
Ismael Rivera
Severa lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1962
- Genre
- Salsa
- Length
- 5:05
Yo le vi, a Severa (Le vi la cara a Severa)
I saw her, Severa (I saw Severa's face)
Severa tenía la cara como una pantera (Le vi la cara a Severa)
Severa had a face like a panther (I saw Severa's face)
Oye, mira, si me pagan, digo cómo era (Le vi la cara a Severa)
Hey, look, if they pay me, I'll say how she was (I saw Severa's face)
Acelera, acelera, chofer, mira, que allá viene Severa
Speed up, speed up, driver, look, Severa's coming
(Le vi la cara a Severa)
(I saw Severa's face)
¿Qué se cree Severa?
What does Severa think she is?
Que su cuerpo es gente
That her body is people
Oye, ¿qué se cree Severa?
Hey, what does Severa think she is?
Que su cuerpo es gente
That her body is people
Que por eso lo brinda
That's why she flaunts it
Como el aguardiente
Like the aguardiente
Oye, por eso lo brinda
Hey, that's why he toasts
Como el aguardiente
Like the aguardiente
Y que yo le vi, a Severa (Le vi la cara a Severa)
And I saw her, Severa (I saw Severa's face)
Eh, si me pagan, digo cómo era (Le vi la cara a Severa)
Eh, if they pay me, I'll say how she was (I saw Severa's face)
La tenía como una pantera (Le vi la cara a Severa)
She was like a panther (I saw Severa's face)
Acelera, acelera, chofer, que viene Severa
Accelerate, accelerate, driver, Severa is coming
(Le vi la cara a Severa)
(I saw Severa's face)
Rosa Elena, gallina de agua
Rosa Elena, water hen
Rosa Elena, gallina de agua
Rosa Elena, water hen
Rosa Elena, gallina de agua, pichirila pecho de cucú
Rosa Elena, water hen, little chick with a cuckoo chest
Rosa Elena, gallina de agua, pichiri
Rosa Elena, water hen, little chick
(Atácala que ya cae, que ya cae)
(Attack her, she's about to fall, she's about to fall)
Yo la vi bailando una rumba
I saw her dancing a rumba
Atácala, que te tumba, Severa
Attack her, she's gonna knock you down, Severa
(Atácala que ya cae, que ya cae)
(Attack her, she's about to fall, she's about to fall)
Tenía la cara como una pantera
Her face was like a panther
El cuerpo como una nevera, Severa
Her body like a fridge, Severa
(Atácala que ya cae, que ya cae)
(Attack her, she's about to fall, she's about to fall)
Acelera, chofer, que viene Severa, que viene Severa
Speed up, driver, Severa's coming, Severa's coming
(Atácala que ya cae, que ya cae)
(Attack her, she's about to fall, she's about to fall)
¡Vea!
Look!
(Atácala que ya cae, que ya cae)
(Attack her, she's about to fall, she's about to fall)
Y que baile mi rumba buena
And let my good rumba dance
Como ataco a esa morena
Like I attack that brunette
(Atácala que ya cae, que ya cae)
(Attack her, she's about to fall, she's about to fall)
Trácala, que trácala, que ya cae
Catch her, catch her, she's about to fall
Trácala, que trácala, que ya cae, Severa
Catch her, catch her, she's about to fall, Severe
(Atácala que ya cae, que ya cae)
(Attack her, she's about to fall, she's about to fall)
¡No!
No!
Yo le vi la cara a Severa
I saw Severa's face
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Key vocabulary
- acelera
- accelerate
- agua
- waterA1
- aguardiente
- brandyA2
- atácala
- attack it
- ataco
- I attack
- bailando
- dancing
- baile
- danceB1
- brinda
- offers
- buena
- goodA2
- cae
- fallsB1
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.