Juanes
Báilala lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2007
- Genre
- Latin Pop
- Length
- 4:00
Sólo tambores
Only drums
Que invocan al amor
That invoke love
Los que resuenan
Those that resonate
Para que llueva
So that it rains
Paz y bonanza
Peace and plenty
Sobre la tierra
Upon the earth
Por nuestra culpa
Because of our fault
Se han corrompido
Have become corrupted
Los corazones
The hearts
Y a nuestras almas
And our souls
Ya no les quedan
They no longer have
Más que dolores
More than pain
Prendé la caldera
Light the boiler
Que en el fuego se quema
For in the fire it burns
Todita la mentira
All of the lies
Y se derriten las penas
And the sorrows melt away
Prendé la caldera
Light the boiler
Mirá que hay luna llena
Look, there's a full moon
Bailá conmigo esta danza
Dance with me to this rhythm
Del amor
Of love
Bailala, que de las buenas te cura
Dance it, for the good will heal you
Bailala, para que ahuyentes la amargura
Dance it, so you can chase away the bitterness
Bailala, si le ponés sabrosura
Dance it, if you add some flavor
Te cura
It heals you
Te cura
It heals you
Bailala, que de las buenas te cura
Dance it, for the good will heal you
Bailala, para que ahuyentes la amargura
Dance it, so you can chase away the bitterness
Bailala, si le ponés sabrosura
Dance it, if you add some flavor
Te cura
It heals you
Te cura
It heals you
El corazón
The heart
Padre perdonanos por los pecado
Father forgive us for the sins
Saná la tierra
Heal the land
Mirá que todos necesitamos
Look that we all need
Paz y no guerra
Peace and not war
Prendé la caldera
Ignite the boiler
Que en el fuego se quema
For in the fire it burns
Todita la mentira
All the lies
Y se derriten las penas
And the sorrows melt away
Prendé la caldera
Ignite the boiler
Mirá que hay luna llena
Look, there's a full moon
Bailá conmigo esta danza
Dance with me in this dance
Del amor
Of love
Bailala, que de las buenas te cura
Dance it, for it heals you of the good
Bailala, para que ahuyentes la amargura
Dance it, so you can drive away bitterness
Bailala, si le ponés sabrosura
Dance it, if you add some flavor to it
Te cura
It heals you
Te cura
It heals you
Bailala, que de las buenas te cura
Dance it, for it heals you of the good
Bailala, para que ahuyentes la amargura
Dance it, so you can drive away bitterness
Bailala, si le ponés sabrosura
Dance it, if you add some flavor
Te cura
It heals you
Te cura
It heals you
El corazón
The heart
Bailala
Dance it
Bailala
Dance it
Bailala
Dance it
Bailala
Dance it
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Key vocabulary
- paz
- peaceA2
- ya
- alreadyA2
- todos
- everyoneA1
- amargura
- bitterness
- amor
- loveB1
- buenas
- goodA1
- conmigo
- with meB1
- derriten
- melt
- dolores
- painsA2
- esta
- isA1
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About this song
Colombian rocker who mixes Latin rhythms with rock and pop. Lyrics often carry social themes.