Permiso Que Llego Van Van

Eje or my father
Ochu Obatala Yemaya
Chango Oggun Oya
But the owners are Ifa
And there's nothing else

These are the chants
Oh, the saints are singing
To the Van Van who are celebrating
Their thirtieth birthday... And they're still here

Eje or my father
Ochu Obatala Yemaya
Chango Oggun Oya
But the owners are Ifa
And there's nothing else

December number four
Of the year 69 Van Van hit
And still in 9..9 they're hitting
Gentlemen, until when
And suddenly some Congo wizards
Took us to the mountain
They turned us into chameleons
Into hawks, hutias, and ferrets
And an iroko tree broke the spell
Clarifying what happened
It was that the mountains wanted
To give us as a gift
A staff to open paths
Those are sticks

Chorus
Permission, here comes Van Van, permission

I ask for permission to enter your heart
Once again... and show you my quality
That here it is

Chorus
Permission, here comes Van Van, permission

Now yes... with my Van Van don't scold yourself
That my Van Van is the legend you see

Chorus
Permission, here comes Van Van, permission

Look... and this is to dance it, this is to enjoy it
For your soul to beat and with my feeling tomorrow

Chorus
Permission, here comes Van Van, permission

From night to morning, that's why listen now
Get out of the way I tell you, here comes the train

Move aside, for me to take over... move aside, move aside
I am Van Van, and that's it

Chorus
Van Van are Lucumi black, be careful... be careful

Be careful, be careful, be careful, be careful

Chorus
Van Van are Lucumi black, be careful... be careful

Look... and don't mess with my little black one
Because those blacks are prepared and high

Chorus
Van Van are Lucumi black, be careful... be careful

And as if that wasn't enough, now in the orchestra
I have... two babalao'

Chorus
Van Van are Lucumi black, be careful... be careful

And I repeat it like this... be careful, be careful, be careful, be careful

Chorus
Van Van are Lucumi black, be careful... be careful

There it is, there it is, there it is...

Chorus
Van Van are Lucumi black, be careful... be careful (x3)

Chorus
Look back, look to the sides