
Héctor Lavoe
Songoro cosongo lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1978
- Genre
- Salsa
- Length
- 7:49
Ay negra!
Oh black girl!
Si tu supieras
If you only knew
Que anoche te ví pasar
That last night I saw you pass by
Y no quise que me vieras
And I didn't want you to see me
A el tu le harás como a mi
You'll do to him what you did to me
Que cuando no tuve plata
Because when I had no money
Te corriste de bachata
You slipped away from bachata
Sin acordarte de mi
Without remembering me
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo of mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black girl dances well
Songoro pregunto te dejé
Songoro I ask you, did I leave you?
Songoro le digo songoro que fue
Songoro I say, songoro what happened?
A eh, vengan a ver
Oh eh, come and see
A eh, y a comprender
Oh eh, and to understand
Vengan songoro cosongo
Come songoro cosongo
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo of mamey
Vengan songoro cosongo
Come songoro cosongo
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo of mamey
Mi negrita a mi me dijo
My little black girl told me
Que me fuera pal batey
To go to the batey
Songo, songo
Songo, songo
Songoro cosongo songo de mamey
Songoro cosongo songo of mamey
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo of mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black girl dances well
Si quieres bailar pues baila mami
If you want to dance, then dance, mommy
Que tu te mueves muy bien
Because you move very well
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo of mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black girl dances well
Ni a Teresa, ni a Tomasa
Neither Teresa, nor Tomasa
Ni a Teresa, ni a Inei
Neither Teresa, nor Inei
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo of mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black girl dances well
Ay mirala como baila
Oh look how she dances
Pegadita de los hombres tu vé
Stuck close to the men, you'll see
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo of mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black girl dances well
Mirala como camina mima
Look how she walks, darling
Su traje le queda bien
Her outfit fits her well
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo of mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black girl dances well
Que negrita perfilada
What a sleek little black girl
Todos la quieren tener
Everyone wants to have her
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo of mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black girl dances well
She-SON She-GO she-RO she-SON
She-SON She-GO she-RO she-SON
She-DI she-GO she-SON she-GO she-RO
She-DI she-GO she-SON she-GO she-RO
She-DE maguey
She-DE maguey
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo of mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black girl dances well
Se lo digo en jeringonza
I tell it in gibberish
En español o en ingles
In Spanish or in English
Songoro pregunto te dejé
Songoro I ask you, did I leave you?
Songoro pregunto te dejé
Songoro I ask you, did I leave you?
Songoro pregunto te dejé
Songoro I ask you, did I leave you?
Songoro pregunto te dejé
Songoro I ask you, did I leave you?
Tu me estas volviendo loco y no me explico ¿por qué?
You're driving me crazy and I can't explain why?
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo of mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black girl dances well
Será como tu te mueves o sera como te ves
Is it how you move or how you look?
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo of mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black girl dances well
Un pasito para lante, y devuelvete alreves
One step forward, and back step in reverse
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo of mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black girl dances well
Hay a mi me patina el coco cuando la veo yo a usted
Oh, my head spins when I see you
Songoro pregunto te dejé
Songoro I ask you, did I leave you?
Songoro pregunto te dejé
Songoro I ask you, did I leave you?
Songoro pregunto te dejé
Songoro I ask you, did I leave you?
Songoro pregunto te dejé
Songoro I ask you, did I leave you?
Mira como baila Marcolina, lo baila en un solo pie
Look how Marcolina dances, she dances on one foot
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo of mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black girl dances well
Y dejó el guiro en la casa, lo dejó a Bartolomé
And she left the guiro at home, she left it to Bartolomé
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo of mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black girl dances well
Tumbaito mama, tumbaito tu ve, tumbaito que rico, mamasita tene
Shake it mama, shake it, shake it so delicious, darling
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo of mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black girl dances well
Dejala que corra lejo, que un día yo la alcanzaré
Let her run far away, one day I'll catch up to her
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo of mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black girl dances well
Songoro le digo, songo es lo que fue
Songoro I say, songo is what it was
Songoro le digo, songo es lo que fue
Songoro I say, songo is what it was
Songoro le digo, songo es lo que fue
Songoro I say, songo is what it was
Songoro le digo, songo es lo que fue
Songoro I say, songo is what it was
Songoro le digo, songo es lo que fue
Songoro I say, songo is what it was
Dile dile mamasita, dile donde te encontré
Tell me, tell me darling, tell me where I found you
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo of mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black girl dances well
Cuentame lo que esta pasando en Bélgica
Tell me what's happening in Belgium
Que muy pronto los veré
Because I'll see you soon
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo of mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black girl dances well
Que viva la negra menta, los negritos del batey
Long live the black mint, the little blacks of the batey
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo of mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black girl dances well
Dime si entendiste el Sorocosongo si no lo entendiste no repetiré
Tell me if you understood the Sorocosongo, if you didn't understand I won't repeat it
Songoro cosongo de mamey
Songoro cosongo of mamey
Songoro la negra baila bien
Songoro the black girl dances well
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Key vocabulary
- dile
- tell himB2
- estas
- you areA1
- guiro
- guira
- lante
- ahead
- le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning “to him/to her/to you” (singular) or “to it” (in formal/impersonal uses), depending on context.A2
- negrita
- bold
- negritos
- little blacksB1
- repetiré
- I will repeat
- pal
- stick
- bachata
- bachata (music)
About this song
Puerto Rican salsa singer from the 1970s Fania era, with a voice fans recognize instantly.