Ismael Rivera
Son son sonero lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1975
- Genre
- Salsa
- Length
- 2:45
! Azuquita pa' San Serení, quema!
! Azuquita for San Serení, burn!
San Serení me dijo que a mi
San Serení told me that to me
Me iba a regalar una guarachita
He was going to gift me a little guarachita
Que preparara la festividad
To prepare for the celebration
Que en vivi invitara la santa rumbita.
That the holy little party will invite me in spirit.
Que me aprendiera bien el son sonero
That I learn the son sonero well
Que nunca, nunca le pierda el compás
That I should never, never lose the beat
Que él traerá un santo bongocero
That he will bring a holy bongo player
Y san timbalio me acompañará
And Saint Timbalio will accompany me
San sereni me dio el son sonero
San Serení gave me the son sonero
Y son sonorá, oyelo.
And it sounds, hear it.
Dime que es lo que pasa
Tell me what's going on
Que siento un jaleo, quema!
That I feel a commotion, burning!
Sereni con su son sonero.
Sereni with its sonero sound.
San sereni, san sereni santero
San sereni, san sereni, saintly one
Con la santa camisa
With the holy shirt
Tu no me ves pero yo te veo
You don't see me, but I see you
Ven para que bailes, para que bailes
Come to dance, come to dance
Amayi- rumbero
Amayi- rumbero
San sereni viene del monte
San sereni comes from the mountain
Y tremendo jaleo
And what a tremendous uproar
Ven para que bailes y para que goces
Come so you can dance and enjoy
Para que bailes para que goces
So you can dance, so you can enjoy
Con san sereni, san sereni, belemba
With san sereni, san sereni, belemba
Tremendo rumbero
Tremendous rumbero
Aprieta el cuero. aprieta el cuero
Tighten the leather, tighten the leather
Y suena sonero
And let the sonero play
Para que bailes con san sereni
So you can dance with san sereni
San sereni sonero
San sereni sonero
Amalia rumbero, ven que Amalia rumbero.
Amalia rumbero, come here, Amalia rumbero.
San Sereni, quema, juega!!
Saint Sereni, burn, play!!
Echa caldo ahi, que los garbanzos
Pour some broth in there, because the chickpeas
Estan duros,! quema, juega!
Are hard, burn, play!
Te dijeque no jugaras con los
I told you not to play with the
Chavos e' la compra, quema.
Kids of the purchase, burn.
Y que es lo que pasa que siento un jaleo
And what’s going on that I feel a commotion
San Sereni, San Sereni
Saint Sereni, Saint Sereni
San Sereni, San Sereni santero.
Saint Sereni, Saint Sereni santero.
Ecuajey
Ecuajey
Que-que
What-what
Quema.
Burn.
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Key vocabulary
- santo
- saintB1
- sereni
- calm
- santero
- saint makerA1
- compra
- purchaseA1
- acompañará
- will accompany
- ahi
- there
- amalia
- female name
- amayi
- mother
- aprendiera
- would learn
- aprieta
- squeeze
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.