Translation of the song lyrics La Banda - Willie Colón, Héctor Lavoé, Yomo Toro

La Banda (original)

Llegó la banda tocando salsa
Para que entren en la bachata
Llegó la banda tocando salsa
Para que entren en la bachata
Ay, todos están bien contentos
Porque les viene a tocar
Un grupo de bandiditos
De la escuela musical
Llegó la banda tocando salsa
Para que entren en la bachata
Llegó la banda tocando salsa
Para que entren en la bachata
Ahora tu ves ya, como todo el mundo
Contento se ha puesto ya Tiran paso bailadores
Porque vamos a gozar
Llegaron los boricuas
Llegó la banda tocando salsa
Para que entren en la bachata
Ay vengan todo bailadores
Rumberito rumberazos
Que la banda se ha puesto buena
Y ahora si que yo voy al paso
Llegó la banda tocando salsa
Para que entren en la bachata
Eh siempre pa lante nunca pa 'tras
Ni pa' coger impulso camará
Porque yo vengo gozando
Y acabando en el solar
Ahora si, que ahora si que llego la banda
Eh bamba eh bamba eh bamba eh llego la banda
Eh traigo saoco mamita y no bailo bamba
Ay pa que goze la mazucamba
Con ritmo que se baila
Con senserro y con tambores
Señores pero que ahora que llego la banda
Eh banda banda chango ta veni llego la banda
Banda, banda banda banda que N’Klabe manda
Pa que gozen los rumberos esto no es pachanga

La Banda (translation)

The band arrived playing salsa
For them to enter the bachata
The band arrived playing salsa
For them to enter the bachata
Oh, everyone is very happy
Because it comes to touch them
A group of bandits
from the music school
The band arrived playing salsa
For them to enter the bachata
The band arrived playing salsa
For them to enter the bachata
Now you see already, like everyone else
He has already become happy. Dancers throw step
because we are going to enjoy
Puerto Ricans arrived
The band arrived playing salsa
For them to enter the bachata
Oh come all dancers
rumberito rumberazos
That the band has gotten good
And now if I go to step
The band arrived playing salsa
For them to enter the bachata
Eh always pa lante never pa 'after
Not even to get momentum camera
Because I come enjoying
And ending up in the lot
Now yes, now the band has arrived
Hey bamba hey bamba hey bamba hey the band arrived
Hey, I bring saoco, mamita, and I don't dance bamba
Ay to enjoy the mazucamba
With rhythm that is danced
With senserro and with drums
Gentlemen, but now that the band has arrived
Eh banda banda chango ta veni the banda arrived
Band, band, band, band that N'Klabe commands
For the rumberos to enjoy this is not pachanga