Yo Me Llamo Cumbia

My name is cumbia, I am the queen wherever I go
There isn't a hip that's still where I am
My skin is brown like the skins of my drum
And my shoulders are a pair of maracas kissed by the Sun
And my shoulders are a pair of maracas kissed by the Sun

I carry in my throat a fine flute that God gave me
Corn joint, drunk on tobacco, brandy and rum

I grab my backpack, light the candle, and ring the bell
And I entangle all my voice in the Moon with the stars
And I entangle all my voice in the Moon with the stars

As I am the queen, a fine violin pays me court
I fall in love with a piano, a saxophone follows me, I hear a bugle
And the whole orchestra forms a party around me
And I am the cumbia, the flirtatious female, dancing happily

I was born on the beautiful Caribbean beaches of my country
I am from Barranquilla, Cartagena, I am from there

I am from Santa Marta, I am from Montería, but yes
I am Colombian, oh, beautiful land where I was born
I am Colombian, oh, beautiful land where I was born

As I am the queen, a fine violin pays me court
I fall in love with a piano, a saxophone follows me, I hear a bugle
And the whole orchestra forms a party around me
And I am the cumbia, the flirtatious female, dancing happily

I was born on the beautiful Caribbean beaches of my country
I am from Barranquilla, Cartagena, I am from there

I am from Santa Marta, I am from Montería, but yes
I am Colombian, oh, beautiful land where I was born
I am Colombian, oh, beautiful land where I was born
And my shoulders are a pair of maracas kissed by the Sun
And I entangle all my voice in the Moon with the stars
I am Colombian, oh! Beautiful land where I was born