Los Van Van
Hasta la semana que viene lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1974
- Genre
- Son Cubano
- Length
- 4:33
Ya viene la procesión
Here comes the procession
En la noche dulce y quieta
In the sweet and calm night
Y traspasa el corazón
And it pierces the heart
La desgarrada saeeeeta
The torn arrow sings
Semana Santa en Sevilla
Holy Week in Seville
Grito de cachorro pena
A puppy’s cry of sorrow
Con el pecho atravesado
With a chest wide open
Y si quiere la Macarena
And if Macarena wishes
Guitarra claveles rojos
Guitar, red carnations
De una mirada que brilla
From a gaze that shines
De emoción en esos ojos
Of emotion in those eyes
Bajo la negra mantilla
Under the black veil
El Guadalquivir supira
The Guadalquivir sighs
Entre sus ojos la desgarra
It tears apart between her eyes
Al paso de la esperanza
In the stride of hope
Por el puente deeee triana
Over the bridge of Triana
Semana Santa en Sevilla
Holy Week in Seville
Grito de cachorro pena
Cry of a puppy's sorrow
Con el pecho atravesado
With a chest pierced through
Y si quiere la Macarena
And if Macarena wants
Guitarra claveles rojos
Guitar red carnations
De una mirada que brilla
From a gaze that shines
De emoción en esos ojos
Of emotion in those eyes
Bajo la negra mantilla
Under the black shawl
El Guadalquivir supira
The Guadalquivir sighs
Entre sus ojos la desgarra
Torn apart between her eyes
Al paso de la esperanza
With the stride of hope
Por el puente deeee triana
Across the bridge of Triana
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Key vocabulary
- puente
- bridgeA2
- bajo
- lowA1
- procesión
- processionB2
- macarena
- song
- corazón
- heartB1
- entre
- amongA1
- pena
- sorrowB1
- ya
- alreadyA2
- viene
- comesA2
- noche
- nightA1
About this song
Los Van Van is a Cuban band in the son genre that helped pioneer songo in the late 1960s, blending electric instruments, jazz influences, and dance-focused son with topical lyrics. They are among Cuba’s most popular groups, known for shaping a sound that draws on African roots and island song traditions.