Oye manita

Listen, little hand

Oye manita

In the Chambacu neighborhood I went to visit a familyEn el barrio Chambacu fui a visitar una familia
oh I said in Bampuay yo dije en Bampu
who with their cries cheered up the cornersque con sus pregones alegraba los rincones
(repeat)(bis)

She devoted her life to the piragua and the burnSu vida la entregó a la piragua y la quemada
and conquered the touristsy a los turistas conquistaba
and the rich didn't listen (repeat)y los ricos no escuchanban (bis)

Turn it up sa sa sa sa sa!Subele ¡sa sa sa sa sa!

Estefania with her singing, cheered up CartagenaEstefania con su canto, alegraba cartagena
To La Boquilla and MalaganaA la boquilla y malagana
The white beach and in the sand (repeat)El playon del blanco y en la arena (bis)

Oh Chambacu sweat of blacksO Chambacu sudor de negros
history of slaveshistoria de esclavos
that like you Estefaniaque como tu Estefania
told my story (repeat)escribieron la historia mia (bis)

Listen, little hand you are my sisterOye manita tu eres mi hermana
you are my sistertu eres mi hermana
even to Malagana (x5)hasta malagana (x5)

Give me the kiss, in the worldDeme el beso, en el mundo
There's EstefaniaHay Estefania

Give me the kiss, in the worldDeme el beso, en el mundo
There's EstefaniaHay Estefania