Bilongo / La Negra Tomasa Lyrics in English Eddie Palmieri
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Bilongo / La Negra Tomasa by Eddie Palmieri from Spanish to English.
Que es lo yo escucho
What I hear
Un quinto llamando, mi guaguanco
A fifth calling, my guaguanc贸
Elabio tumbando, y la orquesta repicando
Elabio knocking down, and the orchestra playing
Que rico bongo
How rich the bongo is
A ti te conviene
It's good for you
Oye bien lo que tiene mi guaguanco
Listen well to what my guaguanc贸 has
Elabio tumbando, y la orquesta repicando
Elabio knocking down, and the orchestra playing
Que rico bongo
How rich the bongo is
Y yo te lo traigo para ti
And I bring it to you
Mi ritmo llama y dice as铆
My rhythm calls and says like this
Escuchalo sonar, ay a ti te conviene
Listen to it sound, oh it's good for you
Oye bien lo que tiene mi guaguanco
Listen well to what my guaguanc贸 has
Elabio tumbando, y la orquesta repicando
Elabio knocking down, and the orchestra playing
Que rico bongo
How rich the bongo is
脫yelo que te conviene, mi tambor esta sonando
Listen to what's good for you, my drum is playing
脫yelo que te conviene, tambor, tambor, tambor, tambor
Listen to what's good for you, drum, drum, drum, drum
脫yelo que te conviene, pero que rico es mi guaguanco
Listen to what's good for you, how rich my guaguanc贸 is
脫yelo, 贸yelo, 贸yelo
Listen, listen, listen
Para que goce mi gente
So that my people enjoy
Mensaje de harmonia
Message of harmony
A Osain, le estoy cantando
I'm singing to Osain
Oye proteje la gente m铆a
Listen, protect my people
脫yelo, 贸yelo, 贸yelo
Listen, listen, listen
La la la
La la la
Mira que rico es mi guaguanco
Look how rich my guaguanc贸 is
Vengo con la esencia del sabor, mira la rumba
I come with the essence of flavor, look at the rumba
La rumba que retumba, que te rompe el coraz贸n
The rumba that resonates, that breaks your heart
脫yelo, 贸yelo, 贸yelo
Listen, listen, listen
脫yelo que te conviene
Listen to what's good for you
Le le le le le le
Le le le le le le
La rumba, la tumba, la rumba, el tambor
The rumba, the tomb, the rumba, the drum
Me sale de guaguanco
It comes out as guaguanc贸
Y te lo traigo para ti
And I bring it to you
Ay, candiosiles? Pa mi chango
Oh, candiosiles? For my chango
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