Ismael Rivera
María Conchita lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1962
- Genre
- Salsa
- Length
- 2:43
Baila este ritmo María Conchita
Dance to this rhythm, María Conchita
Baila este ritmo bien pegadito
Dance to this rhythm, nice and close
Oye mira negra que cuando te toman de la cintura
Hey, look girl, when they take you by the waist
Y tu vera, que gozaras de la sabrosura
And you'll see, you'll enjoy the flavor
Ven y baila mi ritmo
Come and dance to my rhythm
Baila este ritmo María Conchita
Dance to this rhythm, María Conchita
Baila este ritmo bien pegadito
Dance to this rhythm, nice and close
Oye mira nena, que goza y goza con tu parejo
Hey, look babe, enjoy and enjoy with your partner
Y tu verás que el que no goza no llega a viejo
And you'll see that those who don't enjoy never grow old
Ven baila mi ritmo
Come dance to my rhythm
Baila este ritmo María Conchita
Dance to this rhythm, María Conchita
Baila este ritmo bien pegadito
Dance to this rhythm nice and close
Báilalo, báilalo, que baila este ritmo María Conchita
Dance it, dance it, as this rhythm makes you move, María Conchita
Y tu verás que yo lo gozo con mi negrita
And you'll see that I enjoy it with my little black girl
Baila este ritmo María Conchita
Dance to this rhythm, María Conchita
Baila este ritmo bien pegadito
Dance to this rhythm nice and close
Oye mira nena, que goza y goza con tu parejo
Hey, look baby, enjoy and enjoy with your partner
Y tu verás que el que no goza no llega a viejo
And you'll see that those who don't enjoy never grow old
Ven baila mi ritmo
Come dance to my rhythm
Baila este ritmo María Conchita
Dance to this rhythm, María Conchita
Baila este ritmo bien pegadito
Dance this rhythm nice and close
Oye mira negra que cuando te toman de la cintura
Hey look, girl, when they take you by the waist
Y tu veras, que gozaras de la sabrosura
And you'll see, you'll enjoy the flavor
Ven y baila mi ritmo
Come and dance my rhythm
Baila este ritmo María Conchita
Dance this rhythm, María Conchita
Baila este ritmo bien pegadito
Dance this rhythm nice and close
Báilalo, báilalo, que baila este ritmo María Conchita
Dance it, dance it, dance this rhythm, María Conchita
Y tu verás que yo lo gozo con mi negrita
And you'll see that I enjoy it with my girl
Pero si esto sigue compay
But if this keeps going, my friend
Key vocabulary
- negrita
- bold
- baila
- dances
- báilalo
- dance it
- cintura
- waistB1
- compay
- buddy
- conchita
- little shell
- goza
- enjoys
- gozaras
- you will enjoy
- pegadito
- close
- sabrosura
- tastiness
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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.