| San Serení me dijo que a mi
| San Serení told me that I
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| Me iba a regalar una guarachita
| He was going to give me a guarachita
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| Que preparara la festividad
| who will prepare the festival
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| Que invitara la santa rumbita
| That the holy rumbita invite
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| Que me aprendiera bien el son sonero
| That I learned the son sonero well
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| Que nunca, nunca le pierda el compás
| Never, never lose the beat
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| Que él traerá un santo bongocero
| That he will bring a holy bongocero
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| Y san timbalio me acompañará
| And San Timbalio will accompany me
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| San sereni me dio el son sonero
| San sereni gave me the son sonero
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| Y son sonorá, oyelo
| And they are sound, listen to it
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| Dime que es lo que pasa
| Tell me what is happening
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| Que siento un jaleo, quema!
| That I feel a fuss, it burns!
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| (San Sereni con su son sonero)
| (San Sereni with his son sonero)
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| San sereni, san sereni santero
| San Sereni, San Sereni Santero
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| (San Sereni con su son sonero)
| (San Sereni with his son sonero)
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| Con la santa camisa
| with the holy shirt
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| Tu no me ves pero yo te veo
| You don't see me but I see you
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| (San Sereni con su son sonero)
| (San Sereni with his son sonero)
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| Ven para que bailes, para que bailes
| Come so you can dance, so you can dance
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| Amayi- rumbero
| Amayi- rumbero
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| (San Sereni con su son sonero)
| (San Sereni with his sonero)
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| San sereni viene del monte
| San sereni comes from the mountain
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| Y tremendo jaleo
| and tremendous racket
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| (San Sereni con su son sonero)
| (San Sereni with his sonero)
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| Ven para que bailes y para que goces
| Come to dance and enjoy
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| Para que bailes para que goces
| For you to dance, for you to enjoy
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| (San Sereni con su son sonero)
| (San Sereni with his sonero)
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| Con san sereni, san sereni, belemba
| With San Sereni, San Sereni, Belemba
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| Tremendo rumbero
| tremendous rumbero
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| (San Sereni con su son sonero)
| (San Sereni with his sonero)
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| Aprieta el cuero. | Tighten the leather. |
| aprieta el cuero
| tighten the leather
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| Y suena sonero
| And it sounds sonero
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| (San Sereni con su son sonero)
| (San Sereni with his sonero)
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| Para que bailes con san sereni
| For you to dance with San Sereni
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| San sereni sonero
| san sereni sonero
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| (San Sereni con su son sonero)
| (San Sereni with his sonero)
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| Amalia rumbero, ven que Amalia rumbero
| Amalia rumbero, come Amalia rumbero
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| (San Sereni con su son sonero)
| (San Sereni with his sonero)
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| San Sereni, quema, juega!
| San Sereni, burn, play!
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| Echa caldo ahi, que los garbanzos
| Pour broth there, that the chickpeas
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| Estan duros! | They are hard! |
| Quema, juega!
| Burn, play!
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| Te dijeque no jugaras con los
| I told you not to play with them
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| Chavos e' la compra, quema!
| Guys and 'the purchase, burn!
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| Y que es lo que pasa que siento un jaleo!
| And what happens is that I feel a ruckus!
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| (San Sereni con su son sonero)
| (San Sereni with his sonero)
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| San Sereni, San Sereni
| San Sereni, San Sereni
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| San Sereni, San Sereni santero
| San Sereni, San Sereni santero
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| (San Sereni con su son sonero)
| (San Sereni with his sonero)
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| Ecuajey
| Ecuajey
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| Que-que | What what |