Eva Ayllón — Raíces del Festejo / Le Dije a Papá song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Raíces del Festejo / Le Dije a Papá" by Eva Ayllón.

Lyrics

Este ritmo de negros, este ritmo sabroso
Este ritmo festejo aqui
Este ritmo de negros, este ritmo sabroso
Este ritmo festejo aqui
Este ritmo de negros, este ritmo sabroso
Este ritmo festejo aqui
Este ritmo de negros, este ritmo sabroso
Este ritmo festejo aqui
Yo no habia nacido cuando este llego
Lo hizo un negro que lo conozco yo
Parapa parapa, parapa parapa, parapa parapapapa
Este ritmo de negros, este ritmo sabroso
Este ritmo festejo aqui
Este ritmo de negros, este ritmo sabroso
Este ritmo festejo aqui
Este ritmo de negros, este ritmo sabroso
Este ritmo festejo aqui
Este ritmo de negros, este ritmo sabroso
Este ritmo festejo aqui
Lo hizo Porfirio Vasquez ese gran señor
Lo hizo con mucho arte
Y ahora lo canto yo, lo canto yo…
Cuando era pequeña yo le dije a papa
Yo quiero cantar, yo quiero tocar
Le dije a papa yo quiero ser como tu
Le dije a papa, yo quiero cantar
Le dije a papa yo quiero cantar, yo quiero tocar
Le dije a papa (le dije a papa)
Quiero ser tan buena como lo eres tu
Le dije a papa (le dije a papa)…
Ahora canto ahora toco
Y doy gracias a papa que pueda cantar
Que pueda tocar
Le dije a papa yo quiero cantar
Le dije a papa quiero ser como tu
Le dije a papa, le dije a papa, le dije a papa…

Lyrics translation

This rhythm of blacks, this tasty rhythm
This rhythm I celebrate here
This rhythm of blacks, this tasty rhythm
This rhythm I celebrate here
This rhythm of blacks, this tasty rhythm
This rhythm I celebrate here
This rhythm of blacks, this tasty rhythm
This rhythm I celebrate here
I wasn't born when this came
It was a nigger I know.
Parapa parapa, parapa parapa, parapa parapapa
This rhythm of blacks, this tasty rhythm
This rhythm I celebrate here
This rhythm of blacks, this tasty rhythm
This rhythm I celebrate here
This rhythm of blacks, this tasty rhythm
This rhythm I celebrate here
This rhythm of blacks, this tasty rhythm
This rhythm I celebrate here
Porfirio Vasquez did it that great Lord
He did it with a lot of art
And now I sing it, I sing it…
When I was little I told dad
I want to sing, I want to play
I told Dad I want to be like you
I told Dad, I want to sing
I told Dad I want to sing, I want to play
I told Dad (I told dad)
I want to be as good as you are
I told Dad (I told dad)…
Now I sing now I play
And I thank papa that he can sing
That I can touch
I told Dad I want to sing
I told Dad I want to be like you
I told Dad, I told Dad, I told dad…