Lyrics of Alma de Rezabaile - Raly Barrionuevo

Alma de Rezabaile (original)

El baile ya ha comenzado
Allá por Santiago del Estero
Retumba toda la selva
El repicar de un bombo legüero
De fiesta toda la noche
El dulce brillo de las estrellas
Bailaba la Telesita
Que era la danza, que era la reina
Nochecitas santiagueñas
Ardientes, puras noches de plata
La luna sobre del monte
En luz brillante se desparrama
Que baile la Telesita
Dulce y fragante como las flores
Gritaba la paisanada
Emborrachada de amores
Que busca la pobrecita
Tal vez la danza le de un consuelo
Tu pollera remolino
Tus pies descalzos, trompo de fuego
Telesita, Telesita
Te has vuelto lluvia, te has vuelto luna
Te has vuelto flor de los campos
Te has vuelto brisa que me perfuma
Han pasado muchos años
Pero tu pueblo nunca te olvida
Bailando en los rezabailes
Para que tu alma siga encendida
Que baile la Telesita
Dulce y fragante como las flores
Gritaba la paisanada
Emborrachada de amores

(translation)

The dance has already started
There by Santiago del Estero
The whole jungle rumbles
The ringing of a legüero bass drum
partying all night
The sweet shine of the stars
The telesita danced
That was the dance, that was the queen
Santiago nights
Hot, pure silver nights
The moon over the mountain
In bright light it scatters
Let the Telesita dance
sweet and fragrant like flowers
the peasantry shouted
drunk with love
What is the poor thing looking for?
Maybe the dance will give him some consolation
Your swirl skirt
Your bare feet, top of fire
Telesite, Telesite
You have become rain, you have become moon
You have become a flower of the fields
You have become a breeze that perfumes me
It has been many years
But your people never forget you
Dancing in the rezabailes
So that your soul remains on
Let the Telesita dance
sweet and fragrant like flowers
the peasantry shouted
drunk with love