Candombe

Lucía: In the distance, a drum can be heard,
It's a sign that the party's begun,
Lucía and Joaquín: Today, everyone’s started to dance,
To the beat of an old song...
Everyone together with their arms,
Up high, up high, down low,
Everyone together with their legs,
Forward, to the side, and back...
Everyone together by the hands,
Spinning around, twirling and twirling,
Bowing their heads, lifting them up once more...
Lucía: The troubles are left behind,
The whole town has started to sing,
Lucía and Joaquín: Joy, joy, this party can’t,
Stop now...
Everyone walking together, to the rhythm of the music,
The drums stop because the singing is about to start...
Lucía and Joaquín: Oh, oh, oh, candombe...
Chorus: Oh, oh, oh, candombe...
Lucía and Joaquín: Candombe to dance...
Chorus: Oh, oh, oh, candombe...
Lucía and Joaquín: Candombe to sing...
Chorus: Oh, oh, oh, candombe...
Lucía and Joaquín: Candombe to dance...
Lucía: With the day, the end has come,
Another year has passed by,
Lucía and Joaquín: Following the echo of a drum,
Everyone’s dancing away,
Everyone together with their arms,
Up high, up high, down low,
Everyone together with their legs,
Forward, to the side, and back...
Everyone together by the hands,
Spinning around, twirling and twirling,
Bowing their heads, lifting them up once more...
Lucía and Joaquín: Oh, oh, oh, candombe...
Chorus: Oh, oh, oh, candombe...
Lucía and Joaquín: Candombe to dance...
Chorus: Oh, oh, oh, candombe...
Lucía and Joaquín: Candombe to sing...
Chorus: Oh, oh, oh, candombe...
Lucía and Joaquín: Candombe to dance...
Chorus: Oh, oh, oh, candombe...
Joaquín: This candombe should never stop...
Chorus: Candombe to dance...
Lucía: It has a rhythm that even the sun can’t hide...
Chorus: Candombe to sing...
Joaquín: This candombe should never stop...
Chorus: Candombe to dance...
Lucía: How beautiful, how beautiful, how beautiful to dance,
The candombe from my town that never stops playing...
Lucía and Joaquín: Oh how beautiful, how beautiful, how beautiful to sing,
The candombe from my land that never stops playing...
It can’t stop...
Chorus: It can’t stop, no
Lucía and Joaquín: It can’t stop
Chorus: It can’t stop
Lucía and Joaquín: Oh, it can’t stop
Chorus: It can’t stop, no
Lucía and Joaquín: It can’t stop
Chorus: It can’t stop, no
Lucía and Joaquín: Oh, it can’t stop
Chorus: It can’t stop, no
Lucía and Joaquín: It can’t stop
Chorus: It can’t stop, no...