Lyrics of Rama de Tamarindo - Petrona Martínez

Rama de Tamarindo (original)

Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Dime lirio, dime rosa, dime clavel encantado
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Dime lirio, dime rosa, dime clavel encantado
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Dime cuál es el remedio para el hombre enamorado (wepa)
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Dime cuál es el remedio para el hombre enamorado (e-ah)
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Dicen los americanos que ellos trabajan también
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Dicen los americanos que ellos trabajan también (wepa)
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Tienen un famoso tren hecho por sus propias manos
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Tienen un famoso tren hecho por sus propias manos (wepa!)
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
La rama de tamarindo que mimbrea y no se quiebra
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
San Cayetano bendito, dame pan San Cayetano
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
San Cayetano bendito, dame pan San Cayetano
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Como extranjera de Dios, yo te lo pido en cristiano
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Como extranjera de Dios, yo te lo pido en cristiano
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Yo salí de mala gana, me aguantó la policía
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Yo salí de mala gana, me aguantó la policía
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Porque iba pa’l festival del pueblo 'e Santa Lucía
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Porque iba pal festival del pueblo de Santa Lucía
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Lloraba una negra un día de ver cuando se empolvaba
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Lloraba una negra un día de ver cuando se empolvaba
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Se echaba polvo, se echaba, y blanca no se ponía (wepaje)
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Se echaba polvo, se echaba, y blanca no se ponía
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Dicen que la marihuana la van a legalizar
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Dicen que la marihuana la van a legalizar (wepaje)
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ojalá y fuera verdad pa' fumarme hasta las ramas
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ojalá y fuera verdad pa' fumarme hasta las ramas
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Llamar a Dios quisiera, que el tiempo retrocediera
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Llamar a Dios quisiera, que el tiempo retrocediera
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Si el tiempo retrocediera, mi juventud devolviera
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Si el tiempo retrocediera, mi juventud devolviera
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Si mi hijo Lucho supiera que su madre entró en batalla
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Si mi hijo Lucho supiera que su madre entró en batalla
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Pusiera a la gente en fila y cañones en las murallas
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Pusiera a la gente en fila y cañones en las murallas
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ee-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ee-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Ae-ae-ae, rama 'e tamarindo
Están volando los goleros, está el matarratón voltea’o
Están volando los goleros, está el matarratón voltea’o
Están volando los goleros, está el matarratón voltea’o
Y ese jugo es de aguacero que Dios nos tiene anuncia’o
Y ese jugo es de aguacero que Dios nos tiene anuncia’o
Y ese jugo es de aguacero que Dios nos tiene anuncia’o
Agua, que va a llover
Agua, que va a llover
Agua, que va a llover
Agua, que va a llover
Agua, que va a llover
Agua, que va a llover
Y agua, que va a llover
Y agua, que va a llover
Y agua, que va a llover
Y agua, que va a llover
Está lloviendo por la tarde, ahora la luz se nos va
Está lloviendo por la tarde, ahora la luz se nos va
Está lloviendo por la tarde, ahora la luz se nos va
Búsquense la lamparita, y llenémosla de gas
Búsquense la lamparita, y llenémosla de gas
Ay, búsquense la lamparita, y llenémosla de gas
Búsquense la lamparita, y llenémosla de gas
Y agua, que va a llover
Y agua, que va a llover
Y agua, que va a llover
Y agua, que va a llover
Y agua, que va a llover
Y agua, que va a llover
Y agua, que va a llover
Y agua, que va a llover
Ya se está ocultando el sol, la nube lo va a tapar
Ya se está ocultando el sol, la nube lo va a tapar
Ya se está ocultando el sol, la nube lo va a tapar
Y el cielo se pone oscuro por un fuerte vendabal
Y el cielo se pone oscuro por un fuerte vendabal
Y el cielo se pone oscuro por un fuerte vendabal
Y agua, que va a llover
Y agua, que va a llover
Y agua, que va a llover
Y agua, que va a llover
Y agua, que va a llover
Y agua, que va a llover
Y agua, que va a llover
Y agua, que va a llover
Culimbizamba (zambambá)
Ay, se van los negros a conquistar
Ay, se van los negros a conquistar
Ay, se van los negros a conquistar
Ay, se van los negros a conquistar
Ay, se van los negros a conquistar
Culimbizamba (zambambé)
Ay se van los negros a recoger, recoger
Ay se van los negros a recoger, recoger
Ay se van los negros a recoger, recoger
Ay se van los negros a recoger, recoger
Ay se van los negros a recoger, recoger

(translation)

Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Tell me lily, tell me rose, tell me enchanted carnation
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Tell me lily, tell me rose, tell me enchanted carnation
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Tell me what is the remedy for the man in love (wepa)
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Tell me what is the remedy for the man in love (e-ah)
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Americans say that they work too
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
The Americans say that they work too (wepa)
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
They have a famous train made by their own hands
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
They have a famous train made by their own hands (wepa!)
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
The tamarind branch that wicks and does not break
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Blessed Saint Cayetano, give me bread Saint Cayetano
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Blessed Saint Cayetano, give me bread Saint Cayetano
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
As a foreigner of God, I ask you in Christian
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
As a foreigner of God, I ask you in Christian
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
I reluctantly left, the police put up with me
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
I reluctantly left, the police put up with me
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Because I was going to the festival of the people of Santa Lucía
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Because I was going to the festival of the town of Santa Lucía
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
A black woman cried one day to see when she powdered herself
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
A black woman cried one day to see when she was powdered
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Dust was thrown, it was thrown, and white was not put on (wepaje)
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Dust was thrown, it was thrown, and white was not put
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
They say that marijuana is going to be legalized
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
They say that marijuana is going to be legalized (wepaje)
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
I wish it were true to smoke me to the branches
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
I wish it were true to smoke me to the branches
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Call God I wish, that time would go back
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Call God I wish, that time would go back
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
If time went back, my youth would return
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
If time went back, my youth would return
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
If my son Lucho knew that his mother went into battle
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
If my son Lucho knew that his mother went into battle
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Put the people in line and cannons on the walls
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Put the people in line and cannons on the walls
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Ee-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Ee-ae, branch 'and tamarind
Ae-ae-ae, branch 'and tamarind
The goalkeepers are flying, the matratón is flipped
The goalkeepers are flying, the matratón is flipped
The goalkeepers are flying, the matratón is flipped
And that juice is from a downpour that God has announced to us
And that juice is from a downpour that God has announced to us
And that juice is from a downpour that God has announced to us
Water, it's going to rain
Water, it's going to rain
Water, it's going to rain
Water, it's going to rain
Water, it's going to rain
Water, it's going to rain
And water, it's going to rain
And water, it's going to rain
And water, it's going to rain
And water, it's going to rain
It's raining in the afternoon, now the light is gone
It's raining in the afternoon, now the light is gone
It's raining in the afternoon, now the light is gone
Find the lamp, and let's fill it with gas
Find the lamp, and let's fill it with gas
Oh, look for the lamp, and let's fill it with gas
Find the lamp, and let's fill it with gas
And water, it's going to rain
And water, it's going to rain
And water, it's going to rain
And water, it's going to rain
And water, it's going to rain
And water, it's going to rain
And water, it's going to rain
And water, it's going to rain
The sun is already hiding, the cloud is going to cover it
The sun is already hiding, the cloud is going to cover it
The sun is already hiding, the cloud is going to cover it
And the sky turns dark from a strong gale
And the sky turns dark from a strong gale
And the sky turns dark from a strong gale
And water, it's going to rain
And water, it's going to rain
And water, it's going to rain
And water, it's going to rain
And water, it's going to rain
And water, it's going to rain
And water, it's going to rain
And water, it's going to rain
Culimbizamba (zambamba)
Oh, the blacks are going to conquer
Oh, the blacks are going to conquer
Oh, the blacks are going to conquer
Oh, the blacks are going to conquer
Oh, the blacks are going to conquer
Culimbizamba (Zambambe)
Oh the blacks go to pick up, pick up
Oh the blacks go to pick up, pick up
Oh the blacks go to pick up, pick up
Oh the blacks go to pick up, pick up
Oh the blacks go to pick up, pick up