El Nino Y La Cumbia – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Silverio Curiel
• Album: Del Barrio Para El Barrio Vol. 1

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the vibrant rhythms of "El Niño Y La Cumbia" by Silverio Curiel. This classic Cumbia track offers a glimpse into Latin American musical traditions, inviting listeners to connect with the energetic and danceable spirit of the genre.

[English]

Uipi-uí

Uipi-uí

Uipi-uí

...

I am the child they were looking for

My holy mother who cried for me

She thought: "Something happened to him"

And she prayed, asking my guardian

And here I was, the cumbia party

Singing the rumor, dancing and playing

Now that I learned the rhythm that buzzes in me

They call me the child and the cumbia

...

Uipi-uí

Uipi-uí

Uipi-uí

...

So much joy, my mother cries

Because I returned to her heart

May my mother have a little money

Kisses and caresses, she bathed me

And here I was, the cumbia party

Singing the rumor, dancing and playing

Now that I learned the rhythm that buzzes in me

They call me the child and the cumbia

...

Uipi-uí

Uipi-uí

...

So much joy, my mother cries

Because I returned to her heart

May my mother have a little money

Kisses and caresses, she bathed me

And here I was, the cumbia party

Singing the rumor, dancing and playing

Now that I learned the rhythm that buzzes in me

They call me the child and the cumbia

...

So much joy, my mother cries

Because I returned to her heart

May my mother have a little money, kisses

Kisses and caresses, she bathed me

And here I was, the cumbia party

Singing the rumor, dancing and playing

Now that I learned the rhythm that buzzes in me

They call me the child and the cumbia

And here I was, the cumbia party

Singing the rumor, dancing and playing

Now that I learned the rhythm that buzzes in me

...

[Spanish]

Uipi-uí

Uipi-uí

Uipi-uí

Yo soy el niño a quien buscaba

Mi madre Santa que por mí lloraba

Ella pensaba: "le sucedió algo"

Y me rezaba, le pedía a mi guarda

Y aquí estaba ya, la fiesta de la cumbia

Cantando el rumor, bailando y tocando

Ahora que aprendí el ritmo que me zumba

Me dicen así el niño y la cumbia

Uipi-uí

Uipi-uí

Uipi-uí

Mucha alegría, llora mi madre

Porque regreso a su corazón

Tenga mi madre un dinerito

Besos y caricias, ella, me bañaba

Y aquí estaba ya, la fiesta de la cumbia

Cantando el rumor, bailando y tocando

Ahora que aprendí el ritmo que me zumba

Me dicen así el niño y la cumbia

Uipi-uí

Uipi-uí

Mucha alegría, llora mi madre

Porque regreso a su corazón

Tenga mi madre un dinerito

Besos y caricias, ella me bañaba

Y aquí estaba ya, la fiesta de la cumbia

Cantando el rumor, bailando y tocando

Ahora que aprendí el ritmo que me zumba

Me dicen así el niño y la cumbia

Mucha alegría, llora mi madre

Porque regreso a su corazón

Tenga mi madre un dinerito, besos

Besos y caricias, ella me bañaba

Y aquí estaba ya, la fiesta de la cumbia

Cantando el rumor, bailando y tocando

Ahora que aprendí el ritmo que me zumba

Me dicen así el niño y la cumbia

Y aquí estaba ya, la fiesta de la cumbia

Cantando el rumor, bailando y tocando

Ahora que aprendí el ritmo que me zumba

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
buscaba /busˈka.βa/ A2	verb - searched for
lloraba /ʝoˈɾa.βa/ A2	verb - was crying
pensaba /penˈsa.βa/ B1	verb - thought
sucedió /su.θeˈðjo/ B2	verb - happened
rezaba /ɾeˈα.βa/ B2	verb - was praying
cumbia /ˈkum.bja/ A2	noun - a traditional Colombian dance and music genre
rumor /ruˈmoɾ/ B1	noun - rumor, report
dinerito /di.neˈɾi.to/ A2	noun - little money
besos /ˈβe.ðo/ A1	noun - kisses
caricias /kaˈɾi.θjas/ A2	noun - caresses, strokes
fiesta /ˈfjes.tɐ/ A2	noun - party
movimiento /mo.βiˈmjẽn.to/ B1
saber /saˈβeɾ/ A2
yo /ʝo/ A1
el /el/ A1	article - the

Key Grammar Structures

• Yo soy el niño a quien buscaba

  ➔ Use of the present tense of 'ser' + 'el niño' + 'a quien' + imperfect subjunctive (buscaba)

  ➔ 'Yo soy' means 'I am', establishing identity; 'a quien buscaba' indicates the relative clause with a past ongoing action, using the imperfect subjunctive.

• Y me rezaba, le pedía a mi guarda

  ➔ Use of imperfect tense 'rezaba' and 'pedía' to describe repeated past actions

  ➔ 'Rezaba' and 'pedía' are imperfect tense verbs indicating habitual or ongoing actions in the past, such as praying and asking.

• Y aquí estaba ya, la fiesta de la cumbia

  ➔ Use of 'estaba' (imperfect of 'estar') + 'ya' to indicate past ongoing state or action

  ➔ 'Estaba' is the imperfect form of 'estar', used with 'ya' to show an ongoing or background action/state in the past.

• Tenga mi madre un dinerito

  ➔ Use of the present subjunctive 'Tenga' after expressions of desire or hope

  ➔ 'Tenga' is the present subjunctive form of 'tener', used here to express a wish or desire.

• Y aquí estaba ya, la fiesta de la cumbia

  ➔ Use of 'estaba' (imperfect of 'estar') to describe past ongoing events

  ➔ 'Estaba' indicates a past ongoing state or event, often used to describe background or ongoing actions.

• Y aquí estaba ya, la fiesta de la cumbia

  ➔ Repetition of the use of 'estaba' emphasizes a descriptive past scene

  ➔ Repeating 'estaba' helps to set the scene and reinforce the temporal aspect of the past event.