Rumba Timbales Lyrics in English Tito Puente
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Rumba Timbales by Tito Puente from Spanish to English.
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Intro
Listen to my rhythm, listen
Listen to my rhythm, listen
I gotta go, go, go with my babe, I got to go
I gotta go, go, go with my babe, I got to go
Listen to my rhythm, listen, listen
Listen to my rhythm, listen, listen
I gotta go, go, go with my babe, I gotta go, gotta go, gotta go
I gotta go, go, go with my babe, I gotta go, gotta go, gotta go
Listen to the Queen, Celia Cruz
Listen to the Queen, Celia Cruz
Listen to el rey de los timbales, Tito Puentes
Listen to the king of timpani, Tito Puentes
La India
India
Chorus 1
Oye, 驴c贸mo va?
Hey, how is it going?
Mi ritmo bueno para goz谩'
My rhythm good to enjoy '
Mulata
Mulatto
Oye, 驴c贸mo va?
Hey, how is it going?
Mi ritmo bueno para goz谩'
My rhythm good to enjoy '
Mulata
Mulatto
Verse 1
Si t煤 no sabes bailar
If you don't know how to dance
Si est谩s pelea'o con el son
If you are fighting with him they are
S铆gueme marcando el paso
Follow me leading the way
Que te seguro que te va a sobros贸n
That you are sure that it will sobros贸n
Chorus 2
Voy pa la rumba, la rumba, la rumba
I'm going to the rumba, the rumba, the rumba
Porque me llaman, me llaman, me llaman
Because they call me, they call me, they call me
Y necesito que suene el coro
And I need the chorus to play
Para que se ponga a basilar
So that he starts basilar
Y te lo digo
And I tell you
Oye, 驴c贸mo va?
Hey, how is it going?
Mi ritmo bueno para goz谩'
My rhythm good to enjoy '
Mulata
Mulatto
Oye, 驴c贸mo va?
Hey, how is it going?
Mi ritmo bueno para goz谩'
My rhythm good to enjoy '
Mulata
Mulatto
Verse 2
Tito Puentes y la reina
Tito Puentes and the queen
Tocaban y cantaban una rumba sabrosa
They played and sang a tasty rumba
Cuando la india cantaba con ellos
When the india sang with them
Se formaba tremendo bemb茅, caballero
Tremendous bemb茅 was formed, gentleman
Chorus 3
Porque la rumba, la rumba, la rumba
Because the rumba, the rumba, the rumba
Pone la clave, la clave, la clave
Put the key, the key, the key
Y hay que meterle candela al jarr贸n
And you have to put a candle in the vase
Para que suene as铆 como va
So that it sounds like it goes
Te lo repito
I repeat
Oye, 驴c贸mo va?
Hey, how is it going?
Mi ritmo bueno para goz谩'
My rhythm good to enjoy '
Mulata
Mulatto
Oye, 驴c贸mo va?
Hey, how is it going?
Mi ritmo bueno para goz谩'
My rhythm good to enjoy '
Mulata
Mulatto
Maestro sabroso
Tasty master
Bridge
Oye, 驴c贸mo va, c贸mo va?
Hey, how's it going, how's it going
Ay, camina como Chencha
Ay, walk like Chencha
Jorob谩', ech谩' para atr谩'
Humpback ', back' back '
Oye, 驴c贸mo va, c贸mo va?
Hey, how's it going, how's it going
Oye, 驴c贸mo va? Oye, 驴c贸mo va?
Hey, how is it going? Hey, how is it going?
Quimbara, quimbara, cumba, quimbara-quimbara
Quimbara, quimbara, cumba, quimbara-quimbara
Cumba, quimbara-quimbara, cumba-quimbamb谩
Cumba, quimbara-quimbara, cumba-quimbamb谩
Oye, 驴c贸mo va, c贸mo va?
Hey, how's it going, how's it going
De Nueva York a Puerto Rico, Cuba y el mundo entero
From New York to Puerto Rico, Cuba and the whole world
Oye, 驴c贸mo va, c贸mo va?
Hey, how's it going, how's it going
B谩ilalo, g贸zalo
Dance it, enjoy it
La isla De lo
The island of
Verse 3
Y llega el negro Vicente
And the black Vicente arrives
Y el bodegero de al lado
And the winemaker next door
Que venga toda mi gente, mi gente
Let all my people come, my people
Para que gocen tumbao
So that they enjoy tumbao
Chorus 4
Porque la rumba, la rumba, la rumba
Because the rumba, the rumba, the rumba
Pone la clave, la clave, la clave
Put the key, the key, the key
Y hay que meterle candela al jarr贸n
And you have to put a candle in the vase
Para que suene as铆 como va
So that it sounds like it goes
Oye, 驴c贸mo va?
Hey, how is it going?
Mi ritmo bueno para goz谩'
My rhythm good to enjoy '
Mulata
Mulatto
Oye, 驴c贸mo va?
Hey, how is it going?
Mi ritmo bueno para goz谩'
My rhythm good to enjoy '
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