| En la ma? | In the MA? |
| ana al despertar, siento cantillos de gallos, pasos de caballo
| ana when she wakes up, I feel roosters crowing, horse steps
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| Y la linda melod? | And the beautiful melody? |
| a, de los pregoneros, que con su canto enamoraran
| to, of the town criers, who with their song fell in love
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| Enamoran mi ventana.
| They love my window.
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| Para bailar, para gozar, eehh !
| To dance, to enjoy, ehh!
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| Y demonstrarle al mundo que la rumba no tiene fronteras,
| And show the world that the rumba has no borders,
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| Y si te esmera, y si te esmera, la tocas tu donde quieras !
| And if you take care, and if you take care, you play it wherever you want!
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| Ehh ! | eh! |
| la rumba, la rumba ya se formo
| the rumba, the rumba is already formed
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| Mi rumba no tiene fronteras, preg? | My rumba has no borders, ask? |
| ntaselo a mi abuela !
| Tell it to my grandmother!
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| Ehh ! | eh! |
| la rumba, la rumba ya se formo
| the rumba, the rumba is already formed
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| Te lo canto en Santiago de Cuba, en la Havana y en Paris como quieras !
| I sing it to you in Santiago de Cuba, in Havana and in Paris as you wish!
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| Ehh ! | eh! |
| la rumba, la rumba ya se formo
| the rumba, the rumba is already formed
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| Que no me digan, pa' que bailen,
| Don't tell me, so they can dance,
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| Toca ! | Touch! |
| Toca ! | Touch! |
| Toca ! | Touch! |
| Toca ! | Touch! |
| que se formo
| what was formed
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| Mira sargento que estoy gozando
| Look sergeant I'm enjoying
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| Rumba, rumba ! | Rumba, rumba! |
| !
| !
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| Ya se formo la rumba, ya se formo la rumba buena!
| The rumba is already formed, the good rumba is already formed!
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| A la gente de San Pedrito, que son la gente buena,
| To the people of San Pedrito, who are good people,
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| Yo quiero cantarle al mundo que me escucha que yo tengo sabor !
| I want to sing to the world that listens to me that I have flavor!
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| Ya se formo, ya se formo, ya se formo, ya se formo !
| It's already formed, it's already formed, it's already formed, it's already formed!
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| La rumba ya se formo !
| The rumba is already formed!
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| La rumba no tiene fronteras preg? | The rumba has no borders |
| ntaselo a mis abuelos
| Tell it to my grandparents
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| que en la? | what in the? |
| poca de los zapatos dos tonos… oiga caballeros…
| little of the two-tone shoes… hey gentlemen…
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| Ya llego el santero solo, el santero solo, el santero solo, pa' bailar
| The santero alone has arrived, the santero alone, the santero alone, to dance
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| Ya llego el santero solo, el santero solo, el santero solo, pa' bailar
| The santero alone has arrived, the santero alone, the santero alone, to dance
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| Ya llego el sargento solo, el sargento solo, el sargento solo,
| The sergeant alone has arrived, the sergeant alone, the sergeant alone,
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| Ya llego el sargento solo el sargento solo, el sargento solo | The sergeant alone has arrived, the sergeant alone, the sergeant alone |