| Ay la sandunguita, que es lo que tiene
| Oh the sandunguita, what is it that has
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| Que si te da no se te quita
| That if it gives you, it won't take away
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| La sandunguita no es un catarro
| The sandwich is not a cold
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| No es una fiebre, no es malestar
| It's not a fever, it's not malaise
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| No deja roncha no causa daño
| Does not leave a welt does not cause damage
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| La sandunguita es para bailar
| The sandunguita is for dancing
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| Ay la sandunguita, que es lo que tiene
| Oh the sandunguita, what is it that has
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| Que si te da no se te quita
| That if it gives you, it won't take away
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| Allá en el monte, la sandunguita
| There in the mountains, the little sandunguita
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| Se baila bueno y sin na' ni na'
| It is danced well and without na' nor na'
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| La fiesta empieza por la mañana
| The party starts in the morning
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| Y se termina en la madruga
| And it ends at dawn
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| Ay la sandunguita, que es lo que tiene
| Oh the sandunguita, what is it that has
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| Que si te da no se te quita
| That if it gives you, it won't take away
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| La sandunguita, se baila así
| The sandunguita, it is danced like this
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| Un paso adelante y un paso atrás
| One step forward and one step back
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| Manos arriba mueve los hombros
| Hands up shake shoulders
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| Dando cintura sin descanzar
| Giving waist without resting
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| Ay la sandunguita, que es lo que tiene
| Oh the sandunguita, what is it that has
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| Que si te da no se te quita
| That if it gives you, it won't take away
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| Vaya, llegaron los metales de la salsa
| Wow, the metals of the sauce have arrived
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| Ay la sandunguita, que es lo que tiene
| Oh the sandunguita, what is it that has
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| Que si te da no se te quita
| That if it gives you, it won't take away
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| Este es el baile que empieza en la noche
| This is the dance that starts at night
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| Y se termina en la mañanita
| And it ends in the morning
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| Ay la sandunguita, que es lo que tiene
| Oh the sandunguita, what is it that has
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| Que si te da no se te quita
| That if it gives you, it won't take away
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| Para que bailes sabroso este ritmo caliente
| For you to dance tasty this hot rhythm
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| Cuando suene la rumbita
| When the rumba sounds
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| Ay la sandunguita, que es lo que tiene
| Oh the sandunguita, what is it that has
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| Que si te da no se te quita
| That if it gives you, it won't take away
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| Mírala como mueve la cintura
| Look how she moves her waist
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| Lo que tiene es azuquita
| What he has is azuquita
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| Ay la sandunguita, que es lo que tiene
| Oh the sandunguita, what is it that has
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| Que si te da
| What if it gives you
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| Pero que tiene maría, que tiene Rosita
| But what does Maria have, what does Rosita have?
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| La sandunguita
| the sandwich
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| Oye la que baila este ritmo caliente se pone bonita
| Hey, the one who dances this hot rhythm gets pretty
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| La sandunguita
| the sandwich
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| Es el baile de los hombres, con la señorita ¡tu ves!
| It is the men's dance, with the young lady, you see!
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| La sandunguita
| the sandwich
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| Ay, arroz con frijoles y papitas fritas
| Oh, rice and beans and french fries
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| La sandunguita
| the sandwich
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| La sandunguita
| the sandwich
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| La sandunguita
| the sandwich
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| La sandunguita
| the sandwich
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| Que lo que quiere la gente que viene y me grita
| That what the people who come and yell at me want
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| La sandunguita
| the sandwich
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| Ay mira como sube, mira como baja la bolita
| Oh look how it goes up, look how the little ball goes down
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| La sandunguita
| the sandwich
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| El sabor que a mi me dieron ese nadie me lo quita
| The taste that they gave me that no one takes away from me
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| La sandunguita
| the sandwich
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| Me lo quita | take it away from me |