Susana Baca
Negros del combo lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1999
- Length
- 8:01
Hablan los negros del Combo
The black folks from the Combo are talking
Hablan los negros del Combo
The black folks from the Combo are talking
Contestan los de Tumán
The ones from Tumán reply
Contestan los de Tumán
The ones from Tumán reply
A landurun durun durundá
Hablan los negros del Combo
The black folks from the Combo are talking
Hablan los negros del Combo
The black folks from the Combo are talking
Contestan los de Tumán
The ones from Tumán reply
Contestan los de Tumán
The ones from Tumán reply
A landurun durun durundá
Los de Lambayeque que dicen
Those from Lambayeque who say
Los de Lambayeque que dicen
Those from Lambayeque who say
En Zaña cómo estarán
In Zaña, how are they doing?
En Zaña cómo estarán
In Zaña, how are they doing?
A landurun durun durundá
Oh, landurun durun durundá
A landurun durun durundá
Oh, landurun durun durundá
De onde' vienes, vienes, de onde' vienes ora'
Where are you coming from, coming, where are you coming from now?
Y vengo de la laguna, ay, de segar
And I'm coming from the lagoon, oh, from the harvest
Totora de segar, ahora de segar
Totora to harvest, now to harvest
Totora de segar, ahora de segar
Totora to harvest, now to harvest
Totora (de segar), ahora (de segar)
Totora (of cutting), now (of cutting)
Totor de segar ahora
Cutting Totora now
Hablan los negros del Combo
The blacks of the Combo speak
Hablan los negros del Combo
The blacks of the Combo speak
Contestan los de Tumán
The ones from Tumán respond
Contestan los de Tumán
The ones from Tumán respond
A landurun durun durundá
Hablan los negros del Combo
The blacks of the Combo speak
Hablan los negros del Combo
The blacks of the Combo speak
Contestan los de Tumán
The ones from Tumán respond
Contestan los de Tumán
The ones from Tumán respond
A landurun durun durundá
Los de Lambayeque que dicen
The ones from Lambayeque say
Los de Lambayeque que dicen
The ones from Lambayeque say
En Zaña cómo estarán
In Zaña, I wonder how they are
En Zaña cómo estarán
In Zaña, I wonder how they are
A landurun durun durundá
A landurun durun durundá
De onde' vienes, vienes, de onde' vienes ora'
Where do you come from, come on, where do you come from now
Y vengo de la laguna, ay, de segar
And I come from the lagoon, oh, to harvest
Totora de segar, ahora de segar
Reed to cut, now to cut
Totora de segar, ahora de segar
Reed to cut, now to cut
Totora de segar, ahora de segar
Reed to cut, now to cut
Totor, la de amil para mañana
Reed, the one for tomorrow
(De segar ahora)
(To cut now)
Hablan los negros del Combo
The guys from Combo are talking
Hablan los negros del Combo
The guys from Combo are talking
Contestan los de Tumán
The folks from Tumán respond
Contestan los de Tumán
The folks from Tumán respond
Lo' de Salamanca dice'
Those from Salamanca say
Los de Salamanca dicen
Those from Salamanca say
En Zaña cómo estarán
How are things in Zaña?
En Zaña cómo estarán
How are things in Zaña?
(A landurun durun durundá)
A landurun durun durundá
A landurun durun durundá
A landurun durun durundá
A landurun durun durundá
A landurun durun durundá
Cuáles le dice (a landurun durun durundá)
Which one does he say? (a landurun durun durundá)
En Zaña cómo estará' (a landurun durun durundá)
In Zaña, how will it be? (a landurun durun durundá)
A landurun durun durundá
En Zaña me dice (a landurun durun durundá)
In Zaña, it tells me (a landurun durun durundá)
En Tumán cómo estará' (a landurun durun durundá)
In Tumán, how will it be? (a landurun durun durundá)
(A landurun durun durundá)
(A landurun durun durundá)
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Key vocabulary
- negros
- blacksA1
- hablan
- talkA1
- estará
- will beA2
- le
- to him/her/youA2
- vengo
- I comeA2
- vienes
- comeA2
- estarán
- will beB1
- laguna
- lagoonB2
- contestan
- answer
- tumán
- place
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About this song
Susana Baca is Peruvian vocalist associated with Afro-Peruvian musical traditions. She is known for her interpretation of Afro-Peruvian repertoire, including the widely heard recording of “Maria Lando” featured on David Byrne’s The Soul of Black Peru.