Raices Del Festejo

Roots of Celebration

Raices Del Festejo

This rhythm of black people, this tasty rhythmEste ritmo de negros, este ritmo sabroso
This celebration rhythm hereEste ritmo festejo aqui
This rhythm of black people, this tasty rhythmEste ritmo de negros, este ritmo sabroso
This celebration rhythm hereEste ritmo festejo aqui
This rhythm of black people, this tasty rhythmEste ritmo de negros, este ritmo sabroso
This celebration rhythm hereEste ritmo festejo aqui
This rhythm of black people, this tasty rhythmEste ritmo de negros, este ritmo sabroso
This celebration rhythm hereEste ritmo festejo aqui

I wasn't born when this arrivedYo no habia nacido cuando este llego
It was made by a black man that I knowLo hizo un negro que lo conozco yo

This rhythm of black people, this tasty rhythmEste ritmo de negros, este ritmo sabroso
This celebration rhythm hereEste ritmo festejo aqui
This rhythm of black people, this tasty rhythmEste ritmo de negros, este ritmo sabroso
This celebration rhythm hereEste ritmo festejo aqui
This rhythm of black people, this tasty rhythmEste ritmo de negros, este ritmo sabroso
This celebration rhythm hereEste ritmo festejo aqui
This rhythm of black people, this tasty rhythmEste ritmo de negros, este ritmo sabroso
This celebration rhythm hereEste ritmo festejo aqui

Porfirio Vasquez made it, that great manLo hizo porfirio vasquez ese gran señor
He made it with great artLo hizo con mucho arte
And now I sing it, I sing itY ahora lo canto yo, lo canto yo
When I was little, I told my dadCuando era pequeña yo le dije a papa
I want to sing, I want to playYo quiero cantar, yo quiero tocar
I told my dad I want to be like youLe dije a papa yo quiero ser como tu
I told my dad, I want to singLe dije a papa, yo quiero cantar
I told my dad I want to sing, I want to playLe dije a papa yo quiero cantar, yo quiero tocar
I told my dad (I told my dad)Le dije a papa (le dije a papa)
I want to be as good as you areQuiero ser tan buena como lo eres tu
I told my dad (I told my dad)Le dije a papa (le dije a papa)

Now I sing, now I playAhora canto ahora toco
And I thank my dad that I can singY doy gracias a papa que pueda cantar
That I can playQue pueda tocar
I told my dad I want to singLe dije a papa yo quiero cantar
I told my dad I want to be like youLe dije a papa quiero ser como tu
I told my dad, I told my dad, I told my dadLe dije a papa, le dije a papa, le dije a papa