Ismael Rivera
Chambeleque lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1959
- Genre
- Salsa
- Length
- 3:05
Aquí estamos los rumberos que venimos a gozar
Here we are, the party people, ready to have fun
Macolina el tinto quiere llamando
Macolina, the red wine wants to call you
Mira le esperamos pa' bailar
Look, we're waiting for you to dance
Todos queremos saber
We all want to know
Si aquí esta chambeleque
If the chambeleque is here
Rumbero bueno, rumbero bueno
Good rumbero, good rumbero
Si a los modernos no le quimpea como es
If the moderns don't find it as it should be
Caballeros tan sabrosa que estaba mi rumba
Gentlemen, how tasty my rumba was
Ahora llego y me dicen que no hay na'
Now I arrive and they tell me there's nothing
Ya no hay na', no hay na'
There's nothing left, nothing at all
Chambeleque, manito
Chambeleque, little brother
Chambeleque, no hay na'
Chambeleque, there's nothing
Chambeleque, chambeleque
Chambeleque, chambeleque
Chambeleque, chambeleque
Chambeleque, chambeleque
Mano, mano, manito
Brother, brother, little brother
Chambe, chambeleque
Work it, chambeleque
No hay na', que ya no hay na', no hay na'
There's nothing, there's nothing left, there's nothing
Chambeleque, manito
Chambeleque, little brother
Chambeleque, no hay na'
Chambeleque, there's nothing
Cuando yo oigo sonar el tinto
When I hear the coffee brewing
Rucutucu, pacu, pacu
Rucutucu, pacu, pacu
Yo no me puedo aguantar
I can't hold it in
Chambeleque, manito
Chambeleque, little brother
Chambeleque, no hay na'
Chambeleque, there's nothing here
Chambe, chambe, chambe, chambe
Work, work, work, work
Chambe, chambeleque no hay na'
Work, chambeleque there's nothing here
Chambe, chambe, chambeleque no hay na'
Work, work, chambeleque there's nothing here
Pero manito no hay na'
But little brother, there's nothing here
Chambeleque, manito
Chambeleque, little brother
Chambeleque, no hay na'
Chambeleque, there's nothing here
Caballeros miren cuando yo oigo sonar el tinto
Gentlemen, look when I hear the wine sound
Chiricun, chiqui
Chiricun, chiqui
Yo no me puedo aguantar
I just can't hold back
Chambeleque, manito
Chambeleque, buddy
Chambeleque, no hay na'
Chambeleque, there's nothing
Chambeleque, chambeleque
Chambeleque, chambeleque
Chambeleque, chambeleque
Chambeleque, chambeleque
Mano, mano, mano, manito
Hand, hand, hand, buddy
Chambe, chambeleque
Work it, chambeleque
No hay na', que ya no hay na', no hay na'
There's nothing, there's nothing left, there's nothing
Chambeleque, manito
Chambeleque, my brother
Chambeleque, no hay na'
Chambeleque, there's nothing
Tan sabrosa que estaba la rumba
The party was so delightful
Caballeros yo llego y me dicen
Gentlemen, I arrive and they tell me
Que no hay na', ya no hay na', no hay na'
That there's nothing, there's no more, nothing's left
Chambeleque, manito
Chambeleque, my brother
Chambeleque, no hay na'
Chambeleque, there's nothing
Key vocabulary
- rucutucu
- bird
- aguantar
- endureB2
- aquí
- hereA2
- bailar
- danceA1
- bueno
- goodA1
- caballeros
- gentlemenB1
- chambe
- job
- chambeleque
- dance
- chiqui
- small
- chiricun
- bird
About this song
Firmly fixed in the Latin music firmament as "El Sonero Mayor" (The Greatest Singer), Ismael Rivera was blessed with a gloriously husky voice, which he honed into a unique improvisational instrument.