Ray Barretto — Canto Abacua song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Canto Abacua" by Ray Barretto.
Lyrics
Se escucha el sonar de tambores
Anuncian la misa pa’l que tenga fe Y en medio de la noche oscura
Avanzan los fieles con rumbo al bemb
Se oye el repique’l tamb
Ecos de un viejo cantar
Olofi, Lofi y Vilat
En medio e’la oscuridad
Y sigue vibrando la noche
al compas bolero del coquioyamba
Los negros se agarran las manos
Repitiendo a coro
el viejo cantar
Se oye el repique del oyamba
Van cantando los niches de madruga
Oye mi canto abacua
Ay, a prisa negro que la misa va a empezar
Oye mi canto abacua
Yo por eso le canto porque yo se que el santo me pue’ayudar
Oye mi canto abacua
Le pedimos la libertad
Oye mi canto abacua
Campanas, campanas, campanas llamando estan
Oye mi canto abacua
Abasi vigila en la oscuridad.
Coro 2
Abasi es tambores abacua
Cantando de madruga
Abasi es tambores abacua
Se escucha el misterioso cantar
Abasi es tambores abacua
Son los niches que te vienen a rezar
Abasi es tambores abacua
Mis tambores abacua
Abasi es tambores abacua
abasi
Abacua
Abacua
Abacua
Abacua
Abacua
Abacua
Abacua
Abacua
Abacua
Este es mi canto abacua
Coro 1
Oye mi canto abacua
Ay, tambores de madruga
Oye mi canto abacua
Ayofi venme a ayudar
Oye mi canto abacua
Oye mi canto abacua
Oye mi canto abacua
Lyrics translation
You hear the sound of drums
They announce the mass PA'l that has faith and in the middle of the dark night
The faithful advance towards the good
You hear the song, too.
Echoes of an old singing
Olofi, Lofi Y Vilat
In the midst of darkness
And it continues to vibrate at night
Al compas bolero del coquioyamba
Black people grab their hands
Repeating the chorus
the old sing
You can hear the oyamba chime
They're singing the early niches
Hear my song abacua
Oh, hurry nigga that mass is going to start
Hear my song abacua
I therefore sing to him because I know that the saint can help me
Hear my song abacua
We ask for your freedom
Hear my song abacua
Bells, bells, bells ringing are
Hear my song abacua
Abasi watches in the dark.
Chorus 2
Abasi is abacua drums
Singing at dawn
Abasi is abacua drums
You hear the mysterious chant
Abasi is abacua drums
These are the niches that come to pray to you
Abasi is abacua drums
My abacua drums
Abasi is abacua drums
abasi
Abacua
Abacua
Abacua
Abacua
Abacua
Abacua
Abacua
Abacua
Abacua
This is my song abacua
Chorus 1
Hear my song abacua
Oh, early drums
Hear my song abacua
Ayofi venme to help
Hear my song abacua
Hear my song abacua
Hear my song abacua