La Bamba Lyrics in English Selena
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Bamba by Selena from Spanish to English.
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Oye tú, ven para acá
Hey you, come here
Para bailar la bamba
To dance the Bamba
Para bailar la bamba se necesita
To dance the bamba you need
Una poca de gracia
a little grace
Una poca de gracia y otra cosita
A little grace and another little thing
Ay, arriba y arriba
Oh, up and up
Ay, arriba y arriba y arriba iré
Oh, up and up and up I will go
Yo no soy marinero
I'm not a sailor
Yo no soy marinero, por ti seré
I am not a sailor, for you I will be
Por ti seré, por ti seré
For you I will be, for you I will be
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba
bamba
Para subir al cielo
to go up to heaven
Para subir al cielo se necesita
To go up to heaven you need
Una escalera grande
A large staircase
Una escalera grande y otra chiquita
A big staircase and a small one
Ay, arriba y arriba
Oh, up and up
Ay, arriba y arriba y arriba iré
Oh, up and up and up I will go
Yo no soy marinero
I'm not a sailor
Yo no soy marinero, soy capitán
I am not a sailor, I am a captain
Soy capitán, soy capitán
I am captain, I am captain
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba
bamba
Una vez que te dije
Once I told you
Una vez que te dije que eras bonita
Once I told you that you were pretty
Se te puso la cara
She got in your face
Se te puso la cara coloradita
Your face turned red
Ay, arriba y arriba
Oh, up and up
Ay, arriba y arriba y arriba iré
Oh, up and up and up I will go
Yo no soy marinero
I'm not a sailor
Yo no soy marinero, por ti seré
I am not a sailor, for you I will be
Por ti seré, por ti seré
For you I will be, for you I will be
Sabor
Flavor
Hey
hey
Muchos tocan la bamba
Many play the bass
Muchos tocan la bamba, pero Los Dinos
Many play the bamba, but Los Dinos
Le dan saborcito
They give it a little flavor
Le dan saborcito, pero bonito
They give it a little flavor, but nice
Ay, arriba y arriba
Oh, up and up
Ay, arriba y arriba y arriba iré
Oh, up and up and up I will go
Yo no soy marinero
I'm not a sailor
Yo no soy marinero, soy capitán
I am not a sailor, I am a captain
Soy capitán, soy capitán
I am captain, I am captain
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Para bailar la bamba
To dance the Bamba
Para bailar la bamba se necesita
To dance the bamba you need
Una poca de gracia
a little grace
Una poca de gracia y otra cosita
A little grace and another little thing
Ay, arriba y arriba
Oh, up and up
Ay, arriba y arriba y arriba iré
Oh, up and up and up I will go
Yo no soy marinero
I'm not a sailor
Yo no soy marinero, por ti seré
I am not a sailor, for you I will be
Por ti seré, por ti seré
For you I will be, for you I will be
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
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