Raffaella Carrà
África lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1984
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 5:22
Tú-pa, tutu-pá
Tú-pa, tutu-pá
Tú-pa, tutu-pá
Tú-pa, tutu-pá
Tú-pa, tutu-pá
Tú-pa, tutu-pá
Tú-pa, pom
Tú-pa, pom
Eh-oh
Eh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Entre el rey Bantú, el babús y el zulú
Among the king Bantú, the babús and the zulú
Cuando yo llegué, ¡vaya lío que se armó!
When I arrived, what a chaos was stirred!
Eh-oh
Eh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Para mí, pensé: "¡qué feísimos que son!
For me, I thought: "How ugly they are!"
"Me van a comer, aquí no me quedo yo"
"They're going to eat me, I won't stay here"
Eh-oh
Eh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Iban tan pintados que no pude comprender
They were so painted that I couldn't understand
Que me sonreían y decían: "ven a ver"
That they smiled at me and said: "come and see"
África
Africa
Al sonido del tam-tam, todos bailan sin parar, estás en África
To the sound of the tam-tam, everyone dances non-stop, you're in Africa
África
Africa
Con su mágico poder, hechizada por la luna me quedé
With its magical power, enchanted by the moon I remained
Dijo el rey Bantú: "esta me la quedo yo"
Said King Bantú: "this one I'm keeping for myself"
Y los otros dos: "eso no lo crees ni tú"
And the other two: "you don’t even believe that yourself"
Eh-oh
Eh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Y como los tres me querían conseguir
And since the three wanted to win me over
Les propuse yo que me dieran a elegir
I suggested they let me choose
Eh-oh
Eh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Mientras lo pensaban me traían para mí
While they thought it over, they brought me
Gemas y diamantes, esmeraldas y marfil
Gems and diamonds, emeralds and ivory
África
Africa
Al sonido del tam-tam, todos bailan sin parar, estás en África
To the sound of the tam-tam, everyone dances non-stop, you're in Africa
África
Africa
Con su mágico poder, hechizada por la luna me quedé
With its magical power, enchanted by the moon I remained
África
Africa
Al sonido del tam-tam, todos bailan sin parar, estás en África
To the sound of the tam-tam, everyone dances non-stop, you're in Africa
África
Africa
Con su mágico poder, hechizada por la luna me quedé
With its magical power, enchanted by the moon I remained
Pum-pa, pum-pum-pá
Boom-pow, boom-boom-pah
Pum-pa, pum-pum-pá
Boom-pow, boom-boom-pah
Pum-pa, pum-pum-pá
Pum-pa, pum-pum-pá
Pum-pa, pom
Pum-pa, pom
Eh-oh
Eh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Mientras lo pensaban me traían para mí
While they were thinking, they brought me for myself
Gemas y diamantes, esmeraldas y marfil
Gems and diamonds, emeralds and ivory
África
Africa
Al sonido del tam-tam, todos bailan sin parar, estás en África
To the sound of the drum, everyone dances nonstop, you're in Africa
África
Africa
Con su mágico poder, hechizada por la luna me quedé
With its magical power, enchanted by the moon, I stayed
Pum-pa, pum-pum-pá
Pum-pa, pum-pum-pá
Pum-pa, pum-pum-pá
Pum-pa, pum-pum-pá
Pum-pa, pum-pum-pá
Pum-pa, pum-pum-pá
Pum-pa, pom
Pum-pa, pom
Eh-oh
Eh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Mientras lo pensaban me traían para mí
While they were thinking, they brought me for me
Gemas y diamantes, esmeraldas y marfil
Gems and diamonds, emeralds and ivory
África
Africa
Al sonido del tam-tam, todos bailan sin parar, estás en África
To the sound of the tom-tom, everyone dances non-stop, you're in Africa
África
Africa
Con su mágico poder, hechizada por la luna me quedé
With its magical power, enchanted by the moon I stayed
África
Africa
Al sonido del tam-tam, todos bailan sin parar, estás en África
To the sound of the drum, everyone dances non-stop, you’re in Africa
África
Africa
Con su mágico poder, hechizada por la luna me quedé
With its magical power, enchanted by the moon I stayed
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Key vocabulary
- mágico
- magicB1
- diamantes
- diamondsA2
- tú-pa
- —
- tutu-pá
- —
- pom
- —
- eh-oh
- hey-oh
- entre
- between
- el
- the
- rey
- king
- bantú
- —
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About this song
Raffaella Carrà was an Italian singer, dancer, actress, television presenter, and model known for her work in pop music and television, especially as a major European and Latin American pop culture figure from the 1970s and 1980s. She is also associated with trailblazing feminism in entertainment and with her influence as an LGBT and fashion icon.