Raffaella Carrà
La bamba lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1973
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 2:50
Para bailar la bamba,
To dance the bamba,
Para bailar la bamba,
To dance the bamba,
Se necesita una poca de gracia,
You need a little bit of grace,
Una poca de gracia y otra cosita,
A little bit of grace and something else,
Y arriba, y arriba,
And up, and up,
¡Ay! Y arriba, y arriba iré,
Oh! And up, and up I will go,
Yo no soy marinero,
I am not a sailor,
Yo no soy marinero,
I am not a sailor,
Por ti seré, por ti seré, por ti seré
For you I will be, for you I will be, for you I will be,
Una niña y un baile,
A girl and a dance,
Una niña y un baile se lamentaba,
A girl and a dance cried out,
Zapatito de raso,
Silk little shoe,
Zapatito de raso que le apretaba,
Silk little shoe that was too tight for her,
Y arriba, y arriba,
And up, and up,
¡Ay! Y arriba, y arriba iré,
Oh! And up, and up I'll go,
Yo no soy marinero,
I am not a sailor,
Yo no soy marinero,
I am not a sailor,
Soy capitán, soy capitán, soy capitán.
I am the captain, I am the captain, I am the captain.
Bamba, bamba,
Bamba, ba
Bamba, bamba,
Bamba, bamba,
Bamba, ba
Para bailar la bamba,
To dance the bamba,
Para bailar la bamba,
To dance the bamba,
Se necesita una poca de gracia,
You need a little bit of grace,
Una poca de gracia y otra cosita,
A little bit of grace and something more,
Y arriba, y arriba,
And up, and up,
¡Ay! Y arriba, y arriba iré,
Oh! And up, and up I will go,
Yo no soy marinero,
I am not a sailor,
Yo no soy marinero,
I'm not a sailor,
Por ti seré, por ti seré, por ti seré
For you I'll be, for you I'll be, for you I'll be,
Una niña y un baile,
A girl and a dance,
Una niña y un baile se lamentaba,
A girl and a dance were lamenting,
Zapatito de raso,
Silk little shoe,
Zapatito de raso que le apretaba,
Silk little shoe that was pinching her,
Y arriba, y arriba,
And up, and up,
¡Ay! Y arriba, y arriba, y arriba iré,
Oh! And up, and up, and up I will go,
Yo no soy marinero,
I'm not a sailor,
Yo no soy marinero,
I'm not a sailor,
Soy capitán, soy capitán, soy capitán.
I am the captain, I am the captain, I am the captain.
Bamba, bamba,
Bamba, ba
Bamba, bamba,
Bamba, ba
Alí longo, alí longo, alí longo,
¡El sombrero me lo quito y me lo pongo!
I take off my hat and put it on!
Alí longo, alí longo, alí longo,
¡El sombrero me lo quito y me lo pongo!
I take off my hat and put it on!
Alí longo, alí longo, alí longo,
¡El sombrero me lo quito y me lo pongo!
I take off my hat and I put it on!
Alí longo, alí longo, alí longo,
Ali longo, ali longo, ali longo,
¡El sombrero me lo quito y me lo pongo!
I take off my hat and I put it on!
Bamba, bamba,
Bamba, ba
Bamba, bamba,
Bamba, ba
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Key vocabulary
- para
- for
- bailar
- to dance
- bamba
- bumba
- necesita
- needs
- poca
- little
- de
- of
- gracia
- grace
- y
- and
- otra
- another
- cosita
- little thing
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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.