El Alfa
El Tubo lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2022
- Genre
- Dembow
- Length
- 2:09
Olé
Olé
Olé, olé, olé, olé
Olé, olé, olé, olé
Olé, olé, olé, olé
Olé, olé, olé, olé
Olé, olé, olé, olé
Olé, olé, olé, olé
Olé, olé, olé, olé
Olé, olé, olé, olé
Olé, olé, olé, olé
Olé, olé, olé, olé
Olé, olé, olé, olé
Olé, olé, olé, olé
Olé, olé
Olé, olé
Tócala, tócala, tócala, toca la' palma'
Play it, play it, play it, clap your hands
Tócala, tócala, tócala con mucho son
Play it, play it, play it with a lot of rhythm
Toca guitarra, toca palillo', toca la flauta, toca el tambor
Play the guitar, play the castanets, play the flute, play the drum
Tócala, tócala, tócala, toca la' palma'
Play it, play it, play it, clap your hands
Por sevillana, baila gitana con ese duende español
In sevillana style, dance gypsy with that Spanish spirit
A la guitarra española, va, la guitarra va
To the Spanish guitar, go on, the guitar goes
Cortejada y castañuelas
Courted with castanets
Tócala, tócala, suena la gaita
Play it, play it, the bagpipe sounds
Tócala, tócala Galicia baila
Play it, play it, Galicia dances
Con líneas turbias, muy bien planta'
With blurry lines, very well planted
Y baila una aragonesa
And dance an Aragonese
Jotas de belleza Virgen del Pilar
Jotas of beauty, Virgin of the Pillar
Tócala, tócala por seguidillas
Play it, play it in seguidillas
Tócala, tócala, baila Castilla
Play it, play it, dance Castilla
Que es San Isidro, baila Madrid
It's San Isidro, dance Madrid
Corre que te pilla el toro y hay que estar al loro, viva San Fermín
Run before the bull catches you, you gotta stay alert, long live San Fermín
Tócala, tócala, tócala, tócala
Play it, play it, play it, play it
Que cuando España se pone a bailar
Because when Spain starts to dance
Tócala, tócala, tócala, tócala
Play it, play it, play it, play it
Se forma la tremolina
The excitement gets going
Y escribe la fina mi felicidad
And my happiness writes it out fine
Mira
Look
A bailar, a bailar y a bailar
To dance, to dance, and to dance
Alegre sevillana
Joyful sevillana
Todo el mundo a bailar
Everyone dance
A bailar, a bailar y a bailar
To dance, to dance, and to dance
Ven conmigo a bailar
Come with me to dance
La feria se ilumina
The fair lights up
Con tu belleza
With your beauty
Baila
Dance
Bajo un manto de luces, tu gracia reluce, baila sevillana
Under a mantle of lights, your grace shines, dance sevillana
La noche es en tu pelo, un misterioso velo
The night is in your hair, a mysterious veil
De una raza antigua, gitana
From an ancient race, gypsy
Baila
Dance
El duende de la cava, van en tu mirada, niña cordobesa
The spirit of the cava shines in your gaze, Cordoban girl
Y entre palmas y cantes brilla tu semblante
And among claps and songs, your face sparkles
De tu vieja estirpe irlandesa
From your old Irish lineage
Olé
Olé
La noche está embrujaba, niña enamoraba solo Andalucía
The night is enchanted, beloved girl, only Andalusia
Qué viva la alegría
Long live the joy
De mi gente y de mi pueblo vamos a bailar
From my people and my town, we are going to dance
Fiesta, feria, juerga y vino
Party, fair, revelry, and wine
Duende y olé
Spirit and olé
Olé y olé con olé, la sevillana y olé y ola
Olé and olé with olé, the sevillana and olé and ola
Grite usted conmigo olé
Shout with me olé
Olé
Olé
Y la tercera a bailar
And the third one to dance
El mundo entero y el mundo entero
The whole world and the whole world
Ya bailan por sevillanas
They are already dancing sevillanas
Por las orillas del Sena
By the shores of the Seine
Brilla la morena canta corralera
The dark girl shines, sings corralera
Igual que en Atenas, Londres y en Milán
Just like in Athens, London, and Milan
Olé, olé, olé, olé
Olé, olé, olé, olé
Olé y olé y olá
Olé and olé and olá
Y esa ponía en las pagodas, bailar en las bodas después de hacer yoga
And that one used to dance in the pagodas, dance at weddings after doing yoga
Y está muy en boga sevillanear
And it's very trendy to embrace Sevilla style
Olé, como olé
Olé, like olé
Ole y olé y olá
Olé and olé and olá
Sevillanas
Sevillanas
En Manila y en la Habana
In Manila and in Havana
En Chicago y en Nassau
In Chicago and in Nassau
La gente quiere Triana
The people want Triana
Olé mi gitana, baila como tú
Olé my gypsy, dance like you do
Que no nos falte de na', que no, que no
May we lack nothing, no, no
Que no nos falte de na', que no, que no
May we lack nothing, no, no
Que no nos falte de na'
May we lack nothing at all
Vaya alegría
What a joy
Vaya alegría
What a joy
Vaya alegría
What a joy
Vaya alegría
What a joy
Ya se encienden las luces que el pueblo ría
The lights are now lit, let the village laugh
Ya comienzan las fiestas de Andalucía
The festivities of Andalusia are beginning
De Andalucía, de Andalucía se oyen las saetas por los balcones
From Andalucía, from Andalucía the saetas can be heard from the balconies
Y se alegra la brisa con mis canciones
And the breeze cheers up with my songs
Guitarra
Guitar
Que se alegren las palmas al compás
Let the palms clap along to the beat
Ay, qué a gusto yo voy a cantar
Oh, how happily I will sing
Y a mis amigos vengan conmigo
And my friends come along with me
Que no nos falte de na'
May we not be lacking in anything
Que no nos falte de na', que no, que no
May we not be lacking in anything, no, no
Que no nos falte de na', que no, que no
May we not be lacking in anything, no, no
Que no nos falte de na'
May we not be lacking in anything
Que no nos falte de na', que no, que no
May we not lack for anything, no, no
Que no nos falte de na', que no, que no
May we not lack for anything, no, no
Que no nos falte de na'
May we not lack for anything
Que no nos falte de na', que no, que no
May we not lack for anything, no, no
Que no nos falte de na', que no, que no
May we not lack for anything, no, no
Que no nos falte de na'
May we not lack for anything
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Key vocabulary
- atenas
- AthensB1
- bodas
- weddingsB1
- como
- as; like; howB1
- corre
- runB1
- cuando
- whenB1
- escribe
- writeB1
- españa
- SpainB1
- felicidad
- happinessB1
- líneas
- linesB1
- mirada
- lookB1
About this song
El Alfa is a Dominican reggaetón and dembow artist from Bajos de Haina. Born Emanuel Herrera Batista, he is known for hard-driving dembow rhythms and rapid, syncopated raps, along with collaborations that include Cardi B and major mainstream contributions such as “Coronao Now” with Lil Pump.