
Carlos Vives
El cantor de Fonseca lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1993
- Genre
- Latin Pop, Cumbia
- Length
- 3:09
Alguien me dijo: "¿de dónde es usted?
Someone told me: "Where are you from?"
Alguien me dijo: "¿de dónde es usted
Someone told me: "Where are you from?"
Que canta tan bonito esta parranda?"
Who sings so beautifully in this party?"
"Si es tan amable, tóquela otra vez
"If it's not too much trouble, play it again,
Quiero escuchar de nuevo su guitarra"
I want to hear your guitar once more."
"Óigame, compa, usted no es de El Valle
"Listen to me, buddy, you’re not from El Valle,
De Magdalena ni de Bolívar
From Magdalena or Bolívar.
Pues se me antoja que sus cantares
Well, it seems to me that your songs
Son de una tierra desconocida"
Are from an unknown land."
Y yo le dije: "si a usted le inspira
And I said to him: "If it inspires you
Saber la tierra de donde soy
To know the land from where I am,
Con mucho gusto y a mucho honor
I gladly and with much honor
Yo soy del centro de La Guajira"
I'm from the center of La Guajira."
Nací en Dibulla, frente al mar Caribe
I was born in Dibulla, facing the Caribbean Sea,
Nací en Dibulla, frente al mar Caribe
I was born in Dibulla, facing the Caribbean Sea.
De donde muy pequeño me llevaron
Where very young they took me away,
Allá en Barranca me bautizaron
There in Barranca, I was baptized.
Y en toda La Guajira me hice libre
And throughout La Guajira, I became free.
Yo vi tocar a Santander Martínez
I saw Santander Martínez play,
A Bolañito, a Francisco "el Hombre"
Bolañito, Francisco 'el Hombre',
A Lolebrito, al señor Luis Pitre
Lolebrito, Mr. Luis Pitre,
Las acordeones de más renombre
The most renowned accordion players.
Soy de una tierra grata y honesta
I’m from a pleasant and honest land,
La que su historia lleva mi nombre
Whose history carries my name.
Yo soy aquel cantor de Fonseca
I am that singer from Fonseca,
La patria hermosa de Chema Gómez
The beautiful homeland of Chema Gómez.
Viví en un pueblo chiquito y bonito
I lived in a small and lovely town,
Viví en un pueblo chiquito y bonito
I lived in a small and lovely town,
Llamado Lagunita de la Sierra
Called Lagunita de la Sierra,
De quien conservo recuerdos queridos
Of which I keep cherished memories.
Emporio de acordeonistas y poetas
An emporium of accordionists and poets.
Allí toqué con Julio Francisco
There I played with Julio Francisco,
Con Monche Brito y con Chiche Guerra
With Monche Brito and Chiche Guerra.
Y conocí bien a Bienvenido
And I got to know Bienvenido well,
El que compuso a "Berta Caldera"
The one who composed 'Berta Caldera.'
Ya me despido, soy Carlos Huerta
Now I say goodbye, I am Carlos Huerta,
Doy mi apellido y nombre de pila
I give my last name and first name.
Yo soy aquel cantor de Fonseca
I am that singer from Fonseca,
Y soy nativo de La Guajira
And I am native of La Guajira.
¡Luis Aurelio, gracias, papa!
Luis Aurelio, thank you, dad!
¡Uy!
Oh!
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Key vocabulary
- alguien
- someoneA2
- allá
- thereA1
- hermosa
- beautiful
- hice
- I didB2
- dije
- saidB2
- guerra
- warA2
- acordeones
- accordions
- acordeonistas
- accordionists
- allí
- thereA1
- amable
- kindA2
About this song
Colombian singer who brought vallenato into the pop mainstream by mixing it with rock and Caribbean rhythms.