
Ismael Rivera
Doña Chana lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1960
- Genre
- Salsa
- Length
- 3:07
El domingo pasado, por la mañana
Last Sunday, in the morning
le soltaron los perros a doña shanna.
they set the dogs loose on Doña Shanna.
Me dicen que era bruja,
They say she was a witch,
que era bruja
that she was a witch
Y que volaba
And that she could fly
Y la gente en el barrio
And the people in the neighborhood
Ya ni le hablaban.
No longer spoke to her.
El domingo pasado, por la mañana
Last Sunday, in the morning
le soltaron los perros a doña shanna
they set the dogs loose on Doña Shanna.
El domingo no voy,
I'm not going this Sunday,
no voy, no voy, a la jarana
I'm not going, I'm not going, to the party
porque dicen que va, que va,
because they say she's coming, she's coming,
que va, la vieja shanna.
she's coming, old Shanna.
El domingo pasado, por la mañana
Last Sunday, in the morning
le soltaron los perros a doña shanna
they let the dogs loose on lady Shanna
Si yo me encuentro con shanna
If I run into Shanna
Shannita la shanna por la mañana
Shannita the Shanna in the morning
Yo le tiro con el cubo que rico!
I throw her with the bucket, how nice!
Le tiro con muchas ganas.
I throw her with a lot of desire.
El domingo pasado, por la mañana
Last Sunday, in the morning
le soltaron los perros a doña shanna.
They set the dogs loose on Mrs. Shanna.
El domingo pasado, por la mañana
Last Sunday, in the morning
le soltaron los perros a doña shanna.
They set the dogs loose on Mrs. Shanna.
Tenga mucho cuidado, cuidado señores con doña shanna
Be very careful, watch out gentlemen for Mrs. Shanna
porque dicen que juega
because they say she plays
y siempre gana.
and always wins.
El domingo pasado, por la mañana
Last Sunday, in the morning
le soltaron los perros a doña shanna.
They set the dogs loose on Mrs. Shanna.
Shanna sacude pa'lla
Shanna shakes it over there
vete para allá
go over there
Y no me toques
And don't touch me
cuando no te e'dado a ti?
when haven't I given to you?
oye mira yo voy en coche.
hey look, I'm driving.
El domingo pasado, por la mañana
Last Sunday, in the morning
le soltaron los perros a doña shanna.
they let the dogs loose on Miss Shanna.
El domingo no voy,
I'm not going on Sunday,
no voy, no voy, a la jarana
I'm not going, I'm not going, to the party
porque me dicen que va,
because they tell me that she's coming,
que va, que va, la gringa shanna.
she's coming, she's coming, the blonde Shanna.
Shanna Shannita la Shanna.
Shanna Shannita the Shanna.
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Key vocabulary
- mucho
- muchA1
- allá
- thereA1
- barrio
- neighborhoodA1
- coche
- carA1
- cuando
- whenB1
- dicen
- sayB2
- domingo
- SundayA1
- doña
- madamB2
- e'dado
- givenB1
- encuentro
- meetingB1
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.