Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Las Cuatro Fiestas by Diomedes Diaz from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Por la rivera se ven
On the banks you can see
Arbustos y cocoteros
Shrubs and coconut trees
Por la rivera se ven
On the banks you can see
Arbustos y cocoteros
Shrubs and coconut trees
Y los negros pescadores
And the black fishermen
En canoas vienen ya
In canoes they come already
Como lanzaban hundiendo
How they threw sinking
Sobre lodo su cañal
On mud his cane
Las noches iluminadas
The illuminated nights
Me recuerdan el Edén
They remind me of Eden
Por todas partes prendidas
Everywhere on
Estrellitas allá se ven
Little stars there you can see
Que va llegando Juan
What's coming John
Que va llegando ya
What's coming
Rema ligero Juan
Light rowing Juan
Que va llegando al baile
Coming to the dance
Qué linda la fiesta es
How nice the party is
En un 8 de diciembre
On December 8
Qué linda la fiesta es
How nice the party is
En un 8 de diciembre
On December 8
Al sonar del traquitraqui
To the sound of the trachytraqui
Que el sabroso amanecer
May the tasty sunrise
Con ese ambiente prendido
With that atmosphere on
Me dan ganas de beber
It makes me want to drink
La pascua que se avecina
The coming Easter
Anuncia la navidad
Announce Christmas
Un año nuevo se espera
A new year is expected
Te dan ganas de tomar
It makes you want to drink
Tomate un trago Juan
Take a drink John
Que vamos a bailar
That we are going to dance
Tomate el trago Juan
Take the drink Juan
Vamos ah amanecer
Let's go ah dawn
Para mi compadre Juan Maestre
For my compadre Juan Maestre
Y mi tío, Abel Maestre
And my uncle, Abel Maestre
Es tan sal, ponle trabajo
It's so salt, put work on it
Y con cariño a la Daniela, Ariel Andrés y Esteban
And with affection to Daniela, Ariel Andrés and Esteban
Los amores de papá
Dad's Loves
Pero que sabrosas son
But how tasty they are
Las fiestas de carnavales
The carnival festivities
Pero que sabrosas son
But how tasty they are
Las fiestas de carnavales
The carnival festivities
Con caretas y disfraces
With masks and costumes
Las comparsas vienen ya
The comparsas are coming
Con el golpe de tamboras
With the beat of drums
A la cumbia invita más
To cumbia invites more
Con la batalla de flores
With the battle of flowers
El desorden se formó
Disorder formed
Con carrozas y a las reinas
With floats and queens
Alegran el corazón
They gladden the heart
Baila la cumbia Juan
Dance cumbia Juan
Que llegó el Carnaval
That Carnival has arrived
Baila la cumbia Juan
Dance cumbia Juan
Vamos a Carnavalear
Let's Carnival
Qué linda la fiesta es
How nice the party is
En un 8 de diciembre
On December 8
Pero qué linda la fiesta es
But how nice the party is
En un 8 de diciembre
On December 8
Al sonar del traquitraqui
To the sound of the trachytraqui
Que sabroso amanecer
What a tasty sunrise
Con ese ambiente prendido
With that atmosphere on
Me dan ganas de beber
It makes me want to drink
La pascua que se avecina
The coming Easter
Anuncia la navidad
Announce Christmas
Un año nuevo se espera
A new year is expected
Que dan ganas de tomar
That make you want to drink
Tomate un trago Juan
Take a drink John
Que vamos a bailar
That we are going to dance
Tomate el trago Juan
Take the drink Juan
Que vamos ah gozar
What are we going ah enjoy
Y como dicen terremoto bajando Castro
And as they say earthquake descending Castro
Por la rivera se ven
On the banks you can see
Arbustos y cocoteros
Shrubs and coconut trees
Por la rivera se ven
On the banks you can see
Arbustos y cocoteros
Shrubs and coconut trees
Y los negros pescadores
And the black fishermen
En canoas vienen ya
In canoes they come already
Como lanzaban hundiendo
How they threw sinking
Sobre lodo su cañal
On mud his cane
Las noches iluminadas
The illuminated nights
Me recuerdan el Edén
They remind me of Eden
Por todas partes prendidas
Everywhere on
Estrellitas ya se ven
Stars are already visible
Rema ligero Juan
Light rowing Juan
Que vamos a llegar
What are we going to get there?
Rema ligero Juan
Light rowing Juan
Que vas llegando al baile
That you are coming to the dance
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