Bemba Colora

• Por: Celia Cruz
• Álbum: Son Con Guaguanco

Letra:

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[English]

Pa' mi, tu no eres na'

For me, you are nothing

Tu tienes la Bemba Colora

You have the red lips

Pa' mi, tu no eres na'

For me, you are nothing

Tu tienes la Bemba Colora

You have the red lips

Canta tu rumba

Sing your rumba

Canta tu son

Sing your son

Tu guarachita y tu danson ay!

Your guarachita and your dance, oh!

Pa' mi, tu no eres na'

For me, you are nothing

Tu tienes la Bemba Colora

You have the red lips

Vaya!

Come on!

Pa' mi, tu no eres na'

For me, you are nothing

Tu tienes la Bemba Colora

You have the red lips

Pa' mi, tu no eres na'

For me, you are nothing

Tu tienes la Bemba Colora

You have the red lips

Canta tu rumba

Sing your rumba

Canta tu son

Sing your son

Tu guarachita y tu danson ay!

Your guarachita and your dance, oh!

Pa' mi, pa' mi, pa' mi

For me, for me, for me

Tu no eres na'

You are nothing

Tu tienes la Bemba Colora

You have the red lips

(Pa' mi, tu no eres na', tu tienes la Bemba Colora)

(For me, you are nothing, you have the red lips)

Oye pa', mi pa' mi, pa' mi

Hey for me, for me, for me

Tu no eres na'

You are nothing

Te creció la bemba colora

Your lips have grown red

(Pa' mi, tu no eres na', tu tienes la Bemba Colora)

(For me, you are nothing, you have the red lips)

Oye negro tu no te haz visto la bemba

Hey black, you haven't seen your lips

Oye tu tienes la bemba colora

Hey, you have the red lips

(Pa' mi, tu no eres na', tu tienes la Bemba Colora)

(For me, you are nothing, you have the red lips)

Recoge, recoge, recoge la bemba ay! tu no eres na

Pick up, pick up, pick up the lips, oh! you are nothing

Tu no te haz visto la bemba que es colora

You haven't seen your lips that are red

(Pa' mi, tu no eres na', tu tienes la Bemba Colora)

(For me, you are nothing, you have the red lips)

Bemba Colora

Red lips

Oye tu tienes la Bemba

Hey, you have the red lips

(Bemba Colora)

(Red lips)

Ay yo no te eh visto la bemba

Oh, I haven't seen your lips

(Bemba Colora)

(Red lips)

Ay colora, colora, colora, colora, colora, colora... Oye negrito tu bemba

Oh red, red, red, red, red, red... Hey little black, your lips

(Bemba Colora)

(Red lips)

Ay mira mira te creció la bemba

Oh look, look, your lips have grown

(Bemba Colora)

(Red lips)

Pa' mi no vale mas porque tu bemba

For me, it's not worth more because of your lips

(Bemba Colora)

(Red lips)

Oye tu bemba colora, tu bemba colora, tu bemba colora, colora, colora

Hey, your red lips, your red lips, your red lips, red, red

(Bemba Colora)

(Red lips)

Bemba Colora

Red lips

Bemba Colora.

Red lips.

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Vocabulario en esta canción:

Vocabulario	Significados
color /koˈloɾa/ A2	noun - visual perception through light wavelengths
bemba /ˈbemba/ B1	noun - a specific part of the face or body, often referring to the lip or a facial feature in some Latin American contexts
canta /ˈkanta/ A1	verb - to sing
rumba /ˈrumba/ B1	noun - a lively dance of Afro-Cuban origin
son /sɔn/ A2	noun - a genre of traditional Cuban music and dance
guarachita /gwaɾaˈtʃita/ B2	noun - diminutive form of 'guaracha', a lively Cuban dance or music style
danson /danˈson/ B2	noun - a type of Cuban folk or dance music
haz /as/ A2	verb - to do or make (informal imperative form)
negro /ˈneɣɾo/ A2	noun - black person

Gramática:

• Pa' mi, tu no eres na'

  ➔ Negation with 'no' to express 'not'.

  ➔ The phrase "tu no eres na" means "you are nothing".

• Tu tienes la Bemba Colora

  ➔ Use of 'tienes' (you have) to indicate possession.

  ➔ The phrase "tu tienes la Bemba Colora" means "you have the red lip".

• Canta tu rumba

  ➔ Imperative form to give a command.

  ➔ The phrase "canta tu rumba" means "sing your rumba".

• Te creció la bemba colora

  ➔ Use of 'creció' (grew) in the past tense.

  ➔ The phrase "te creció la bemba colora" means "your red lip grew".

• Oye negro tu no te haz visto la bemba

  ➔ Use of 'oye' (hey) as an informal address.

  ➔ The phrase "oye negro" means "hey black (man)".

• Recoge, recoge, recoge la bemba

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis in commands.

  ➔ The phrase "recoge, recoge, recoge" means "pick up, pick up, pick up".

• Ay colora, colora, colora, colora

  ➔ Use of exclamatory expressions for emotion.

  ➔ The phrase "ay colora" expresses excitement about the color.