La Cumbia de Todos
Carlos Vives
The Cumbia for Everyone
She’s got fire in her hips
She’s the rhythm and the harmony
She moves to the beat of the moon
Makes geometry with the sand
She’s got pure science in her curves
Arithmetic, reason, philosophy
She’s the land of a messenger story
And of all those dreaming geography
This is the cumbia for everyone born in my land
On a tired night, she broke her chains
This is the cumbia for everyone, the beauty danced
The one who sang landeros, sirena, and gareña
This is the cumbia for everyone, Petrona told
While she played, she sang it with gaita and tambora
This is the cumbia for everyone from Magdalena
The one sung by the wolves Rodrigo and Selena
She has the nobility of a queen
The sweet innocence of a child
She has the cadence of a land
That when told, is never forgotten
She’s got pure science in her curves
Arithmetic, reason, philosophy
She’s the land of a messenger story
And of all those dreaming geography
This is the cumbia for everyone born in my land
On a tired night, she broke her chains
This is the cumbia for everyone, the beauty danced
The one who sang landeros, sirena, and gareña
This is the cumbia for everyone, Petrona told
While she played, she sang it with gaita and tambora
This is the cumbia for everyone who went far away
While modern songs are heard again
This is how you dance the cumbia, everything in her is natural
Wherever she goes, there’s no question, everyone gets up to dance
In the solar system, there’s a new sound
From Bogotá to Monterrey, it’s heard in the flights
From her sound, this cumbia vibe is very modern
How can I explain it? It’s a stereo bomb
She’s got pure science in her curves
Arithmetic, reason, philosophy
She’s the land of a messenger story
And of all those dreaming geography
This is the cumbia for everyone born in my land
On a tired night, she broke her chains
This is the cumbia for everyone, the beauty danced
The one who sang landeros, sirena, and gareña
This is the cumbia for everyone, Petrona told
While she played, she sang it with gaita and tambora
This is the cumbia for everyone who went far away
While modern songs are heard again
