
Ismael Rivera
Ramona lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1961
- Genre
- Salsa
- Length
- 2:29
Ah-la-le-ro-lo-le-le
Ah-la-le-ro-lo-le-le
Ay, Ramona, ay, Ramona
Oh, Ramona, oh, Ramona
Por más que te asome' a la ventana
No matter how much you peek out the window
Te quedarás, ah, mona
You'll still stay, oh, darling
Ramona, te compras vestido nuevo
Ramona, you buy a new dress
Que tú te arreglas muy bien el pelo
You style your hair so beautifully
Pero por más que te asome' a la ventana
But no matter how much you peek out the window
No levantas ni a Marcelo, Ramona
You won't catch even Marcelo, Ramona
Ay, Ramona, ay, Ramona
Oh, Ramona, oh, Ramona
Por más que te asome' la ventana
No matter how much you peek out the window
Te quedarás
You will stay
Ramona, Ramona, tú siempre estás en el plante (ah, mona)
Ramona, Ramona, you are always in the scene (ah, pretty one)
Tú te compras muchas telas
You buy yourself lots of fabric
Pero por más que te asome' a la ventana
But no matter how much you peek out the window
Te quedarás sin la gatera
You will end up without the cat door
Ay, Ramona, ay, Ramona (Ramona, mi linda Ramona)
Oh, Ramona, oh, Ramona (Ramona, my beautiful Ramona)
Por más que te asome' a la ventana
No matter how much you peek out the window
Te quedarás, ah, mona (dime, Ramona)
You will stay, ah, pretty one (tell me, Ramona)
Juégala, juega
Play it, play
Chémbere, cuchémbere
Chémbere, cuchémbere
Ni-la-lo-lo-le
Ni-la-lo-lo-le
Ay, Ramona, ay, Ramona
Oh, Ramona, oh, Ramona
Por más que te asome' a la ventana (es la mona)
No matter how much you lean out of the window (it's the monkey)
Te quedarás, ah, mona (la mona Ramona, la mona, la mona)
You'll stay, ah, monkey (the monkey Ramona, the monkey, the monkey)
La mona aunque se vista de seda mona se queda, mira
The monkey, even dressed in silk, still looks like a monkey, look
Te lo dije, Ramona, que por más que te asome' a la ventana
I told you, Ramona, that no matter how much you lean out of the window
Te quedarás solterona
You'll remain single
Ay, Ramona, ay, Ramona
Oh, Ramona, oh, Ramona
Por más que te asome' a la ventana
No matter how much you lean out of the window
Te quedarás, ah, mona (Ramona, Ramona, Ramona, Ramona)
You'll stay, ah, monkey (Ramona, Ramona, Ramona, Ramona)
Mira, que ayer pasé por tu casa
Look, yesterday I walked by your house
Me tirastes un limón
You threw me a lemon
Pero por más que te asome' a la ventana
But no matter how much I peeked out the window
No levantas ni a Panchón, Ramona
You didn't even lift a finger, Ramona
Ay, Ramona, ay, Ramona (Ramona)
Oh, Ramona, oh, Ramona (Ramona)
Por más que te asome' a la ventana
No matter how much I peeked out the window
Te quedarás, ah, mona (llega)
You will stay, ah, lovely (here)
Ah-la-le-ro-lo-le-le
Ah-la-le-ro-lo-le-le
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Key vocabulary
- ah-la-le-ro-lo-le-le
- chant
- arreglas
- fixes
- asome
- may appear
- aunque
- althoughB1
- ayer
- yesterdayA1
- bien
- wellA2
- casa
- houseA1
- chémbere
- unknown
- compras
- buysA1
- cuchémbere
- kind of drum
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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.