Historia de Una Rumba

Story of a Rumba

Historia de Una Rumba

I feel something calling me, calling me, calling meSiento algo que me llama, me llama, me llama
I can't sleepNo puedo dormir
It's something that unsettles me, drives me crazyEs algo que me intranquiliza, que me vuelve loca
I have to goMe tengo que ir

And in the silence of the nightY en el silencio de la noche
I feel the drums playingSiento los cueros repicar
And that's the rumba calling meY esa es la rumba que me llama
Because I have to go to partyPorque yo tengo que ir a güarachar

And it's the drums warning meY son los cueros que me avisan
That a huge party formed in the neighborhoodQue se formó tremenda rumba en el solar

Then I put on some flip-flopsDespués me puse unas chancletas
A red cloth around my waistUn paño rojo en la cintura
And when I got to the cornerY cuando llegué a la esquina
Oh, what a delightSeñores que sabrosura

And when I got to the partyY cuando llegué a la fiesta
My waist was sweatingMe sudaba la cintura
But I have to go have funPero yo tengo que ir a vacilar
La, la, laLa, la, la
I just have to go partyEs que yo tengo que ir a güarachar

I sang and danced until the morningCanté y bailé hasta la mañana
Then I started to have funDespués me puse a vacilar
And when I got homeY cuando llegué a mi casa
The man hit me with the basinEl negro, me dio con la palangana

And when I got homeY cuando llegué a la casa
He hit me with the basinMe dio con la palangana
But I have to go partyPero yo tengo que ir a güarachar
Ah, la, laAh, la, la
I just have to go have funEs que yo tengo que ir a vacilar

I ran and ran to the streetCorrí y corrí para la calle
So this man wouldn't see mePa' que este negro no me viera
And when I got to the cornerY cuando llegué a la esquina
The bus was passing byPasaba la jardinera

And when I got to the cornerY cuando llegué a la esquina
The bus was passing byPasaba la jardinera

Ah!Ah!

Bus driver, I am, oh bus driver, I amJardinera yo soy ay jardinera yo soy
(Bus driver, you're going to party)(Jardinera tu vas a güarachar)
Bus driver, I am, to the conga I goJardinera yo soy pa' la conga me voy
(Bus driver, you're going to party)(Jardinera tu vas a güarachar)
I go, I go, I'm goingMe voy, me voy yo me voy
I'm going to enjoy myself once againYo me voy a gozar otra vez
(Bus driver, you're going to party)(Jardinera tu vas a güarachar)
Bus driver, I am, I amJardinera yo soy, yo soy
Bus driver, I am, I amJardinera yo soy, yo soy

I put on my robe, grabbed my handkerchiefMe puse la bata, agarré mi pañuelo
And went to the street becauseY me fuí pa' la calle porque
(Bus driver, you're going to party)(Jardinera tu vas a güarachar)
Oh, if that man comes, damnAy si viene ese negro caramba
Tell him this little black girl left againLe dice que esta negrita se fue otra vez

(Bus driver, you're going to party)(Jardinera tu vas a güarachar)
Oh, I'm going to party, I'm going to enjoy, I'm going to danceAy yo voy a güarachar, yo voy a gozar, yo voy a bailar
What brings the party againQue trae la comparte otra vez

How!¡Como!

I'm going behind the bus driver, the onion seller, the laborerMe voy detrás de la jardinera, la cebollera, la jornalera
From everyoneDe todo el mundo

How!¡Como!

(You're going to party)(Tu vas a güarachar)
You come with me, for God's sake don't stay hereTu vienes conmigo por Dios no te quede' aquí
(You're going to party)(Tu vas a güarachar)
And if that man comes, don't tell him I leftY si viene ese negro no le digas que me fuí
(You're going to party)(Tu vas a güarachar)
To party, to enjoy, I'm leaving from hereA güarachar, a gozar, yo me voy de aquí
(You're going to party)(Tu vas a güarachar)
Hey, let's all go behind the bus driver, ok!¡Oye vámono' todo mundo detrás de la jardinera ok!