Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
Soplando lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1984
- Genre
- Merengue
- Length
- 3:49
Toma tu saxo, afínalo
Take your sax, tune it up
cuando esté listo dame escala en Do
when it's ready give me a scale in C
no importa si es soprano
it doesn't matter if it's soprano
alto o tenor
alto or tenor
sóplalo a tiempo, cierra los ojos
blow it in time, close your eyes
siéntelo en el corazón
feel it in your heart
Mide las notas al frasear
Measure the notes as you phrase them
todo depende qué vas a tocar
it all depends on what you're going to play
no olvides practicarlas con digitación
don't forget to practice them with fingering
trata de hacerlo con mucho ritmo
try to do it with a lot of rhythm
y cuida de la afinación
and take care of the tuning
Tú vas a oír
You’re going to hear
como suena un solo de Tavito
how a solo by Tavito sounds
como se vibran las notas a su alrededor
how the notes vibrate all around him
como arpegio en Fa mayor
like an arpeggio in F major
Fa, La, Do, Mi, Sol
F, A, C, E, G
Tú vas a oír
You’re going to hear
como pasa de un acorde a otro
how it moves from one chord to another
como rearmoniza sin cambiar de posición
how it re-harmonizes without changing position
todo lo vas a aprender con dedicación
you'll learn it all with dedication
Toma tu saxo, afínalo
Take your sax, tune it up
cuando esté listo dame escala en Do
when it's ready give me a scale in C
no importa si es soprano
it doesn't matter if it's soprano
alto o tenor
alto or tenor
sóplalo a tiempo, cierra los ojos
blow it on time, close your eyes
siéntelo en el corazón
feel it in your heart
y empieza a improvisar
and start to improvise
Key vocabulary
- dame
- give meB1
- importa
- matterA2
- vibran
- vibrate
- depende
- dependsA2
- otro
- otherA2
- corazón
- heartB1
- cuando
- whenB1
- hacerlo
- to do itB1
- ojos
- eyesA1
- qué
- whatA1
About this song
Dominican singer-songwriter, composer, and record producer Juan Luis Guerra Seijas creates Latin music, especially merengue and bachata. He has won multiple awards including 31 Latin Grammy Awards and three Grammy Awards, and he is recognized for major charting releases and producing credits.