Ángel Para Una Tambora Lyrics in English Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Ángel Para Una Tambora by Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 from Spanish to English.
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Nunca dejes de sonar, mi tambora
Never stop playing, my drum
Archipiélago de toque escondido
Archipelago of hidden beat
Eres trueno de una muerte sonora
You are thunder of a sonorous death
Muerte de madera y chivo
Death of wood and goat
Nunca dejes de sonar, mi tambora
Never stop playing, my drum
Crisantemos despeinados te adornan
Disheveled chrysanthemums adorn you
Y la güira se ha postrado en tu cama
And the güira has prostrated itself in your bed
Y te roza
And it brushes you
Suena un ángel
An angel plays
¡Hey!, viste de tambora
Hey!, you dress as a drum
Tierra adentro
Inland
Con, con la tumbadora
With, with the conga drum
Mil luceros
A thousand bright stars
Los forjan tu corona
They forge your crown
Nunca muere
Never dies
Hey, yeh
Hey, yeh
Mi tambora
My drum
Nunca dejes de sonar, mi tambora
Never stop playing, my drum
Tu cintura, aroma de aserradero
Your waist, aroma of a sawmill
Y derrama de otras manos tu sangre
And your blood spills from other hands
Ve pariendo un tamborero
Go birthing a drum player
Por allá por el estado de Zulia
Over there in the state of Zulia
En la parte norte de Venezuela
In the northern part of Venezuela
Le nacieron alas a mi tambora
Wings were born to my drum
Y ahora vuela
And now it flies
Por los Andes
Through the Andes
¡Eh!, sueña mi tambora
Eh!, my drum dreams
Tierra adentro
Inland
Con, con la tumbadora
With, with the conga drum
Mil luceros
A thousand bright stars
Los forjan tu corona
They forge your crown
Nunca muere
Never dies
Hey, yeh
Hey, yeh
Mi tambora
My drum
Suena un ángel
An angel plays
¡Hey!, viste de tambora
Hey!, you dress as a drum
Tierra adentro
Inland
Con, con la tumbadora
With, with the conga drum
Mil luceros
A thousand bright stars
Los forjan tu corona
They forge your crown
Nunca muere
Never dies
Hey, yeh
Hey, yeh
Mi tambora
My drum
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tambora — drum (specifically a Dominican drum)
Tambora refers to a specific type of double-headed drum, central to Dominican merengue music. It's not just any drum; it's a cultural icon.
In this song, Juan Luis Guerra personifies the tambora, giving it human qualities like a "waist" and "blood," and even describing it as an "angel." This elevates the instrument beyond a mere object, making it a vibrant, living entity that embodies the spirit of the music and culture.
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