Celia Cruz
Quimbara lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1997
- Genre
- Salsa
- Length
- 4:52
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Eeh mama, eeh mama, eeh mama
Eeh mama, eeh mama, eeh mama
La rumba me esta llamando
The rumba is calling me
Bombo dile que ya voy
Bombo, tell them I'm on my way
Que se espere un momentico
Tell them to wait a little moment
Mientras canto un guaguancó
While I sing a guaguancó
Dile que no es un desprecio
Tell them it's not a rejection
Pues vive en mi corazón
For it lives in my heart
Mi vida es tan solo eso
My life is just that
Rumba buena y guaguancó
Good rumba and guaguancó
Eeh mama, eeh mama, azuca
Eeh mama, eeh mama, sugar
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Ay, si quieres gozar, si quieres bailar
Oh, if you want to enjoy, if you want to dance
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Ay lo baila María también Joseito
Oh, Maria dances it too, little Joseito
Quimbara quimbara quma bajito
Quimbara quimbara quma softly
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Ay lo baila María también Joseito
Oh, Maria dances it too, Joseito
Quimbara quimbara quma bajito
Quimbara quimbara quma softly
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Ay Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Oh Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Ajá! Vamonos pa'lla! Eh! Ja!
Aha! Let's go over there! Eh! Ha!
Ay Dios mío, Dios mio
Oh my God, my God
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Ay lo baila Teresa lo baila Joseito
Oh, Teresa dances it, Joseito dances it
Quimbara qumbara quma bajito, bajito, bajito
Quimbara qumbara quma softly, softly, softly
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara
Quimbara quimbara
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
Quimbara quimbara quma quimbamba
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Key vocabulary
- ajá
- yesA2
- azuca
- sugar
- baila
- dances
- bajito
- lowA1
- bombo
- drumC2
- desprecio
- contemptC2
- dile
- tell himB2
- dios
- godA2
- eeh
- um
- eso
- thatA1
About this song
Celia Cruz was a Cuban American singer associated with salsa and Afro-Cuban music. She was known for her solo career after leaving Cuba, her work with the big band La Sonora Matancera, and her role in popularizing salsa internationally.