Ismael Rivera
El retorno de la cucaracha lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Genre
- Salsa
- Length
- 3:35
Vamos a alegrar la fiesta
Let's liven up the party
Cantándole esta guaracha
Singing this guaracha
Oye para que toditos bailen
Hey, so everyone can dance
Al son de la cucaracha
To the tune of the cucaracha
Pero dicen que la cucaracha
But they say the cucaracha
Ya no puede caminar
Can no longer walk
Pero señores yo le aseguro
But gentlemen, I assure you
Que ella puede hasta bailar
That she can even dance
Ni la cogieron la cucaracha
They didn't catch the cucaracha
Ni le echaron gasolina
Nor did they pour gasoline on her
Oye le pusieron la patita
Hey, they put her little foot in place
Y la echaron a caminar
And they set her off to walk
Pero que entonces la cucaracha
But then the cockroach
En vez de salir andando
Instead of walking away
Con tan grande la alegría
With such great joy
Salto y salió bailando
Jumped and started dancing
Mira la cucaracha
Look at the cockroach
Como baila y como goza
How she dances and how she enjoys
La cucaracha la cucaracha
The cockroach, the cockroach
Ahora puede caminar y ella goza
Now she can walk and she's having a blast
Mira la cucaracha
Look at the cockroach
Como baila y como goza
How it dances and how it enjoys
Que le pusieron la patita Belén
They put little Belén's foot on it
Le echaron la gasolina y camina
They poured gasoline on it and now it walks
Mira la cucaracha
Look at the cockroach
Como baila y como goza
How it dances and how it enjoys
Baila, baila, baila, baila
Dance, dance, dance, dance
Baila muchacha, al son de la cucaracha tu goza
Dance girl, to the rhythm of the cockroach, enjoy yourself
Mira la cucaracha
Look at the cockroach
Como baila y como goza
How it dances and how it enjoys
Pero que baila, baila, baila, baila
But dance, dance, dance, dance
Pero goza, goza, goza, goza
But enjoy, enjoy, enjoy, enjoy
Mira la cucaracha
Look at the cockroach
Como baila y como goza
How it dances and how it enjoys
Baila, baila, baila, baila
Dance, dance, dance, dance
Goza, goza, goza, goza
Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy, enjoy
Le pusieron la patita
They put on its little foot
Ya le echaron gasolina
They already poured gasoline on it
Baila, baila, baila, baila
Dance, dance, dance, dance
Goza, goza, goza, goza
Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy, enjoy
Le pusieron la patita
They put a little leg on her
Ya le echaron gasolina
Now they've poured gasoline on her
Mira la cucaracha
Look at the cockroach
Como baila y como goza
How she dances and enjoys
La cucaracha la cucaracha
The cockroach, the cockroach
Ahora puede caminar y que cosa
Now she can walk, oh what a thing
Mira la cucaracha
Look at the cockroach
Como baila y como goza
How she dances and enjoys
Baila, baila, baila, baila
Dance, dance, dance, dance
Baila muchacha, al son de la cucaracha se goza
Dance girl, to the rhythm of the cockroach, it's a joy
Mira la cucaracha
Look at the cockroach
Como baila y como goza
How it dances and enjoys
Que le pusieron la patita Belén
They put the little leg on it, Belén
Que ya le echaron la gasolina y camina
They already poured the gasoline and it walks
Mira la cucaracha
Look at the cockroach
Como baila y como goza
How it dances and enjoys
Baila, baila, baila, baila
Dance, dance, dance, dance
Goza, goza, goza, goza
Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy, enjoy
Le pusieron la patita
They put the little leg on it
Ya le echaron gasolina
They already poured gasoline
Baila, baila, baila, baila
Dance, dance, dance, dance
Goza, goza, goza, goza
Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy, enjoy
Le pusieron la patita
They put a little foot on it
Ya le echaron gasolina
They've already poured gasoline on it
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Key vocabulary
- le
- to him/her/youA2
- ahora
- nowA1
- alegrar
- gladdenA2
- alegría
- joyB2
- andando
- walkingA1
- baila
- dances
- bailando
- dancing
- bailar
- danceA1
- bailen
- dance
- belén
- BethlehemA2
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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.