Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Esa Prieta by Johnny Pacheco from Spanish to English.
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Ee mama ee mama
Ee mama ee mama
La rumba me esta llamando bombo
The rumba is calling me bombo
Dile que ya voy
Tell it I'm coming
Que se espere un momentico
That it should wait a little moment
Mientras canto un guaguancó
While I sing a guaguancó
Dile que no es un desprecio
Tell it it's not a disrespect
Pues vive en mi corazón
Because it lives in my heart
Mi vida es tan solo eso
My life is just that
Rumba buena y guaguancó
Good rumba and guaguancó
Ee mama ee mama, azúcar
Ee mama ee mama, sugar
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Si quieres gozar
If you want to have fun
Si quieres bailar
If you want to dance
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Ay lo baila Maria y también Joseito
Oh, Maria dances it and also Joseito
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
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