Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Bamba by Lila Downs from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Aunque fue chiquitita aunque fue
Although it was small, although it was
Chiquitita d'aspiration yo
Chiquitita d'aspiration me
Le canto La Bamba yo le
I sing La Bamba to him
Canto La Bamba de corazon aribista ay
I sing La Bamba with an aribista heart, oh
Ariba aribamos ariba y ariba aban
Up, up, up, up, and up, down
Y tili y tilan y tiri tintan
And tili and tilan and tiri tint
Replica la campana de malibran de
Replica of the Malibran bell
Malibran de malibran ay morena morena ay
Malibran of Malibran oh brunette brunette oh
Morena morena yo quiero verte
brunette brunette I want to see you
Porque son de La Bamba porque
Because they are from La Bamba because
Son de La Bamba me
They are from La Bamba
Ase quererte ay ariba ariba
Ase loving you oh, up, up
Y mas aribita como
And more aribita like
La palomita como la palomita que
The dove like the dove that
Viene y va que
comes and goes
Viene y va que viene y va BAMBA
It comes and goes it comes and goes BAMBA
Para bailar La Bamba
To dance the Bamba
Para bailar se necessita una poca
To dance you need a little
De gracia una poca
of grace a little
De gracia y otra cosita ay ariba ariba
Of grace and another little thing ay up up
Ay ariba ariba ariba ere yo
Oh up up up up up that's me
No soy marinero yo no
I'm not a sailor, I'm not
Soy marinero ni lo sere ni lo sere nilo sere
I am a sailor nor will I be nor will I be nor will I be
Se pido mi amigo se lo pido
I ask you my friend I ask you
Mi amigo de compasion que
My friend of compassion
Sacaba La Bamba que sacaba La
He took out La Bamba that he took out La
Bamba y venga el
Bamba and come on
Tronson ay ariba ariba ariba ariba
Tronson ay up up up up up up up
Ariba ere como la palomita
Ariba is like the dove
Como la palomita volando ire volando
Like the flying dove I will fly away
Ire volando ire BAMBA
I will fly I will go BAMBA
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