Obalue Lyrics in English Ruben Blades
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Obalue by Ruben Blades from Spanish to English.
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Suenan cristales en la madruga
Crystals sound in the early morning
Su tono es triste y alegre, a la vez
His tone is sad and cheerful, at the same time
Con un amor que no acaba jamás
With a love that never ends
Humilde y dulce, aparece Obalué
Humble and sweet, Obalué appears
Hijo de reina, Nana Buruke
Son of queen, Nana Buruke
Lo abandonó cuando por desobediente
He abandoned him when he was disobedient.
La piel se le dañó Iemaia
Iemaia's skin was damaged
Fiel hermana, aquel niño recogió
Faithful sister, that child picked up
Le tuvo misericordia
He had mercy on him
Y Eleggua también lo ayudó
And Eleggua helped him too.
Cuando en la noche
When at night
Tú escuches sonar
You hear it ring
Las campanitas que lleva Obalué
The bells that Obalué wears
Que no te asuste su voz de cristal
Don't be scared by his crystal voice
Sólo recuerda el amor que va en él
Just remember the love that goes into him
Oigo campanas, viene Obalué
I hear bells, Obalué is coming
Es humilde y poderoso
He is humble and powerful
Y milagroso es su poder
And miraculous is his power
Oigo campanas, viene Obalué
I hear bells, Obalué is coming
Diciembre es el mes del santo
December is the month of the saint
Y mi canto, de respeto es
And my song, of respect is
Oigo campanas, viene Obalué
I hear bells, Obalué is coming
Eleggua le abre
Eleggua opens it
El camino a Omolu, hijo de Rey
The Road to Omolu, son of King
Oigo campanas, viene Obalué
I hear bells, Obalué is coming
No se asusta el que respeta al santo
He who respects the saint is not frightened
Y el que no pierde la fe
And he who does not lose faith
Oigo campanas, viene Obalué
I hear bells, Obalué is coming
Orisha bueno, que cura el arum
Good orisha, which cures the arum
Orisha bueno, que dicta el ashe
Good orisha, dictating the ashe
Oigo campanas, viene Obalué
I hear bells, Obalué is coming
Te puede quitar lo malo
It can take away the bad
No le tengas miedo a él
Don't be afraid of him
Oigo campanas, viene Obalué
I hear bells, Obalué is coming
Date un baño en apasote
Take a bath in apasote
Límpiate con málvate
Clean yourself with málvate
Oigo campanas, viene Obalué
I hear bells, Obalué is coming
Suena las campana, suena las campana
The bell rings, the bell rings
Su tono es bonito
His tone is beautiful
Y es triste, a la vez
And it's sad, at the same time
Oigo campanas, viene Obalué
I hear bells, Obalué is coming
Con un amor que no acaba jamás
With a love that never ends
Llega Obalué
Obalué arrives
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