Songoro Cosongo Lyrics in English Héctor Lavoe
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Songoro Cosongo by Héctor Lavoe from Spanish to English.
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Ay negra, si tu supieras
Oh black, if you only knew
Que anoche te ví pasar
That last night I saw you pass
Y no quise que me vieras
And I didn't want you to see me
A él tú le harás como a mí
You will do to him like to me
Que cuando no tuve plata
That when I didn't have money
Te corriste de bachata
You ran from bachata
Sin acordarte de mí
without remembering me
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black woman dances well
Songoro pregunto te deje
Songoro I wonder if I let you
Songoro le digo songoro que fue
Songoro I tell him songoro what was it
A-eh, vengan a ver
A-eh, come see
A-eh, y a comprender
A-eh, and to understand
Vengan songoro cosongo
Come songoro cosongo
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Vengan songoro cosongo
Come songoro cosongo
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Mi negrita a mí me dijo
My black girl told me
Que me fuera pa'l batey
That I should go to batey
Songo, songo
Songo, songo
Songoro cosongo songo de mamey
Songoro cosongo songo de mamey
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black woman dances well
Si quieres bailar pues baila mami
If you want to dance then dance mommy
Que tú te mueves muy bien
that you move very well
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black woman dances well
Ni a Teresa, ñi a Tomasa
Not to Teresa, not to Tomasa
Ñi a Teresa, ñi a Inei
Ñi to Teresa, ñi to Inei
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black woman dances well
Ay mirala como baila
Oh look at her how she dances
Pegadita de los hombres tú ve'
Pegadita of men you see'
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black woman dances well
Mírala como camina mima
Look at how mima walks
Su traje le queda bien
Your suit fits well
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black woman dances well
Que negrita perfilada
What a bold outline
Todos la quieren tener
Everyone wants to have it
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black woman dances well
She, son, she go, she, ro, she, son
She, son, she go, she, ro, she, son
She, di, she, go, she, son, she, go, she, ro
She, say, she, go, she, son, she, go, she, ro
She, de, maguey
She of maguey
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black woman dances well
Se lo digo en jeringonza
I tell you in syringe
En español o en ingles
In Spanish or English
Songoro pregunta usted de qué
Songoro asks you what
Songoro pregunta usted de qué
Songoro asks you what
Songoro pregunta usted de qué
Songoro asks you what
Songoro pregunta usted de qué
Songoro asks you what
Tú me estás volviendo loco y no me explico ¿Por qué?
You are driving me crazy and I can't explain why?
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black woman dances well
Será como tú te mueves o será como te ves
It will be how you move or it will be how you look
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black woman dances well
Un pasito para 'lante, y devuélvete al reves
One step forward, and go back the other way
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black woman dances well
Ay a mí me patina el coco cuando la veo yo a usted
Oh, my heart skips when I see you
Songoro pregunta usted de qué
Songoro asks you what
Songoro pregunta usted de qué
Songoro asks you what
Songoro pregunta usted de qué
Songoro asks you what
Songoro pregunta usted de qué
Songoro asks you what
Mira como baila Macorina, lo baila en un solo pie
Look how Macorina dances, she dances it on one foot
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black woman dances well
Y dejó el guiro en la casa, lo dejó a Bartolomé
And he left the guiro in the house, he left it with Bartolomé
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black woman dances well
Tumbaito mama, tumbaito tú ve'
Tumbaito mama, tumbaito you see'
Tumbaito que rico, mamacita tene'
Tumbaito how delicious, mamacita tene'
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black woman dances well
Déjala que corra lejos, que un día yo la agarraré
Let her run away, one day I will catch her
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black woman dances well
Songoro le digo, songo es lo que fue
Songoro I tell him, songoro is what it was
Songoro le digo, songo es lo que fue
Songoro I tell him, songoro is what it was
Songoro le digo, songo es lo que fue
Songoro I tell him, songoro is what it was
Songoro le digo, songo es lo que fue
Songoro I tell him, songoro is what it was
Songoro le digo, songo es lo que fue
Songoro I tell him, songoro is what it was
Dile dile mamacita, dile donde te encontré
Tell him tell him mamacita, tell him where I found you
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black woman dances well
Cuéntame lo que está pasando en Bélgica
Tell me what is happening in Belgium
Que muy pronto los veré
I will see you very soon
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black woman dances well
Que viva la negra menta, los negritos del batey
Long live the black mint, the black people of the batey
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black woman dances well
Dime si entendiste el sorocosongo
Tell me if you understood the sorocosongo
Si no lo entendiste no repetiré
If you didn't understand it I won't repeat it
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black woman dances well
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