Reino Andalusí

Andalusian Kingdom

And I love to sit
on Betis Street, right there in Seville
crossing the river, the Golden Tower
and just knowing that all of Triana
is watching me go and there
I’ll order some ham and some shrimp
that are from Huelva
if not, forget it, where else
but from Huelva
oh man, that bread is so good.
A girl walks by me
so beautiful it hurts my eyes
and the way she moves
what a wonder, man
Andalusian from Córdoba, for sure.
A breeze passes by me
an old, familiar breeze
and how it pushes that Levante
that Cádiz and its art
is something you can’t resist.

CHORUS:
And you’ll hear a lereleree
when you leave, you think of coming back
and it’s all made just for you
here it is, Andalusian Kingdom (REPEAT)

And how right Lorca was
true Andalusian, his love
for the green and the cold white
Sierra Nevada, I love you green
and Granada.

Look, let’s go for a swim
because the sun is blazing
and on these beaches
it feels good to do it
Málaga has it all
you gotta see it
stories, customs
Costa del Sol.

Let’s love her, she’s
already tired of hearing criticism
while you’re munching on an olive
get it, Jaén, like no other.

Let’s love her, she’s
already tired of hearing criticism
with her, I’m living the life
and when I find her
she’s out partying in Almería.

CHORUS:
And you’ll hear a lereleree
when you leave, you think of coming back
and it’s all made just for you
here it is, Andalusian Kingdom (4 times)

The sunshine, the good people
some shrimp, some little squid
the soleá, the sevillanas,
and the rumbas, the bulerías,
the fandangos, the sunshine
what more do you want?