
Los Van Van
Yuya Martínez lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1969
- Genre
- Son Cubano
- Length
- 2:32
Yuya Martinez
Yuya Martinez
La nana que nos crio
The lullaby that raised us
Era buena y jovial pero que fea esa vieja por Dios
She was good and cheerful, but oh God, that old woman was so ugly.
Yuya Martinez asi se llamo yu yu yu Yuya Martinez asi se llamò.
Yuya Martinez, that's how she was called, yu yu yu, Yuya Martinez, that's how she was named.
Recuerdo que al despertar era dulce y familiar pero que susto esa vieja por Dios
I remember that when I woke up it was sweet and familiar, but what a scare, that old woman, for God's sake.
//Mis padres esperaban que yo fuera un chico tranquilo pero La vieja tanto sustos me dio que de los nervios a mi me enfermo//
My parents hoped I'd be a calm boy, but the old lady gave me so many scares that I got sick from the nerves.
Que nana!!!!
What a lullaby!!!!
Yuya Martinez asi se llamo yu yu yu Yuya Martinez asi se llamò.
Yuya Martinez, that's what they called him, yu yu yu, Yuya Martinez, that's what he was named.
Recuerdo que al despertar era dulce y familiar pero que susto esa vieja por Dios
I remember that upon waking it was sweet and familiar, but what a fright, that old woman, for God's sake.
La nana que nos crio era buena y jovial pero que fea esa vieja por Dios
The nanny who raised us was kind and cheerful, but oh my God, that old woman was so ugly.
Yuya Martinez asi se llamo yu yu yu Yuya Martinez asi se llamò.
Yuya Martinez, that's what they called Yu Yu Yu, Yuya Martinez, that's what they named.
Recuerdo que al despertar era dulce y familiar pero que susto esa vieja por Dios
I remember when I woke up, it was sweet and familiar, but what a fright, that old woman, for God's sake.
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Key vocabulary
- buena
- goodA2
- vieja
- old woman
- yu
- you
- despertar
- wakeC1
- chico
- boyA1
- tranquilo
- calmA2
- dio
- gaveB2
- yuya
- unclear
- martinez
- surname
- crio
- reared
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.