Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Changó Táveni by La Sonora Matancera from Italian to English.
Chango ta veni, chango ta veni, chango ta veni
Changó's coming, Changó's coming, Changó's coming
Con el machete en la mano tierra va tembla
With his machete in hand, the earth's gonna tremble
Sin zarabanda malongo mundo ta acava
Without zarabanda, malongo, the world's ending
Chango ta veni chango ta veni chango ta veni
Changó's coming Changó's coming Changó's coming
Zarabanda chango ta veni
Zarabanda, Changó's coming
Abran pazo pa' los de arriva
Make way for those above
Que vienen bailando el mambo
They're coming dancing the mambo
Zarabanda malongo
Zarabanda malongo
Ee, zarabanda miyumbaaaa
Eh, zarabanda miyumbaaaa
Ee, emo panle mo panle
Eh, emo panle mo panle
Emo panle, ee, mo panle
Emo panle, eh, mo panle
Zarabanda chango ta veni
Zarabanda, Changó's coming
Cagui cagui mofoyu de quee
Cagui cagui mofoyu de quee
Cagui cagui mofoyu de quee
Cagui cagui mofoyu de quee
Oñu lado, oñu lado le fonle
Oñu lado, oñu lado le fonle
Ee, zarabanda malongo
Eh, zarabanda malongo
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