Bamboléo

• By: Gipsy Kings

Lyrics:

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Ese amor llega así de esta manera

Love arrives just like this

No tiene la culpa

It’s not its fault

Caballo de danza vana

A foolish dance horse

Porque es muy despreciado, por eso

Because it’s so despised, that’s why

No te perdondo llorar

I won’t forgive you for crying

Ese amor llega así esta manera

Love arrives just like this

No tiene la culpa

It’s not its fault

Amor de compra y venta

Love bought and sold

Amor de en el pasado

Love from the past

Bem bem bem, bem bem bem, bem bem bem

Bem bem bem, bem bem bem, bem bem bem

Bem, bem bem bem, bem bem bem

Bem, bem bem bem, bem bem bem

...

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Bamboleio bamboleia

Swaying, swaying

Porque mi vida yo la prefiero vivir así

Because I prefer to live my life like this

Bamboleio bamboleia

Swaying, swaying

Porque mi vida yo la prefiero vivir así

Because I prefer to live my life like this

No tienes perdón de Dios

You have no forgiveness from God

Tú eres mi vida la fortuna del destino

You are my life, the luck of fate

En el destino del desamparado

In the fate of the forsaken

Lo mismo ya que ayer

The same as yesterday

Lo mismo soy yo

It’s the same as me

No te encuentro al abandon'

I can’t find you after leaving

Eres imposible, no te encuentro, de verdad

You’re impossible, I really can’t find you

Por eso un día no encuentro si de nada

That’s why one day I can’t find you, no matter what

Lo mismo ya que ayer

It’s the same as yesterday

Lo pienso en ti

I think of you

Bamboleio bamboleia

Swaying, swaying

Porque mi vida yo la prefiero vivir así

Because I prefer to live my life like this

Bamboleio bamboleia

Swaying, swaying

Porque mi vida yo la prefiero vivir así

Because I prefer to live my life like this

...

...

Bamboleio bamboleia

Swaying, swaying

Porque mi vida yo la prefiero vivir así

Because I prefer to live my life like this

Bamboleio bamboleia

Swaying, swaying

Porque mi vida yo la prefiero vivir así

Because I prefer to live my life like this

...

...

Bamboleio bamboleia

Swaying, swaying

Porque mi vida yo la prefiero vivir así

Because I prefer to live my life like this

Bamboleio bamboleia

Swaying, swaying

Porque mi vida yo la prefiero vivir así

Because I prefer to live my life like this

Bamboleio bamboleia

Swaying, swaying

Porque mi vida yo la prefiero vivir así

Because I prefer to live my life like this

Bamboleio bamboleia

Swaying, swaying

Porque mi vida yo la prefiero vivir así

Because I prefer to live my life like this

...

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
amor /aˈmor/ A1	noun - love
vida /ˈvida/ A1	noun - life
destino /desˈtino/ B1	noun - destiny
perdón /peɾˈðon/ B1	noun - forgiveness
encontrar /eŋkonˈtɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to find
prefiero /pɾeˈfjeɾo/ B1	verb - I prefer
imposible /impoˈsiβle/ B2	adjective - impossible
culpa /ˈkulpa/ B2	noun - guilt
despreciado /despɾeˈθjado/ B2	adjective - despised
bamboleo /bamboˈleo/ B2	noun - swaying or rocking

Grammar:

• Ese amor llega así de esta manera

  ➔ Demonstrative adjective + adverbial phrase of manner

  ➔ "Ese" (that) is a demonstrative adjective. "Así de esta manera" (like this, in this way) is an adverbial phrase describing how the love arrives.

• No tiene la culpa

  ➔ Use of "tener la culpa" (to be to blame)

  ➔ "No tiene la culpa" (It's not its fault/It's not to blame). This idiom uses the verb "tener" (to have) with the noun "culpa" (fault/blame).

• Porque mi vida yo la prefiero vivir así

  ➔ Object pronoun redundancy (la)

  ➔ The object pronoun "la" is redundant, as it repeats the object "mi vida" (my life). While grammatically not strictly correct, it's a common feature in spoken Spanish, particularly in certain regions. "Yo prefiero vivir así mi vida" would also be valid, and placing "mi vida" after "así" can be more emphatic.

• No tienes perdón de Dios

  ➔ Idiomatic expression: "No tener perdón de Dios"

  ➔ This means "You have no forgiveness from God" or, more idiomatically, "You're beyond redemption." It's a strong expression of disapproval.

• Lo mismo ya que ayer

  ➔ Use of "Lo mismo" + "ya que"

  ➔ "Lo mismo" means "the same thing". "Ya que" roughly translates to "since" or "because". The phrase suggests that something is the same as it was yesterday, using "since" or "because" to emphasize its consistency.

• Eres imposible, no te encuentro, de verdad

  ➔ Use of "de verdad" for emphasis

  ➔ "De verdad" means "really" or "truly". It is used here to emphasize the speaker's inability to find the person, making the statement more emphatic.