Los Van Van
La bomba soy yo lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1999
- Genre
- Son Cubano
- Length
- 4:12
Yo se que tu eres aprendiz te todo
I know you're an apprentice at everything
yo se que no eres titular de nada
I know you're not a master of anything
que has discutido sobre muchos temas
that you've debated many topics
pero mi socio ninguno ganabas
but my friend, you never won a thing
porque no sabes nada de pintura
because you know nothing about painting
tu no conoces nada de futbol
you don't know anything about soccer
y mucho menos de literatura
and even less about literature
pa'que te haces
why do you pretend?
si estan hablando de fotografia
if they're talking about photography
de medicina o de carpinteria
about medicine or carpentry
y si de musica se trata el tema
and if music is the topic at hand
tu lo discutes sin ninguna pena
you discuss it without any shame
que si el merengue no es dominicano
that if merengue isn't Dominican
que si la salsa no es la musica cubana
that if salsa isn't Cuban music
que si frank sinatra era americano
that if Frank Sinatra was American
pa'que te haces (bis)
why do you pretend? (repeat)
de todo pancho, lo que mas me asombra
of all things, what surprises me the most
es que te falta lo que a un buen cubano
is that you're missing what makes a good Cuban
porque en la musica no tienes bomba
because in music you have no fire
y en el deporte te vas de la mano
and in sports you go hand in hand
porque no sabes nada de pelota
because you know nothing about the game
y no has estado nunca en un bembe
and you've never been to a party
y no conoces a manuel mendive
and you don't know Manuel Mendive
entonces que (bis)
so what (repeat)
coro1:
chorus1:
anda mayito, dale
come on, Mayito, give it
de tu bomba un poquito
a little of your rhythm
coro2:
chorus2:
ae, ae para los que saben
hey, hey for those who know
ae, yo traigo mi clave
hey, I'm bringing my beat
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Key vocabulary
- eres
- areA1
- aprendiz
- apprenticeC1
- titular
- headlineB2
- ganabas
- you won
- pintura
- paintB1
- medicina
- medicineA2
- discutes
- argue
- ninguna
- noneA2
- cubana
- Cuban
- vas
- goA2
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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.