Friday, February 4, 2011

Music from the Hispanic-American culture

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv5zKd1rqcM

This is a YouTube video that plays the song "Macarena" by Los del Rio. The lyrics in Spanish are also shown in the video.

2 comments:

  1. Lyrics of the "Macarena" in Spanish and then translated to English

    Dale a tu cuerpo alegria Macarena
    Que tu cuerpo es pa' darle alegria y cosa buena
    Dale a tu cuerpo alegria, Macarena
    Heeeeey Macarena
    AAAhAA!

    Dale a tu cuerpo alegria Macarena
    Que tu cuerpo es pa' darle alegria y cosa buena
    Dale a tu cuerpo alegria, Macarena
    Heeeeey Macarena
    AAAhAA!

    Macarena tiene un novio que se llama
    Que se llama de apellido Vitorino,
    Que en la jura de bandera el muchacho
    Se la dio con dos amigos

    Macarena, Macarena, Macarena
    Que le gusta los veranos de Marbella
    Macarena, Macarena, Macarena
    Que le gusta la movida guerrilera

    Macarena sueƱa con El Corte Ingles
    Que se compra los modelos mas modernos
    Le gustaria vivir en Nueva York
    Y ligar un novio nuevo
    AAAAhAA!!

    When I dance they call me Macarena
    And the boys they say que soy buena
    They all want me, they can't have me
    So they all come and dance beside me
    Move with me, chat with me
    And if I could I'd take you home with me

    Now don't you worry about my boyfriend
    The boy who's name is Vitorino
    I don't want him, couldn't stand him
    He was no good so I
    Now come on, what was I suppose to do
    He was out of town and his two friends were so fine

    Come find me, my name is Macarena
    Always at the party con las chicas que estan buenas
    Come join me, dance with me
    And all you fellas chat along with me


    When I dance they call me macarena
    And the boys they say that I´m buena
    They all want me, they can´t have me
    So they all come and dance beside me
    Move with me, chat with me
    And if your good i take you home with me
    Dale a tu cuerpo alegria macarena
    Que tu cuerpo pa' darle alegria cosabuena
    Dal a tu cuerpoEeeh, macarena
    2x
    Now don't you worry about my boyfriend
    The boy who's name is Vitorino
    I don't want him, couldn't stand him
    He was no good so I
    Now come on, what was I suppose to do
    He was out of town and his two friends were so fine
    Ref. 2x
    Claps Ahai Ahai
    Keys
    Ref. 2x
    Lach
    Come find me, my name is Macarena
    Always at the party con las chicas que estan buenas
    Come join me, dance with me
    And all you fellas chat along with me
    Ref. 5x

    http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/l/los_del_rio/macarena.html

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  2. The "Macarena" by Los del Rio is one of the most commonly recognized songs in America. This song was first recorded in 1995 after the Los del Rio band was inspired by a flamingo dancer. The fact that this song is so widely recognized today shows just how much the Spanish culture has influenced America.
    "Macarena" is a rumba- or a type of flamenco music from Spain. It is accompanied with a well known dance that is performed at many school dances, weddings, and parties today. The main character of the "Macarena" lyrics is a woman by the name of Macarena, who is a fine dancer.
    I choose this song because it is one of the mostly widely known Spanish songs in America. I feel that the song's beat and lyrics are a good representation of the fun, free spirited culture of the Spanish people.

    I got this information from:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macarena_(song)

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