La Murga – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Hector Lavoe, Willie Colon
• Album: Asalto Navideño

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

(Vamos a bailar La Murga)

Let's dance the Murga

(La Murga de Panamá)

The Murga of Panama

(Los muchachos se alborotan)

The boys get excited

(Cuando la ven caminar)

When they see her walk

Eh, vamos a bailar la murga

Hey, let's dance the Murga

La murga de Panamá

The Murga of Panama

Esto es una cosa fácil

This is an easy thing

Y muy buena pa'bailar

And really good for dancing

(Vamos a bailar La Murga)

Let's dance the Murga

(La Murga de Panamá)

The Murga of Panama

(Los muchachos se alborotan)

The boys get excited

(Cuando la ven caminar)

When they see her walk

Ay tu tienes un caminao

Oh, you got a walk

Que me tienes trastornao

That drives me crazy

Y cuando bailas La Murga

And when you dance the Murga

Oye mamita que buena estás

Hey, sweetheart, you look so good

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Murga pa'quí, murga pa'llá

Murga here, murga there

(Esta es la murga de Panamá)

This is the Murga of Panama

Oye muchacha vamo'a bailar

Hey girl, let's dance

(Esta es la murga de Panamá)

This is the Murga of Panama

Eh, trae la murga de Panamá

Hey, bring the Murga of Panama

(Esta es la murga de Panamá)

This is the Murga of Panama

Oye yo quiero bailar

Hey, I want to dance

(Esta es la murga de Panamá)

This is the Murga of Panama

Ey, Panamá y Panamá, pana, pana, Panamá

Hey, Panama and Panama, buddy, buddy, Panama

(Esta es la murga de Panamá)

This is the Murga of Panama

Ataca Yomo

Attack, Yomo

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Guapea' Willie Colón

Big shot Willie Colon

¡El Diablo!

The Devil!

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Murga pa'quí, murga pa'llá

Murga here, murga there

(Esta es la murga de Panamá)

This is the Murga of Panama

Esta es la murga y que buena está

This is the Murga, and it's so good

(Esta es la murga de Panamá)

This is the Murga of Panama

Ey, chacuchucuchai, chacuchucucha, cha-cha-cha

Hey, cha-chuchucuchai, cha-chuchucucha, cha-cha-cha

(Esta es la murga de Panamá)

This is the Murga of Panama

Que buena es la maraca en la murga, mamá

How great the maraca sounds in the Murga, mama

(Esta es la murga de Panamá)

This is the Murga of Panama

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
bailar /baiˈlaɾ/ A1	verb - to dance
murga /ˈmuɾɣa/ B1	noun - a type of festive music and dance from Panama
muchachos /muˈtʃatʃos/ A2	noun - boys or young men
caminar /kamiˈnaɾ/ A1	verb - to walk
buena /ˈbwe.na/ A2	adjective - good
tienes /ˈtjenez/ A1	verb - you have
trastornao /tɾasˈtoɾnao/ B2	adjective - disturbed or troubled
ataca /aˈtaka/ A2	verb - to attack
maraca /maˈɾaka/ B1	noun - a percussion instrument

Key Grammar Structures

• Vamos a bailar La Murga

  ➔ Use of "vamos a" to express a near future action or intention.

  ➔ "Vamos a" is a Spanish periphrastic construction used to indicate a planned or imminent action.

• Esto es una cosa fácil

  ➔ Use of "es" (ser) for defining or describing a noun.

  ➔ "Es" is the third person singular form of the verb "ser", used here to define or describe a noun.

• Y cuando bailas La Murga

  ➔ Use of the present tense "bailas" (bailar) to describe a habitual or ongoing action.

  ➔ "Bailas" is the second person singular form of "bailar" in the present tense, used here to indicate an ongoing action.

• Que buena es la maraca en la murga, mamá

  ➔ Use of "es" (ser) to describe or emphasize a characteristic.

  ➔ "Es" is the third person singular form of "ser", used here to describe a characteristic of the maraca tension.