| Dejala venir a su tierra santa
| Let her come to her holy land
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| Dejala venir a su tierra santa
| Let her come to her holy land
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| Petrona Martinez caramba bonito que canta
| Petrona Martinez damn nice that sings
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| Petrona Martinez caramba bonito que canta
| Petrona Martinez damn nice that sings
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| (Bis)
| (Bis)
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| Donde estara la Martinez?
| Where will Martinez be?
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| Donde estara la Martinez?
| Where will Martinez be?
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| Que la llamo y no responde, que se ha ido pa' otras tierras
| That she called her and she doesn't answer, that she has gone to 'other lands
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| O se habra cambiado el nombre
| Or the name would have been changed
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| Se ha ido pa' otras tierras o se habra cambiado el nombre
| She has gone to other lands or she would have changed her name
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| Dejala venir, a su tierra Santa
| Let her come, to her holy land
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| Dejala venir, a su tierra Santa
| Let her come, to her holy land
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| Petrona Martinez caramba bonito que canta
| Petrona Martinez damn nice that sings
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| Petrona Martinez caramba bonito que canta
| Petrona Martinez damn nice that sings
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| Al nombre de mis ancestro
| To the name of my ancestors
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| Al nombre de mis ancestros
| To the name of my ancestors
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| Yo compuse este homenaje recordando de la era de aquella
| I composed this tribute remembering the era of that
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| Bullerenguera
| Bullerenguera
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| O felina comencita camencita bareirera
| O feline little camencita bareirera
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| O felina comancita camencita bareirera
| O felina comancita camencita bareirera
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| Dejala venir, a su tierra Santa
| Let her come, to her holy land
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| Dejala venir, a su tierra Santa
| Let her come, to her holy land
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| Petrona Martinez caramba bonito que canta
| Petrona Martinez damn nice that sings
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| Petrona Martinez caramba bonito que canta
| Petrona Martinez damn nice that sings
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| Juan bate u
| John beats u
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| No se pueden olvidar eran los tamboreros que tocaban de verdad
| They cannot be forgotten, they were the drummers who really played
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| Un bulleregue sentado para las mujeres bailar
| A seated bulleregue for women to dance
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| Un bulleregue sentado para las mujeres bailar
| A seated bulleregue for women to dance
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| Dejala venir, a su tierra Santa
| Let her come, to her holy land
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| Dejala venir, a su tierra Santa
| Let her come, to her holy land
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| Petrona Martinez caramba bonito que canta
| Petrona Martinez damn nice that sings
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| Petrona Martinez caramba bonito que canta
| Petrona Martinez damn nice that sings
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| Bonito canta Petrona
| Nice sings Petrona
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| Bonita canta petrona
| Nice petrona sings
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| Bonito verla cantar
| nice to see her sing
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| Herencia que le quedo de su abuela y su papa
| Inheritance left to him by his grandmother and his father
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| Herencia que le quedo de su abuela y su papa
| Inheritance left to him by his grandmother and his father
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| Dejala venir, a su tierra Santa
| Let her come, to her holy land
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| Dejala venir, a su tierra Santa
| Let her come, to her holy land
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| Petrona Martinez caramba bonito que canta
| Petrona Martinez damn nice that sings
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| Petrona Martinez caramba bonito que canta
| Petrona Martinez damn nice that sings
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| Alla en su bonito pueblo
| There in your pretty town
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| Alla en su bonito pueblo
| There in your pretty town
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| Donde la vieron la nacer la crio vidal martinez
| Where did they see her being born, the crio vidal martinez
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| Con candela y a bate
| With candle and bat
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| La crio Vidal Martinez con candela y bate
| Vidal Martinez raised her with a candle and bat
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| Dejala venir, a su tierra Santa
| Let her come, to her holy land
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| Dejala venir, a su tierra Santa
| Let her come, to her holy land
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| Petrona Martinez caramba bonito que canta
| Petrona Martinez damn nice that sings
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| Petrona Martinez caramba bonito que canta
| Petrona Martinez damn nice that sings
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| Como esta cantando, dejenla gosar
| As she is singing, let her enjoy
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| Petrona Martinez caramba bonito que canta
| Petrona Martinez damn nice that sings
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| Con su blusa blanca, su pollerita rizada
| With her white blouse, her curly skirt
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| Petrona Martinez caramba bonito que canta
| Petrona Martinez damn nice that sings
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| Dejala venir, a su tierra Santa
| Let her come, to her holy land
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| Petrona Martinez caramba bonito que canta
| Petrona Martinez damn nice that sings
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| Petrona Martinez caramba bonito que canta
| Petrona Martinez damn nice that sings
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| Petrona Martinez caramba bonito que canta
| Petrona Martinez damn nice that sings
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| Este bullerengue lo cantan las dos
| This bullerengue is sung by both
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| Petrona Martinez caramba bonito que canta
| Petrona Martinez damn nice that sings
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| Petrona Martinez canta con Toto
| Petrona Martinez sings with Toto
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| Petrona Martinez caramba bonito que canta
| Petrona Martinez damn nice that sings
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| Este bullerengue lo canta Toto
| This bullerengue is sung by Toto
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| Petrona Martinez caramba bonito que canta
| Petrona Martinez damn nice that sings
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| Petrona Martinez canta con Toto
| Petrona Martinez sings with Toto
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| Petrona Martinez caramba bonito que canta
| Petrona Martinez damn nice that sings
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| Estos tamboleros tocan pa' las dos
| These drummers play for two
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| Petrona Martinez caramba bonito que canta
| Petrona Martinez damn nice that sings
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| A pero a Petrona mas que yo a Toto
| A but to Petrona more than I to Toto
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| Petrona Martinez caramba bonito que canta
| Petrona Martinez damn nice that sings
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| Estos tamboleros, manitas, tocan pa' las dos
| These drummers, handymen, play for two
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| Petrona Martinez caramba bonito que canta
| Petrona Martinez damn nice that sings
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| Oye Catalina oye este tambor
| Hey Catalina, hear this drum
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| Petrona Martinez caramba bonito que canta | Petrona Martinez damn nice that sings |