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el pescador

Song Sample:

Written by: José Barros
© 1960 Peermusic III, Ltd. © Renewed All Rights
Reserved. Used By Permission

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colas

Song Sample:

Written By:
Traditional
Arranged by Dan Zanes

Cuando yo tenía dinero me decían Don Nicolás
Y ahora que no lo tengo me dicen Colás nomás

Colás, Colás, Colás y Nicolás
Lo mucho que te quiero
y el mal pago que me das
Si quieres, si puedes,
si no ya lo verá
¡Ay qué bonito baila la mujer de Nicolás!

Bonito el caballo que tiene Nicolás
Camina pa´ delante, camina para atrá

Colás, Colás, Colás y Nicolás…
Ya con esta me despido nos vamos con Colás
Les dejo en mis canciones un verso de amor y paz

Colás, Colás, Colás y Nicolás…
When I had money they all called me "Mr. Nicolá"
Now that I don't have it they just call me "Colás"

Colás, Colás, Colás and Nicolás
I give you so much love and get so little back
If you want, if you can,
if not you will see
How beautiful dances the girlfriend of Nicolás!

How graceful Nicolas's horse is
He walks forward and walks backwards

Colás, Colás, Colás y Nicolás…
With this one I say goodbye, we’re all going with Colás
I leave you in my songs a verse of love and peace
Colás, Colás, Colás and Nicolás…
dame la mano paloma

Song Sample:

Written By:
Traditional
Arranged by Dan Zanes with additional lyrics by Sylvia Sierra

Dame la mano paloma
Para subir a tu nido
Que me han dicho que estás sola
Y a acompañarte he venido

Cuando yo voy a Borinquen
No puedo ir caminando
Pero a lo largo del vuelo
Mi corazôn va cantando

Cuando yo toco guitarra
Siento una gran alegría
Canta y baila todo el mundo
En perfecta armonía

Dame la mano paloma…
(¡que chévere!)
Give me your hand, dove
So I can get to your nest
They told me you were alone
And I came to be with you

When I go to Borinquen
I cannot go walking
But when I fly to the island
My heart sings all the way there

When I play my guitar
I feel a great joy
Everybody sing and dance
In perfect harmony

Give me your hand, dove…
(how cool!)

 

pollito chicken

Song Sample:

Written By:
Traditional
Arranged by Dan Zanes with additional lyrics by La Bruja

Pollito chicken, gallina hen
Lápiz pencil y pluma pen
Ventana window y puerta door
Maestra teacher y piso floor

Pollito chicken comes out of his egg
That the gallina hen in her nest just laid
And the lápiz pencil a tic-tac-toe played
While la pluma the pen some poetry made

Ventana window keeps out the rain
While the puerta la door opens up for Dan Zanes, ¡hola!
Maestra teacher says the word of the day
On the piso floor we all dance and sing

Pollito chicken, gallina hen…
Pollito chicken flies all around
As the gallina hen picks corn from the ground
And the lápiz pencil writes her thoughts down
While the pluma la pen draws on a clown

Window ventana lets in the breeze
While la puerta the door slams when you sneeze
Teacher maestra shows how to say please
On the piso the floor we shake our knees

Pollito chicken, gallina hen…

My abuelita – that’s Spanish for grandma
She would cook and sing at the same time
She knew my Spanish was just so, so, so, so
She taught me this rhyme ¡Abuelita!


Pollito chicken, gallina hen…
verde luz

Song Sample:

Written By:
Antonio ‘El Topo’ Caban Vale
PRODUCCIONES GUANANI

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compadre pedro jaun

Song Sample:

Written By:
Luis Alberti
© 1955 Peer International Corp.
© Renewed All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission

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alba mañanera

Song Sample:

Written By:
Margie Lugo
Music By:
José A. Valdés / Madreselva Music

El alba mañanera que anuncia un nuevo día
Transmite a las praderas mensajes de alegría
Y ante este nuevo día quisiera yo cantar
Dejar que el alma mía mezcle sus melodías
Con cielo, tierra y mar

Pasa cantando el río
Se mece el abedul
Todo canta Dios mío
Tu amor y poderío
Flores, aves, rocíos
Sol de oro y un cielo azul

La la la ¡Qué bonito!
La la la Es Puerto Rico

Y si acaso no pudiera yo unirme a esta armonía
Con sol, aves, pradera
Floresta o serranía
Ante este nuevo día quisiera yo cantar
Dejar que el alma mía mezcle sus melodías
Con cielo, tierra, y mar

Pasa cantando el río…

La la la ¡Qué bonito!
La la la Es Puerto Rico
La la la Vamos pa' lante…
The morning dawn that announces a new day
Gives messages of joy to the fields
And to this new day I would love to sing
Let the melodies of my soul be one
With sky, earth and sea

The river passes by singing
The birch tree swings
My God, everything sings!
Your love and power
Flowers, birds, dew
Sun of gold and a blue sky

La la la How beautiful
La la la Is Puerto Rico

If I could not be part of this harmony
With sun, birds, fields
Forests or hills
To this new day I would love to sing
Let the melodies of my soul be one
With sky, earth and sea

The river passes by singing

La la la How beautiful
La la la Is Puerto Rico
La la la Always forward
tambora de los morenos

Song Sample:

Written By:
Luis Ferreira, Chiche Aizemberg
WB Music Corp. OBO Editorial
Musical Tierra Linda, Sadaic

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la bruja

Song Sample:

Written By:
Traditional
Arranged Dan Zanes & Lila Downs/Cloud People Music

¡Ay qué bonito es volar!
A las dos de la mañana
A las dos de la mañana
¡Ay qué bonito es volar, ay mamá!

Subir y dejarse caer
En los brazos de una dama
En los brazos de una dama
¡Y hasta quisiera llorar, ay mamá!

Me agarra la bruja, me lleva a su casa
Me vuelve maceta y una calabaza
Me agarra la bruja, me lleva al cerrito
Me vuelve maceta y un calabacito

Ay dígame, dígame, dígame usted
¿Cuántas criaturitas se ha chupado usted?
Ninguna, ninguna, ninguna no ve
Yo ando en pretensiones de chuparme a usted

'Ora sí bendita bruja
Ya te chupaste lo malo
Ya te chupaste lo malo
'Ora sí bendita bruja

'Ora le vas a bailar
Con los colores del cielo
Con un diablito que es bueno
'Ora sí vas a bailar, ¡ay mamá!

Escóndete Chepa
Escóndete Juana
Que hay anda la bruja
debajo de la cama

Escóndete Chepa
Escóndete Chelo
Que ahí anda la bruja
Detrás del espejo
Ay dígame, dígame, dígame usted…

Me agarra la bruja…
Ay dígame, dígame, dígame usted…
How beautiful is to fly
At two o'clock in the morning
At two o'clock in the morning
How beautiful is to fly, oh my God!

To go up and let yourself fall
In the arms of a lady
In the arms of a lady
Almost made me want to cry, oh my God!

The witch catches me,
she takes me to her house
Turns me into a flowerpot
and into a pumpkin
The witch catches me,
she takes me to the hill
Turns me into a flowerpot and
into a little pumpkin

Oh, tell me, tell me, you tell me
How many creatures did you eat today?
None, none, none, don't you see?
What I really want is to eat you!

And now you blessed witch
You already swallowed the evil
You already swallowed the evil
Now you blessed witch


Now you are going to dance
With the colors of the sky
With a good little devil
Now you are going to dance,
oh my God!

Hide Chepa
Hide Juana
because the witch is there
under the bed

Hide Chepa
Hide Chelo
because the witch is there
behind the mirror
Oh, tell me, tell me, you tell me…

The witch catches me…
Oh, tell me, tell me, you tell me…
el pijul

Song Sample:

Written By:
Traditional
Arranged Dan Zanes & the Villa-Lobos Brothers/Villa Lobos Music

El norte y el sur
cantando tornan la atmósfera azul
Que cuando canta el Pijul,
que cuando canta el Pijul
Señal que andaba rondando

Ay, la la la la la …

Soy de tierra donde
se ama y donde se ve la luz
Soy del cantón de Ozuluama
Estado de Veracruz, República Mexicana

Ya me voy amado mío
porque está soplando el viento
Que cuando canta el Pijul,
que cuando canta el Pijul
Me lleno de sentimiento

El norte y el sur cantando
tornan la atmósfera azul…
The north and south
singing paint the blue atmosphere
And when the Pijul bird sings
it's a sign that he's around

Ay, la la la la la…

I am from a land of love
where light can be seen
I am from the house of Ozuluama,
in the state of Veracruz, Mexican Republic

I am leaving, my love,
because the wind is blowing
And when the Pijul sings
I am filled with feelings

The north and south singing
paint the blue atmosphere…
son borinqueño

Song Sample:

Written By:
José Nogueras

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la piragua

Song Sample:

Written By:
José Barros
Edimusa Publishing Group

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el canario

Song Sample:

Written By:
Florencio Morales Ramos, additional lyrics by JoMack Miranda
1976, 2008 by Peer International Corp.
© Renewed Used By Permission. All Rights Reserved

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cuida el agua

Song Sample:

Written By:
Bernardo Palombo/ Americanto Publishing (ASCAP)
Music By: Demián Palombo

Hay agua en la tierra,
hay agua en el cielo
Hay agua en la lluvia
que moja el sombrero
Hay agua que sube,
hay agua que baja
Hay agua en el charco
del patio en la casa
Hay agua en los lagos,
hay agua en los ríos
Hay agua en los mares
y en el vaso mío
Hay agua en paragua
y agua en Nicaragua
Y agua en piragua
y agua en Paraguay
Y agua hay en la savia
que va en la Madera
Y el agua en la harina
se convierte en pan


Cuida el agua, cuida el agua,
cuida el agua, cuídala…
There is water in the earth
there is water in the sky
There is water in the rain
that gets my hat wet
There is water that goes up and
water that goes down
There is water in the puddle
on the porch of the house
There is water in the lakes;
there is water in the rivers
There is water in the oceans;
there is water in my glass
There is water in "paragua" and
water in Nicaragua
And water in "piragua" and water in Paraguay
There is water in the sap
that flows through the wood
And water with flour becomes bread

Care for the water, care for the water
Care for the water, care for it…
palo bonito

Song Sample:

Written By:
Traditional
Arranged by Dan Zanes with additional lyrics by Bernardo Palombo

Palo, palo, palo, palo bonito, palo e
e e e, palo bonito, palo e

Virgen de Altagracia compañera mía
tu para tu casa y yo para la mía

Dos y dos son cuatro, cuatro y dos son seis
seis y dos son ocho y ocho dieciséis

Los niños del mundo quieren pan y canto
que acabe la guerra, que termine el llanto

Enero, febrero, marzo, abril y mayo
son los cinco meses primeros del año
Virgin of Altagracia, my dear companion
You go to your house and I’ll go to mine

Two and two are four, four and two are six
Six and two are eight, and eight are sixteen

Children of the world ask for bread and song,
The end of wars, the end of sorrows

January, February, March, April and May
Are the first five months of the year
el botellón

Song Sample:

Written By:
Traditional
Arranged by Dan Zanes & La Cumbiamba eNeYe

Ay por aquí pasó mi suegra
Con el botellón
ah mi suegra, con el botellón
Ay mi suegra, mi suegra
Con el botellón, con el botellón

Ay vendiendo repollo…

¿Cómo lo vende?…

Ay va por el callejón…

Mi linda suegra con piel de canela
Buscando agua para cocinar su miel de abeja
Curandera, con remedios
que le enseñó la abuela
Para mandar lo malo pa’ fuera, fuera, fuera
Con fuego y candela limpiando toda la tierra
Con agua y leña lo que practica nos enseña
Salvando la selva y los ríos de pureza
Después de esta siesta empezamos la fiesta
Celebrando la vieja buena
que guarda fronteras
Ayudando familias enteras ella nos empreña
El alma lo llena con magia de su botella

Ay mi suegra…

Ay vendiendo repollo…

Ay ¿a cómo lo vende?…

Ay se va con el botellón…
My mother-in-law passed this way with the jug

Selling cabbage…

How does she sell it?…

There she goes through the alley…

My pretty mother-in-law with her cinnamon skin
Looking for water to cook her bee’s honey
Healer, with remedies that her grandmother taught her

To send the bad away, away, away
With fire and light she cleans the earth
With water and firewood she teaches us
what she practices

Saving the forest and the rivers of purity
After this nap we start the party
Celebrating the good old one that saves the borders
Helping whole families she impregnates
our souls with magic from her bottle

My mother-in-law passed this way with the jug

Selling cabbage…

How does she sell it?…

There she goes through the alley…
mi luna

Song Sample:

Written By:
Salvador Cardenal/Boyoy Music c/o ITZABOUTIME Inc.

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