Mango Mangüe Lyrics in English Johnny Pacheco
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Mango Mangüe by Johnny Pacheco from Spanish to English.
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La rumba tiene algo
The rumba has something
Que invita a guarachar
That invites to party
Su guaguancó
Its guaguancó
Que alborota la sangre
That stirs the blood
Pero es que nadie comprende
But nobody understands
Que todo sale de la madre rumba
That everything comes from the mother rumba
Si si, es lo mejor, es lo mejor, es lo mejor
Yes yes, it's the best, it's the best, it's the best
Cuando la rumba es caliente
When the rumba is hot
Que manera de gozar
What a way to enjoy
Se mueve la cadera
The hip moves
Se mueve la cintura
The waist moves
Se mueve todo el cuerpo
The whole body moves
Y se acaba por bailar
And you end up dancing
Pero que buena es la rumba
But how good the rumba is
Que buena es la rumba
How good the rumba is
Que buena es la rumba
How good the rumba is
Rumba, rumba, rumba, rumba
Rumba, rumba, rumba, rumba
Que buena es, que buena es la rumba
How good it is, how good the rumba is
Que buena es la rumba
How good the rumba is
Mira Celia, oye el eco de la tumba
Look Celia, hear the echo of the drum
Que buena es la rumba
How good the rumba is
Rumba rica en mi tierra criolla
Rich rumba in my Creole land
Que buena esla rumba
How good the rumba is
Sin la rumba no hubiera guaracha y guaguancó
Without rumba there wouldn't be guaracha and guaguancó
Que buena es la rumba
How good the rumba is
Oye mi rumba matunga, que dice bururu cutu cutumba
Hear my matunga rumba, that says bururu cutu cutumba
Que buena es la rumba
How good the rumba is
Pero que nadie comprende como se baila la rumba
But nobody understands how to dance the rumba
Que buena es la rumba
How good the rumba is
Que buena es la rumba
How good the rumba is
Bam, balabala rumba buena, baila mi rumba
Bam, balabala good rumba, dance my rumba
Que buena es la rumba
How good the rumba is
Mira Celia, oye el eco que retumba
Look Celia, hear the echo that resounds
Que buena es la rumba
How good the rumba is
Ay mira, mira, mira pete el conde
Oh look, look, look Pete El Conde
Está bailando esta rumba
Is dancing this rumba
Que buena es la rumba
How good the rumba is
Repica tambó, tambó, para que baile la rumba
Beat the drum, drum, so the rumba dances
Que buena es la rumba
How good the rumba is
Que buena es la rumba
How good the rumba is
Alalalalala
Alalalalala
Que buena es la rumba
How good the rumba is
Que rumba, rumba rumba, rumba
What rumba, rumba rumba, rumba
Que buena es la rumba
How good the rumba is
Que rumba, rumba rumba, rumba
What rumba, rumba rumba, rumba
Que buena es la rumba
How good the rumba is
Hey, Pete El Conde, ahí te lo dejo
Hey, Pete El Conde, I leave it to you
Que buena es la rumba
How good the rumba is
Y seguiré cantando siempre la rumba
And I'll always keep singing the rumba
Que buena esla rumba
How good the rumba is
Alalee, alalee
Alalee, alalee
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guaguancó — guaguancó (a style of rumba)
Guaguancó refers to a specific, energetic style of Cuban rumba music and dance. It's a word deeply rooted in Afro-Cuban culture and is central to the song's theme of celebrating rumba.
While "rumba" is mentioned frequently, guaguancó is more specific and less common, making it an interesting and unique term for learners. It highlights a particular flavor of the music, inviting users to discover the nuances within the broader genre of rumba.
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