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Doña Chana – Ismael Rivera

Ismael Rivera

Doña Chana lyrics with English translation

Language
Spanish
Level
Intermediate
Released
1960
Genre
Salsa
Length
3:07
  1. El domingo pasado, por la mañana

    Last Sunday, in the morning

  2. le soltaron los perros a doña shanna.

    they set the dogs loose on Doña Shanna.

  3. Me dicen que era bruja,

    They say she was a witch,

  4. que era bruja

    that she was a witch

  5. Y que volaba

    And that she could fly

  6. Y la gente en el barrio

    And the people in the neighborhood

  7. Ya ni le hablaban.

    No longer spoke to her.

  8. El domingo pasado, por la mañana

    Last Sunday, in the morning

  9. le soltaron los perros a doña shanna

    they set the dogs loose on Doña Shanna.

  10. El domingo no voy,

    I'm not going this Sunday,

  11. no voy, no voy, a la jarana

    I'm not going, I'm not going, to the party

  12. porque dicen que va, que va,

    because they say she's coming, she's coming,

  13. que va, la vieja shanna.

    she's coming, old Shanna.

  14. El domingo pasado, por la mañana

    Last Sunday, in the morning

  15. le soltaron los perros a doña shanna

    they let the dogs loose on lady Shanna

  16. Si yo me encuentro con shanna

    If I run into Shanna

  17. Shannita la shanna por la mañana

    Shannita the Shanna in the morning

  18. Yo le tiro con el cubo que rico!

    I throw her with the bucket, how nice!

  19. Le tiro con muchas ganas.

    I throw her with a lot of desire.

  20. El domingo pasado, por la mañana

    Last Sunday, in the morning

  21. le soltaron los perros a doña shanna.

    They set the dogs loose on Mrs. Shanna.

  22. El domingo pasado, por la mañana

    Last Sunday, in the morning

  23. le soltaron los perros a doña shanna.

    They set the dogs loose on Mrs. Shanna.

  24. Tenga mucho cuidado, cuidado señores con doña shanna

    Be very careful, watch out gentlemen for Mrs. Shanna

  25. porque dicen que juega

    because they say she plays

  26. y siempre gana.

    and always wins.

  27. El domingo pasado, por la mañana

    Last Sunday, in the morning

  28. le soltaron los perros a doña shanna.

    They set the dogs loose on Mrs. Shanna.

  29. Shanna sacude pa'lla

    Shanna shakes it over there

  30. vete para allá

    go over there

  31. Y no me toques

    And don't touch me

  32. cuando no te e'dado a ti?

    when haven't I given to you?

  33. oye mira yo voy en coche.

    hey look, I'm driving.

  34. El domingo pasado, por la mañana

    Last Sunday, in the morning

  35. le soltaron los perros a doña shanna.

    they let the dogs loose on Miss Shanna.

  36. El domingo no voy,

    I'm not going on Sunday,

  37. no voy, no voy, a la jarana

    I'm not going, I'm not going, to the party

  38. porque me dicen que va,

    because they tell me that she's coming,

  39. que va, que va, la gringa shanna.

    she's coming, she's coming, the blonde Shanna.

  40. Shanna Shannita la Shanna.

    Shanna Shannita the Shanna.

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Key vocabulary

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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.

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Doña Chana

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.