| Oromi mama Yocodá Oromi
| Oromi mama Yocodá Oromi
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| Ay Yocodá
| Ay Yocodá
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| Oromi mama Yocodá Oromi
| Oromi mama Yocodá Oromi
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| Yemayá Yemayá
| Yemaya Yemaya
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| Aunque sabemo' que estamo' Iré
| Although we know that we are I will go
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| Necesitamos tu protección mamá
| We need your protection mom
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| Para volver a cruzar
| to cross again
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| Agua sal’a
| Salt water
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| Oromi oro
| oromi gold
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| Van Van viene iré
| Van Van come I will go
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| Viene con oro
| comes with gold
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| Atención pueblo de Cuba
| Attention people of Cuba
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| Yo quiero que todos canten mi coro
| I want everyone to sing my choir
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| Oro mi oro
| gold my gold
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| Van Van viene iré
| Van Van come I will go
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| Viene con oro
| comes with gold
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| Yo vengo allá de lo' monte'
| I come over there from the 'monte'
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| Con la bendición de Olofi
| With the blessing of Olofi
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| Vengo chapeandolo todo
| I come clapping everything
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| A enseñarte la verdad
| to teach you the truth
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| Pa’que nadie te confunda
| So that no one confuses you
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| Vengo aclarándolo todo
| I come clarifying everything
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| Iyá mi ilé Oró
| Iyá mi ilé Oró
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| Van Van viene con iré
| Van Van comes with I'll go
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| Y viene con to'
| And he comes with to '
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| ¡Sí!
| Yes!
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| Es que yo soy así
| I am like that
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| Fuerte como el Guayacán
| Strong as the Guayacán
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| Por eso vengo chapeando
| That's why I come clapping
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| Y vengo acabando, pero que?
| And I'm running out, but what?
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| Pero vengo con iré
| But I come with I will go
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| Van Van viene abriendo camino nuevo otra ve'
| Van Van is opening a new path again'
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| Chapeando con iré
| veneering with iré
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| Van Van viene como va
| Van Van comes as it goes
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| De la mano de Eleguá
| From the hand of Eleguá
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| Viene con tremendo iré
| It comes with tremendous ir
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| Van Van viene abriendo camino nuevo otra ve'
| Van Van is opening a new path again'
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| Chapeando con iré
| veneering with iré
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| Mi aché mi Aché
| my ache my ache
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| Aché pa' Oba
| Ache for Oba
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| Aché pa’la Ocha
| Ache for the Ocha
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| Y aché pa' uste'
| And here for you
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| Y es que vengo chapeando, gozando
| And it's that I come chapeando, enjoying
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| Y regalando aché
| And giving away
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| Vengo abriendo los caminos
| I come opening the paths
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| De la música cubana
| of Cuban music
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| ¡Mira! | Look! |
| pa' que siga con iré
| so I can continue with iré
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| Y es que vengo
| And it is that I come
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| Chapeando
| veneering
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| Gozando
| enjoying
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| Y con tremendo aché
| And with tremendous aché
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| Chapeando con iré
| veneering with iré
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| ¡Mira! | Look! |
| ¡Mira! | Look! |
| ¡Mira!
| Look!
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| Vengo dictando sentencia
| I come dictating sentence
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| Para todo el que comenta
| For everyone who comments
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| Chapeando aquí
| veneering here
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| Chapeando allá
| veneering there
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| Ya ahora…
| Already now…
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| Y todo el mundo con la mano asi
| And everyone with their hands like this
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| Y todo el mundo con la mano asi
| And everyone with their hands like this
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| Uno… Dos… Y una bulla!
| One… Two… And a racket!
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| Chapeando | veneering |