Mondongo, burundanga, pancontimba
Milongo, catalina con el quimbombó
Milongo, catalina with the okra
(Mondongo, burundanga, pancontimba)
(Mondongo, burundanga, pancontimba)
(Milongo, catalina con el quimbombó)
(Milongo, catalina with the okra)
Mondongo llama a rufina
Mondongo calls Rufina
Burundanga y catalina
Burundanga and Catherine
Y aquí está taita bilongo
And here is taita bilongo
Preparando el quimbombó
Preparing the okra
Y ya la negra tomassa
And already the black tomassa
Está colando la café
It's straining the coffee
Puchito 'e café caliente
Puchito 'e hot coffee
(Que le gusta a mama ine')
(Mama Ine' Likes It')
(Mondongo, burundanga, pancontimba)
(Mondongo, burundanga, pancontimba)
(Milongo, catalina con el quimbombó)
(Milongo, catalina with the okra)
El negrito pancontimba
The negrito pancontimba
Se ha colado en la cocina
It has crept into the kitchen
Le echó mano a la sartén
He reached for the frying pan
Y al sonar de su campana
And at the sound of his bell
(Al coro de la mañana)
(To the morning choir)
(Mondongo, burundanga, pancontimba)
(Mondongo, burundanga, pancontimba)
(Milongo, catalina con el quimbombó)
(Milongo, catalina with the okra)
Y aquí está taita bilongo
And here is taita bilongo
Preparando el quimbombó
Preparing the okra
(Mondongo, burundanga, pancontimba)
(Mondongo, burundanga, pancontimba)
(Milongo, catalina con el quimbombó)
(Milongo, catalina with the okra)
Ey, catalina, catalina
Hey, catherine, catherine
Mi madre así se llamó
My mother's name was
(Mondongo, burundanga, pancontimba)
(Mondongo, burundanga, pancontimba)
(Milongo, catalina con el quimbombó)
(Milongo, catalina with the okra)
Mondongo, burundanga, pancontimba
Mondongo, burundanga, pancontimba
Milongo, catalina con el quimbombó
Milongo, catalina with the okra
(Mondongo, burundanga, pancontimba)
(Mondongo, burundanga, pancontimba)
(Milongo, catalina con el quimbombó)
(Milongo, catalina with the okra)
Quimbombó que le va a dar pa' la yuca seca
Quimbombó that is going to give pa' the dry cassava
El quimbombó
The okra
(Mondongo, burundanga, pancontimba)
(Mondongo, burundanga, pancontimba)
(Milongo, catalina con el quimbombó)
(Milongo, catalina with the okra)
Quimbombó, aye', quimbombó, aye'
Quimbombó, aye', quimbombó, aye'
Quimbombó, aye', quimbombó, aye'
Quimbombó, aye', quimbombó, aye'
Aquí está la negra teresa
Here is the black Teresa
Preparando la café
Preparing coffee
Yeah, yeah, ey, ey
Yeah, yeah, ey, ey
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