Ismael Rivera
Solavaya lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1960
- Genre
- Salsa
- Length
- 2:47
Se cayó roca seca ya
A dry rock has fallen now
Se cayó, pisó la valla
It fell down, stepped on the fence
Probó y quiso probar
He tried and wanted to try
Su corazón celó
His heart was jealous
El que la fue a ayudar
The one who went to help her
También se resbaló
Also slipped away
Ellos sabían nadar
They knew how to swim
Pero en el hielo no
But not on the ice
Se cayó roca seca ya
A dry rock has fallen now
Se cayó, pisó la valla
It fell down, stepped on the fence
Ella sabía bailar
She knew how to dance
Las noches eran de ronda
The nights were a round
Bailaba bien la danza
She danced the dance well
Y ni hablar de la conga
And not to mention the conga
Pero escuchó mi bomba
But she heard my beat
Y tuvo que zafar
And she had to break free
¡Ah, ah!
¡Camina, cabrón, loco!
Walk, you crazy dude!
¡Sacude!
Shake it!
¡Ah, ah, ah!
Se cayó roca seca ya
A dry rock has fallen already
Se cayó, pisó la valla
It fell, stepped on the fence
Yo te lo dije bien
I told you well
Que cambiaras de ritmo
To change your rhythm
La vida es un vaivén
Life is a back and forth
Muy llena de egoísmo
Very full of selfishness
Y no se sabe quién
And no one knows who
Visitará el abismo
Will visit the abyss
Se cayó roca seca ya
A dry rock has fallen already
Se cayó, pisó la valla
It fell, stepped on the fence
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Key vocabulary
- celó
- jealousyB2
- sabía
- knewB1
- abismo
- abyssB2
- bailaba
- was dancing
- bailar
- danceA1
- bien
- wellA1
- bomba
- bombB1
- cabrón
- bastardC1
- cambiaras
- you would change
- camina
- walks
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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.