Café Tacvba
El tlatoani del barrio lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1994
- Genre
- Indie Pop
- Length
- 3:27
Haima wayo wangi haim
Oh, my heart is calling you
Haima wayo wanga haam
Oh, my heart is longing for you
Haima wayo wango haim
Oh, my heart is reaching out to you
Haima wayo wango haam
Oh, my heart is yearning for you
E Knaw mexa knawan
Eh-eh, I know you hear me
Haima wayo wangi haim
Oh, my heart is calling you
Haima wayo wanga haam
Oh, my heart is longing for you
Haima wayo wango haim
Oh, my heart is reaching out to you
Haima wayo wango haam
Oh, my heart is yearning for you
E Knaw mexa knawan
Eh-eh, I know you hear me
El tlatoani del barrio era de La Lagunilla
The leader of the neighborhood was from La Lagunilla
Tenía su pandilla y su territorio delimitado
He had his crew and his territory marked out
Bailaba chachachá y mambo
He danced cha-cha-chá and mambo
Y el nuevo ritmo del rock and roll
And the new rhythm of rock and roll
Era feo y al box le hacía
He was ugly but could throw a punch
En cada vecindad tenía
In every tenement, he had
El amor y la amistad
The love and friendship
De la hija, la madre y la portera
Of the daughter, the mother, and the doorkeeper
Un día se encontró con el señor de La Guerrero
One day he ran into the gentleman from La Guerrero
Afamado bailarín que no estaba nada feo
Famed dancer who was not at all ugly
No cantaba mal las rancheras
I didn't sing the rancheras badly
Y con los puños muy hábil era
And with my fists, I was very skilled
Al ver la conveniencia La Lagunilla
Seeing the convenience La Lagunilla
El Señorio de La Guerrero y algún otro reino
The Lordship of La Guerrero and some other kingdom
Formaron la Triple Alianza que temida fue
They formed the Triple Alliance that was feared
Por toda la raza
By all the race
Lo que no le pareció bien al tlatoani Lagunilla
What the tlatoani Lagunilla didn't like
Es que se quedó sin ningúna reinita
Is that he was left without any little queen
Pues el bailarín de ra toda chamaca se quedaba viendo
For the dancer was watching every girl
Con este gran mal, teniendo muy triste el corazón
With this great pain, having a very sad heart
Solo halló una solución, enamoró a la hermana
He only found one solution, he fell in love with the sister
Haima wayo wangi haim
Haima wayo wangi haim
Haima wayo wanga haam
Haima wayo wanga haam
Haima wayo wango haim
Haima wayo wango haim
Haima wayo wango haam
Haima wayo wango haam
El tlatoani del barrio, lo que él creyó que un juego era
The leader of the neighborhood, what he thought was just a game
Hizo que por vez primera él se enamorara
Made him fall in love for the first time
El tlatoani del barrio, lo que él creyó que un juego era
The leader of the neighborhood, what he thought was just a game
Hizo que por vez primera él se enamorara
Made him fall in love for the first time
Y de ahí yo naciera
And from there I was born
De ahí yo naciera
From there I was born
Haima wayo wangi haim
Haima wayo wangi haim
Haima wayo wanga haam
Haima wayo wanga haam
Haima wayo wango haim
Haima wayo wango haim
Haima wayo wango haam
Haima wayo wango haam
E Knaw mexa knawan
E Knaw mexa knawan
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Key vocabulary
- nada
- nothingA2
- cantaba
- sang
- rancheras
- ranchera
- puños
- fistsC1
- hábil
- skillfulB2
- era
- wasB1
- mal
- badA1
- muy
- veryA1
- nuevo
- newA1
- ver
- seeA1
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.