| Suena el tambo ensemillao'
| The tambo ensemillao sounds
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| De la musica africana
| of African music
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| Suena el tambo ensemillao'
| The tambo ensemillao sounds
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| De la musica africana
| of African music
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| El irimo de la habana
| The irimo of Havana
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| Se pone al instante un pie
| He instantly puts on a foot
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| Y cuando entran al morua
| And when they enter the morua
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| El publico se emociona
| The public is excited
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| Porque el irimo se entona
| Because the irimo is intoned
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| Al compas del abacua
| To the beat of the abacua
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| Porque el irimo se entona
| Because the irimo is intoned
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| Al compas del abacua
| To the beat of the abacua
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| El irimo se entona
| The irimo is intoned
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| Cuando escucha un tambor
| When you hear a drum
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| (irimo tambo ensemillao' bangosó
| (irimo tambo ensemillao' bangosó
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| Tambo ensemillao')
| Seed dairy ')
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| Si tu me quieres si tu me quieres
| if you love me if you love me
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| Si tu me quieres te adorare
| If you love me I will adore you
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| Oye mira como venga usted
| Hey look how you come
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| Alla viene hechando arrollando
| There it comes rolling over
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| Para gozarlo todo
| to enjoy it all
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| Pero ven ven camina bien
| But come come walk well
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| Lejos despues yo te rezare
| Far later I will pray to you
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| Oye la brujeria que me hechaste
| Hey the witchcraft you did to me
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| Yo no te la acepte
| I did not accept it
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| Porque el irimo me protege cosa buena
| Because the irimo protects me good thing
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| Para que no me queme a usted… | So that I don't burn you... |