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El baile y el salón – Café Tacvba

Café Tacvba

El baile y el salón lyrics with English translation

Language
Spanish
Level
Intermediate
Released
1994
Genre
Indie Pop
Length
5:09
  1. Nos besamos bailando

    We kissed while dancing

  2. En medio del lugar

    In the middle of the place

  3. La música ya iba llegando

    The music was already coming in

  4. Al último compás

    To the final beat

  5. Miradas en silencio

    Looks exchanged in silence

  6. Y quién lo iba pensar

    And who would have thought

  7. Que después de este primer baile

    That after this first dance

  8. Me iba a enamorar

    I would fall in love

  9. Yo que era un solitario bailando

    I, who was a lonely dancer

  10. Me quedé sin hablar

    Was left without words

  11. Mientras me fuiste demostrando

    While you were showing me

  12. Que el amor es bailar

    That love is to dance

  13. La vida es un gran baile

    Life is a grand dance

  14. Y el mundo es un salón

    And the world is a ballroom

  15. Y hay muchas parejas bailando

    And there are many couples dancing

  16. A nuestro alrededor

    All around us

  17. Y entre toda esta gente

    And among all these people

  18. Nos fuimos a encontrar

    We went to find each other

  19. Parecíamos predestinados

    We seemed predestined

  20. Para así bailar

    To dance like this

  21. Yo que era un solitario bailando

    I who was a loner dancing

  22. Me quedé sin hablar

    I found myself speechless

  23. Mientras me fuiste demostrando

    While you were showing me

  24. Que el amor es bailar

    That love is to dance

  25. Y ahora que estamos en la pista y yo

    And now that we're on the dance floor, you and I

  26. No quiero que dejemos de bailar así

    I don't want us to stop dancing like this

  27. Pues vienen otros ritmos que te quieren separar de

    For other rhythms come that want to separate you from me

  28. Y no pueda abrazarte ni sentir tu cuerpo

    And I can't embrace you or feel your body

  29. Y vuelva a bailar solo

    And I'll end up dancing alone again

  30. Como antes de estar junto a ti

    Like before being with you

  31. Y así bailando quiero

    And so dancing, I want you

  32. Que me hagas el amor

    To make love to me

  33. De hombre a hombre

    Man to man

  34. Voleuz-vous coucher avec moi?

    Voleuz-vous coucher avec moi?

  35. Yo que era un solitario bailando

    I, who was a solitary dancer

  36. Me quedé sin hablar

    Was left speechless

  37. Mientras me fuiste demostrando

    While you demonstrated to me

  38. Que el amor es bailar

    That love is to dance

  39. Yo que era un solitario bailando

    I, who was a solitary dancer

  40. Me quedé sin hablar

    Was left speechless

  41. Mientras me fuiste demostrando

    While you were showing me

  42. Que el amor es bailar

    That love is to dance

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Key vocabulary

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About this song

Café Tacvba are a Mexican rock en español band. Formed in Mexico City in the late 1980s, they are known for blending alternative rock with Mexican folk and other genres across acclaimed albums such as Re (1994) and their later genre-hopping releases.

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El baile y el salón

Nos besamos bailando

We kissed while dancing

En medio del lugar

In the middle of the place

La música ya iba llegando

The music was already coming in

Al último compás

To the final beat

Miradas en silencio

Looks exchanged in silence

Y quién lo iba pensar

And who would have thought

Que después de este primer baile

That after this first dance

Me iba a enamorar

I would fall in love

Yo que era un solitario bailando

I, who was a lonely dancer

Me quedé sin hablar

Was left without words

Mientras me fuiste demostrando

While you were showing me

Que el amor es bailar

That love is to dance

La vida es un gran baile

Life is a grand dance

Y el mundo es un salón

And the world is a ballroom

Y hay muchas parejas bailando

And there are many couples dancing

A nuestro alrededor

All around us

Y entre toda esta gente

And among all these people

Nos fuimos a encontrar

We went to find each other

Parecíamos predestinados

We seemed predestined

Para así bailar

To dance like this

Yo que era un solitario bailando

I who was a loner dancing

Me quedé sin hablar

I found myself speechless

Mientras me fuiste demostrando

While you were showing me

Que el amor es bailar

That love is to dance

Y ahora que estamos en la pista y yo

And now that we're on the dance floor, you and I

No quiero que dejemos de bailar así

I don't want us to stop dancing like this

Pues vienen otros ritmos que te quieren separar de

For other rhythms come that want to separate you from me

Y no pueda abrazarte ni sentir tu cuerpo

And I can't embrace you or feel your body

Y vuelva a bailar solo

And I'll end up dancing alone again

Como antes de estar junto a ti

Like before being with you

Y así bailando quiero

And so dancing, I want you

Que me hagas el amor

To make love to me

De hombre a hombre

Man to man

Voleuz-vous coucher avec moi?

Voleuz-vous coucher avec moi?

Yo que era un solitario bailando

I, who was a solitary dancer

Me quedé sin hablar

Was left speechless

Mientras me fuiste demostrando

While you demonstrated to me

Que el amor es bailar

That love is to dance

Yo que era un solitario bailando

I, who was a solitary dancer

Me quedé sin hablar

Was left speechless

Mientras me fuiste demostrando

While you were showing me

Que el amor es bailar

That love is to dance