Lyrics of La Rumba Me Llamo Yo - Dayme Arocena

La Rumba Me Llamo Yo (original)

Dice mi madre, que el negro está regala’o
Que se me acerca pa' sombra
Y que no los quiere a mi la’o
Que soy hija de la suerte
Que lo mio es natural
Que no reparta mi gloria
Pa que no me quiera mal
Dice mi madre, tu ocha no es babalawo
Pero si fueras un hombre, tambor fueras consagrado
Moyugba Eggun, que no te deja caer
Que va a la guerra contigo para que pueda vencer
Dice mi madre será fina y delgade
Pero la conga contigo, Bailando te pal bembe
Que te regala la risa, y un tumbao que tumba
Y que por eso los muertos, te van a halar pa' la rumba
Soy Iya, soy Bongo, la rumba me llamo yo
La rumba me llamo yo, la rumba me llamo yo
Soy Iya, soy Bongo, la rumba me llamo yo
Soy Iya, soy Bongo, la rumba me llamo yo… (x5)
Imborooooo
Qué es lo que tu quiere' que te den?
Rumba, ven ven
Qué tu quiere hacer?
Qué es lo que tu quiere' que te den?
Rumba, ven ven
Qué es lo que tu quiere' que te den?
Rumba, ven ven
(Dime que tu quieres que te den?)
Qué es lo que tu quiere' que te den?
Rumba, ven ven…

(translation)

My mother says that the black man is a gift
That comes close to me for shade
And that he doesn't want them by my side
that I am the daughter of luck
that mine is natural
Don't spread my glory
So that he doesn't want me bad
My mother says, your ocha is not a babalawo
But if you were a man, drum you were consecrated
Moyugba Eggun, who does not let you fall
That he goes to war with you so that he can win
My mother says she will be fine and thin
But she conga with you, dancing te pal bembe
That she gives you laughter, and a tumbao that tomb
And that's why the dead are going to pull you to the rumba
I'm Iya, I'm Bongo, my name is rumba
The rumba is my name, the rumba is my name
I'm Iya, I'm Bongo, my name is rumba
I'm Iya, I'm Bongo, my name is rumba… (x5)
Imborooooo
What is it that you want to be given?
Rumba, come come
What do you want to do?
What is it that you want to be given?
Rumba, come come
What is it that you want to be given?
Rumba, come come
(Tell me what do you want them to give you?)
What is it that you want to be given?
Rumba, come come…