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En esto momento, estamo bailando Right now, we are dancing 00:46
En esto momento, estamo gozando Right now, we are having fun 00:48
En esto momento, estamo bailando Right now, we are dancing 00:51
En esto momento, estamo gozando Right now, we are enjoying ourselves 00:53
El rey de la cumbia, ese soy yo The king of cumbia, that’s me 00:56
Repican los tambores, baila mi son The drums are pounding, my rhythm is playing 00:59
El rey de la cumbia, ese soy yo The king of cumbia, that’s me 01:01
Repican los tambores, baila mi son The drums are pounding, my rhythm is playing 01:04
¡Qué va negro, tú no sabe na! What’s up, black man, you don’t know anything! 01:07
¡Qué va negro, no sabe baila! What’s up, black man, you don’t know how to dance! 01:08
¡Qué va negro, tú no sabe na! What’s up, black man, you don’t know anything! 01:12
¡Qué va negro, no sabe baila! What’s up, black man, you don’t know how to dance! 01:13
No sabe, no sabe He doesn’t know, he doesn’t know 01:17
Baila como la negra Elvira He dances like Elvira the black girl 01:19
No sabe, no sabe He doesn’t know, he doesn’t know 01:21
Baila como la negra Elvira He dances like Elvira the black girl 01:24
La cumbia la llevo en mi corazón I carry cumbia in my heart 01:26
La bailo con ritmo y mucha emoción I dance it with rhythm and lots of passion 01:33
La cumbia la llevo en mi corazón I carry cumbia in my heart 02:19
La bailo con ritmo y mucha emoción I dance it with rhythm and lots of passion 02:22
El indio la gaita, el negro el tambor The wind instrument, the drum, the black man 02:24
Y muy juntos bailan, este cumbion And they dance very close, this big cumbia 02:28
¡Qué va negro, tú no sabe na! What’s up, black man, you don’t know anything! 02:30
¡Qué va negro, no sabe baila! What’s up, black man, you don’t know how to dance! 02:35
¡Qué va negro, tú no sabe na! What’s up, black man, you don’t know anything! 02:39
¡Qué va negro, no sabe baila! What’s up, black man, you don’t know how to dance! 02:42
No sabe, no sabe He doesn’t know, he doesn’t know 02:46
Baila como la negra Elvira He dances like Elvira the black girl 02:47
No sabe, no sabe He doesn’t know, he doesn’t know 02:50
Baila como la negra Elvira He dances like Elvira the black girl 02:52
"¡Askis!" “Askis!” 03:01
El rey de la cumbia, ese soy yo The king of cumbia, that’s me 03:01
Repican los tambores, baila mi son The drums are pounding, my rhythm is playing 03:30
El rey de la cumbia, ese soy yo The king of cumbia, that’s me 03:32
Repican los tambores, baila mi son The drums are pounding, my rhythm is playing 03:35
El negro y la negra, bailando están The black man and the black woman, dancing are they 03:37
Todos lo acompañan, hasta el final Everyone joins in, till the very end 03:40
El negro y la negra, bailando están The black man and the black woman, dancing are they 03:42
Todos lo acompañan, hasta el final Everyone joins in, till the very end 03:45
Velda negro si sabe bailar Look, black man, you do know how to dance 03:48
Velda negro si sabe goza Look, black man, you do know how to enjoy 03:51
Velda negro si sabe baila Look, black man, you do know how to dance 03:53
Velda negro si sabe goza Look, black man, you do know how to enjoy 03:56
Si sabe, si sabe Yes, he knows, he knows 03:57
Baila como la negra Elvira He dances like Elvira the black girl 04:00
Si sabe, si sabe He knows, he knows 04:03
Baila como la negra Elvira He dances like Elvira the black girl 04:06
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El Rey De La Cumbia – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

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Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]
[English]
En esto momento, estamo bailando
Right now, we are dancing
En esto momento, estamo gozando
Right now, we are having fun
En esto momento, estamo bailando
Right now, we are dancing
En esto momento, estamo gozando
Right now, we are enjoying ourselves
El rey de la cumbia, ese soy yo
The king of cumbia, that’s me
Repican los tambores, baila mi son
The drums are pounding, my rhythm is playing
El rey de la cumbia, ese soy yo
The king of cumbia, that’s me
Repican los tambores, baila mi son
The drums are pounding, my rhythm is playing
¡Qué va negro, tú no sabe na!
What’s up, black man, you don’t know anything!
¡Qué va negro, no sabe baila!
What’s up, black man, you don’t know how to dance!
¡Qué va negro, tú no sabe na!
What’s up, black man, you don’t know anything!
¡Qué va negro, no sabe baila!
What’s up, black man, you don’t know how to dance!
No sabe, no sabe
He doesn’t know, he doesn’t know
Baila como la negra Elvira
He dances like Elvira the black girl
No sabe, no sabe
He doesn’t know, he doesn’t know
Baila como la negra Elvira
He dances like Elvira the black girl
La cumbia la llevo en mi corazón
I carry cumbia in my heart
La bailo con ritmo y mucha emoción
I dance it with rhythm and lots of passion
La cumbia la llevo en mi corazón
I carry cumbia in my heart
La bailo con ritmo y mucha emoción
I dance it with rhythm and lots of passion
El indio la gaita, el negro el tambor
The wind instrument, the drum, the black man
Y muy juntos bailan, este cumbion
And they dance very close, this big cumbia
¡Qué va negro, tú no sabe na!
What’s up, black man, you don’t know anything!
¡Qué va negro, no sabe baila!
What’s up, black man, you don’t know how to dance!
¡Qué va negro, tú no sabe na!
What’s up, black man, you don’t know anything!
¡Qué va negro, no sabe baila!
What’s up, black man, you don’t know how to dance!
No sabe, no sabe
He doesn’t know, he doesn’t know
Baila como la negra Elvira
He dances like Elvira the black girl
No sabe, no sabe
He doesn’t know, he doesn’t know
Baila como la negra Elvira
He dances like Elvira the black girl
"¡Askis!"
“Askis!”
El rey de la cumbia, ese soy yo
The king of cumbia, that’s me
Repican los tambores, baila mi son
The drums are pounding, my rhythm is playing
El rey de la cumbia, ese soy yo
The king of cumbia, that’s me
Repican los tambores, baila mi son
The drums are pounding, my rhythm is playing
El negro y la negra, bailando están
The black man and the black woman, dancing are they
Todos lo acompañan, hasta el final
Everyone joins in, till the very end
El negro y la negra, bailando están
The black man and the black woman, dancing are they
Todos lo acompañan, hasta el final
Everyone joins in, till the very end
Velda negro si sabe bailar
Look, black man, you do know how to dance
Velda negro si sabe goza
Look, black man, you do know how to enjoy
Velda negro si sabe baila
Look, black man, you do know how to dance
Velda negro si sabe goza
Look, black man, you do know how to enjoy
Si sabe, si sabe
Yes, he knows, he knows
Baila como la negra Elvira
He dances like Elvira the black girl
Si sabe, si sabe
He knows, he knows
Baila como la negra Elvira
He dances like Elvira the black girl
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

bailando

/baiˈlɑ̃ndo/

A2
  • verb
  • - dancing

gozando

/ɡoˈsɑ̃ndo/

B1
  • verb
  • - enjoying

reina

/ˈre.ina/

A2
  • noun
  • - queen

cumbia

/ˈkum.bja/

A2
  • noun
  • - a style of Colombian dance and music

tambores

/tɑmˈbɔ.ɾes/

B1
  • noun
  • - drums

corazón

/koɾaˈθon/

A2
  • noun
  • - heart

ritmo

/ˈrit.mo/

A2
  • noun
  • - rhythm

negra

/ˈne.ɣɾa/

A1
  • noun
  • - black woman
  • adjective
  • - black

negra elvira

/ˈne.ɣɾa ɛlˈβi.ɾa/

A1

final

/fiˈnal/

A2
  • noun
  • - end, conclusion

si

/si/

A1
  • adverb
  • - if

puede

/ˈpwe.ðe/

A2
  • verb
  • - can, to be able to

Key Grammar Structures

  • En esto momento, estamo bailando

    ➔ Present continuous tense.

    ➔ The phrase uses the present continuous tense to indicate an action that is currently happening, as in "we are dancing".

  • El rey de la cumbia, ese soy yo

    ➔ Subject pronoun and verb agreement.

    ➔ The phrase emphasizes the subject pronoun "yo" (I) and its agreement with the verb "soy" (am), indicating identity.

  • Baila como la negra Elvira

    ➔ Imperative mood.

    ➔ The phrase uses the imperative mood to give a command or instruction, meaning "dance like Elvira the black woman".

  • La cumbia la llevo en mi corazón

    ➔ Direct object pronoun.

    ➔ The phrase uses the direct object pronoun "la" to refer to "la cumbia" (the cumbia), indicating possession.

  • Todos lo acompañan, hasta el final

    ➔ Subject-verb agreement.

    ➔ The phrase shows subject-verb agreement with "todos" (everyone) as the subject and "acompañan" (accompany) as the verb.

  • ¡Qué va negro, tú no sabe na!

    ➔ Colloquial expression.

    ➔ The phrase uses a colloquial expression to convey disbelief or dismissal, meaning "Come on, black man, you don't know anything!".

  • Velda negro si sabe bailar

    ➔ Conditional structure.

    ➔ The phrase implies a condition with "si" (if), suggesting that if the black man knows how to dance, he can join in.

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