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Quiero a mi pueblo – Ismael Rivera

Ismael Rivera

Quiero a mi pueblo lyrics with English translation

Language
Spanish
Level
Intermediate
Released
1975
Genre
Salsa
Length
2:46
  1. Yo quiero ir a mi pueblo, allá pa' las navidades

    I want to go to my town, over there for the holidays

  2. Oír misa de aguinaldo, salir después a la calle

    To hear the Christmas mass, then go out to the street

  3. Tirarle a mis amistades con las tripitas del pan

    To throw to my friends with the crumbs of the bread

  4. Yo que cuando eso haga, de gozo voy a llorar

    I know that when I do that, I will cry with joy

  5. Y por eso digo yo

    And that's why I say

  6. Gloria al Señor, gloria al Señor

    Glory to the Lord, glory to the Lord

  7. Gloria en las alturas

    Glory in the highest

  8. Felicidades, felicidades

    Congratulations, congratulations

  9. Tenga mil venturas (Y mis hermanitos que digan)

    May you have a thousand blessings (And my little brothers say)

  10. Gloria al Señor, gloria al Señor

    Glory to the Lord, glory to the Lord

  11. Gloria en las alturas

    Glory in the highest

  12. Felicidades, felicidades

    Congratulations, congratulations

  13. Tenga mil venturas (¡Quema!)

    May you have a thousand fortunes (Burn!)

  14. Yo quiero ir a mi pueblo, allá pa' las navidades

    I want to go to my hometown, there for Christmas

  15. Visitar los frikitines, comer mucho cuchifrito

    Visit the little freaks, eat lots of fried pork

  16. Beber cañita y coquito y echarme un buen jalaíto

    Drink cane juice and coconut milk and get a good buzz

  17. Y cuando la juma me pase, de gozo voy a llorar

    And when the buzz fades away, I'll cry with joy

  18. Y por eso digo yo

    And for that, I say

  19. Gloria al Señor, gloria al Señor

    Glory to the Lord, glory to the Lord

  20. Gloria en las alturas

    Glory in the highest

  21. Felicidades, felicidades

    Congratulations, congratulations

  22. Tenga mil venturas (Mis hermanitos digan)

    May you have a thousand fortunes (My little brothers say)

  23. Gloria al Señor, gloria al Señor

    Glory to the Lord, glory to the Lord

  24. Gloria en las alturas

    Glory in the heights

  25. Felicidades, felicidades

    Congratulations, congratulations

  26. Tenga mil venturas (¡Alza!)

    May you have a thousand fortunes (Raise up!)

  27. Yo quiero ir a mi pueblo, allá pa' las navidades

    I want to go to my village, there for Christmas

  28. Oír misa de aguinaldo, salir después a la calle

    To hear the Christmas mass, then go out to the street

  29. Después irme al son de diana, con bombardino y trompeta

    Then leave to the sound of dawn, with tuba and trumpet

  30. Yo que al fin de la fiesta, de gozo voy a llorar

    I know that at the end of the party, I will cry with joy

  31. Y por eso digo yo

    And that's why I say

  32. Gloria al Señor, gloria al Señor

    Glory to the Lord, glory to the Lord

  33. Gloria en las alturas

    Glory in the heights

  34. Felicidades, felicidades

    Congratulations, congratulations

  35. Tenga mil venturas (Y por eso)

    May you have a thousand fortunes (And that's why)

  36. Gloria al Señor, gloria al Señor

    Glory to the Lord, glory to the Lord

  37. Gloria en las alturas

    Glory in the heights

  38. Felicidades, felicidades

    Congratulations, congratulations

  39. Tenga mil venturas

    May you have a thousand fortunes

  40. Compai Chico, subile a jalar a to' el hocico

    Compai Chico, turn it up and let it all out

  41. ¡Quema!

    Burn!

  42. Felicidades

    Congratulations

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Key vocabulary

voy
I goA1
digan
sayB2
alza
raiseC1
alturas
heightsB2
bombardino
bombard
buen
goodA1
calle
streetA1
cañita
little straw
comer
to eatA1
compai
buddy

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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Quiero a mi pueblo

Yo quiero ir a mi pueblo, allá pa' las navidades

I want to go to my town, over there for the holidays

Oír misa de aguinaldo, salir después a la calle

To hear the Christmas mass, then go out to the street

Tirarle a mis amistades con las tripitas del pan

To throw to my friends with the crumbs of the bread

Yo que cuando eso haga, de gozo voy a llorar

I know that when I do that, I will cry with joy

Y por eso digo yo

And that's why I say

Gloria al Señor, gloria al Señor

Glory to the Lord, glory to the Lord

Gloria en las alturas

Glory in the highest

Felicidades, felicidades

Congratulations, congratulations

Tenga mil venturas (Y mis hermanitos que digan)

May you have a thousand blessings (And my little brothers say)

Gloria al Señor, gloria al Señor

Glory to the Lord, glory to the Lord

Gloria en las alturas

Glory in the highest

Felicidades, felicidades

Congratulations, congratulations

Tenga mil venturas (¡Quema!)

May you have a thousand fortunes (Burn!)

Yo quiero ir a mi pueblo, allá pa' las navidades

I want to go to my hometown, there for Christmas

Visitar los frikitines, comer mucho cuchifrito

Visit the little freaks, eat lots of fried pork

Beber cañita y coquito y echarme un buen jalaíto

Drink cane juice and coconut milk and get a good buzz

Y cuando la juma me pase, de gozo voy a llorar

And when the buzz fades away, I'll cry with joy

Y por eso digo yo

And for that, I say

Gloria al Señor, gloria al Señor

Glory to the Lord, glory to the Lord

Gloria en las alturas

Glory in the highest

Felicidades, felicidades

Congratulations, congratulations

Tenga mil venturas (Mis hermanitos digan)

May you have a thousand fortunes (My little brothers say)

Gloria al Señor, gloria al Señor

Glory to the Lord, glory to the Lord

Gloria en las alturas

Glory in the heights

Felicidades, felicidades

Congratulations, congratulations

Tenga mil venturas (¡Alza!)

May you have a thousand fortunes (Raise up!)

Yo quiero ir a mi pueblo, allá pa' las navidades

I want to go to my village, there for Christmas

Oír misa de aguinaldo, salir después a la calle

To hear the Christmas mass, then go out to the street

Después irme al son de diana, con bombardino y trompeta

Then leave to the sound of dawn, with tuba and trumpet

Yo que al fin de la fiesta, de gozo voy a llorar

I know that at the end of the party, I will cry with joy

Y por eso digo yo

And that's why I say

Gloria al Señor, gloria al Señor

Glory to the Lord, glory to the Lord

Gloria en las alturas

Glory in the heights

Felicidades, felicidades

Congratulations, congratulations

Tenga mil venturas (Y por eso)

May you have a thousand fortunes (And that's why)

Gloria al Señor, gloria al Señor

Glory to the Lord, glory to the Lord

Gloria en las alturas

Glory in the heights

Felicidades, felicidades

Congratulations, congratulations

Tenga mil venturas

May you have a thousand fortunes

Compai Chico, subile a jalar a to' el hocico

Compai Chico, turn it up and let it all out

¡Quema!

Burn!

Felicidades

Congratulations