INTRO

Blood starts pumping, hearts start racing
It began in Colombia, but the whole world embraced it
Let the congas and timbales ring out
Let the call be heard, let the dance begin

No one can resist this infectious beat
From the humblest neighborhoods to the fanciest streets
From North to South, from East to West
Cumbia reigns across the continent

In every town, village, and city
In every home and out on the streets
No wedding without dancing, no dance without cumbia
Birthdays, parties, and even in heaven it’s heard

Cumbia comes to heal the hearts
Sung and enjoyed through love and pain
Scraping the güiro, the heel and the flip-flop
The body, mind, and soul all move

The accordion plays, and the body responds
To the rhythm of cumbia, no one hides
The beat is heard, and life begins
Latin America sings and dances as one

Long live my people, life, and music
Long live forever, forever the cu-cu-cu-cumbia