La Bamba Lyrics In English (Translation) - Los Lobos
La Bamba Lyrics by Los Lobos
"La Bamba" is a Mexican folk song, originally from the state of Veracruz, also known as "La Bomba". The song is best known from a 1958 adaptation by Ritchie Valens, a Top 40 hit in the U.S. charts. Valens's version is ranked number 345 on Rolling Stone magazine′s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
"La Bamba" has been covered by numerous artists, notably by Los Lobos whose version was the title track of the 1987 film La Bamba, a bio-pic about Valens; their version reached No. 1 in many charts in the same year.
La Bamba Lyrics In English
[Verso]
Para bailar la bamba
Para bailar la bamba
Se necesita una poca de gracia
Una poca de gracia pa' mí pa' ti
Y arriba y arriba
Ay arriba y arriba
Por ti seré, por ti seré, por ti seré
Yo no soy marinero
Yo no soy marinero, soy capitán
Soy capitán, soy capitán
[Coro]
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba
[Verso]
Para bailar la bamba
Para bailar la bamba
Se necesita una poca de gracia
Una poca de gracia pa' mí pa' ti
Ay y arriba y arriba
[Guitar Solo]
[Verso]
Para bailar la bamba
Para bailar la bamba
Se necesita una poca de gracia
Una poca de gracia pa' mí pa' ti
Y arriba y arriba
Ay arriba y arriba
Por ti seré, por ti seré, por ti seré
[Coro]
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
[Outro instrumental]
La Bamba Lyrics English Translation
In order to dance La Bamba
In order to dance La Bamba a little bit of grace is needed2
A little bit of grace and something else
Ah! Up and up
And up and up and up I'll go
I'm not a sailor
I'm not a sailor but I'll become one for you
I'll become one for you, I'll become one for you
Bamba, bamba, bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba
In order to dance La Bamba
In order to dance La Bamba one needs a little bit of grace
A little bit of grace and something else
Ah! Up and up
And up and up and up I'll go
I'm not a sailor
I'm not a sailor, I'm a captain
I'm a captain, I'm a captain
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
I'm not a sailor
I'm not a sailor
I'm a captain, I'm a captain, I'm a captain
Bamba, bamba,
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba
In order to go up and reach the sky
In order to go up and reach the sky
A long ladder is needed
A long ladder and a short ladder
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
I'm not a sailor
I'm not a sailor
I'm a captain, I'm a captain, I'm a captain
Bamba, bamba,
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba
La Bamba Lyrics
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