Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Ghana' E by Willie Colón from Spanish to English.
Llegó la banda tocando salsa
The band arrived playing salsa
Para que entren en la bachata
So that they get into bachata
Llegó la banda tocando salsa
The band arrived playing salsa
Para que entren en la bachata
So that they get into bachata
Ay, todos están bien contentos
Oh, everybody's really happy
Porque les viene a tocar
Because it's coming to play for them
Un grupo de bandiditos
A group of little bandits
De la escuela musical
From the music school
Llegó la banda tocando salsa
The band arrived playing salsa
Para que entren en la bachata
So that they get into bachata
Llegó la banda tocando salsa
The band arrived playing salsa
Para que entren en la bachata
So that they get into bachata
Ahora tu ves ya, como todo el mundo
Now you already see how everybody
Contento se ha puesto ya
Has already gotten happy
Tiran paso bailadores
Dancers throw down moves
Porque vamos a gozar
Because we're gonna have fun
Llegaron los boricuas
The Puerto Ricans have arrived
Llegó la banda tocando salsa
The band arrived playing salsa
Para que entren en la bachata
So that they get into bachata
Ay vengan todo bailadores
Oh come, all dancers
Rumberito rumberazos
Little rumbero, big rumbas
Que la banda se ha puesto buena
Because the band has gotten good
Y ahora si que yo voy al paso
And now I'm keeping pace
Llegó la banda tocando salsa
The band arrived playing salsa
Para que entren en la bachata
So that they get into bachata
Siempre pa lante nunca pa 'tras
Always forward, never back
Ni pa' coger impulso camará
Not even to pick up speed, buddy
Porque yo vengo gozando
Because I'm coming in having fun
Y acabando en el solar
And finishing in the courtyard
Ahora si, que ahora si que llego la banda
Now yeah, now the band has arrived
Bamba bamba bamba llego la banda
Bamba bamba bamba the band arrived
Traigo saoco mamita y no bailo bamba
I bring saoco babe and I don't dance bamba
Ay pa que goze la mazucamba
Oh so the mazucamba can enjoy
Con ritmo que se baila
With a rhythm that you dance to
Con senserro y con tambores
With cowbell and drums
Señores pero que ahora que llego la banda
Ladies and gentlemen, but now that the band has arrived
Banda banda chango ta veni llego la banda
Band, band, Changó is coming, the band arrived
Banda, banda banda banda que N'Klabe manda
Band, band, band, band that N'Klabe sends
Pa que gozen los rumberos esto no es pachanga
So the rumberos have fun, this isn't pachanga
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