Even though I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, I was raised as an Armenian first. This means several things to me, but when it comes to music specifically, it means my ears were constantly exposed to a very wide range of international music regularly including Armenian, Russian, French, Arabic, Spanish, Italian and Greek music.
Here is a Spanish song I would like to introduce to you: Una Bestia Que Ruge by Juan Perro of Spain
Sing along! Here are the Spanish lyrics and English translation of ‘Una Bestia Que Ruge’
Spanish “Una Bestia Que Ruge”
Llueven golpes en torno a mi cabeza
Esta vez sí que están pegando duro
Muerdo el polvo, me agarro a lo seguro
A años luz de cualquier otra certeza
Dicen que me salvé por la campana
Me sonríe la suerte, negra hermana
Voy en busca de alguna explicación
Pero hay una bestia que ruge en mi rincón
Me convierto con cada luna llena
En un lobo que ronda el pueblo helado
Que se salta la valla del cercado
Y se echa al monte como un alma en pena
Van siguiendo mi rastro cazadores
Me entretengo husmeando entre las flores
Llego hasta mi guarida y… ¡maldición!
Hay una bestia que ruge en mi rincón
Con papeles sellados en la mano
Hay un docto letrado que asegura
Que ya estoy mucho mejor de mi locura
Que parezco un perfecto ciudadano
Y me pierdo por la calle entre el gentío
Pero aquí no se ha perdido nada mío
Me apresuro a cerrar mi habitación
Pero hay una bestia que ruge en mi rincón
English “A beast that roars”
Rain blows around my head
This time they are hitting hard
I bite the dust, I hold it safe
A far cry from any other certainty
They say that I was saved by the bell
Luck smiles at me, black sister
I’m looking for some explanation
But there is a beast that roars in my corner
I become with every full moon
In a wolf round the village ice cream
That jumps the fence of the enclosure
And check the mountain like a banshee
Hunters are following my trail
I entertain myself sniffing the flowers
I come to my den and …Damn!
There is a beast that roars in my corner
With sealed papers in his hand
There is a learned gentleman who assures
I am already much better than my madness
I look like a perfect citizen
And I get lost down the street from the crowd
But here not lost anything of mine
I hasten to close my room
But there is a beast that roars in my corner
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Next Up!
Here is an Afro-Peruvian Spanish song: Que Lindo Suena by Radiokijada from Peru
Sing Along! The Spanish lyrics and English translation of Que Rico Suena.
Spanish “Que Lindo Suena”
bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuja, como! asi!
que rico suena este ritmo,
suena con mucho sabor,
que rico suena este ritmo,
ritmo con mucho calor,
Ritmo que baila la samba,
al compas del cajon,
la samba mueve la mamba,
y le da mucho sabor,
suena, que lindo suena,
que lindo suena,
que lindo suena,
suena, que lindo suena,
que lindo suena,
que lindo suena,
suena, que lindo suena,
que lindo suena,
que lindo suena,
suena, que lindo suena,
que lindo suena,
que lindo suena,
sensual…
dando al lumbre va dando,
tanto que llama al calor,
que llega al corazon,
que boniiito…
helando,
helando,
suena, que lindo suena,
que lindo suena,
que lindo suena,
helando,
suena, que lindo suena,
que lindo suena,
que lindo suena,
helando,
dando al lumbre va dando,
tanto que llama al calor,
que llega al corazon,
asi asi….
que rico suena este ritmo,
suena con mucho sabor,
que rico suena este ritmo,
ritmo con mucho calor,
suena, que lindo suena,
que lindo suena,
que lindo suena,
helando,
suena, que lindo suena,
que lindo suena,
que lindo suena,
helando,
suena, que lindo suena,
que lindo suena,
que lindo suena,
helando,
suena, que lindo suena,
que lindo suena,
que lindo suena,
helando,
lo bailamos en el peru,
asi,
los negros con su sabor,
que ahora lo muestran al mundo,
pa que bailen dando luder leando (this last line is a guess)
English translation “How lovely it sounds”
Witch, how is that?
how sweet this rhythm sounds,
sounds with much flavor,
how sweet this rhythm sounds,
rhythm with much heat,
rhythm that dances the samba,
in the area of an alley,
the samba moves the tongue,
and gives much flavor,
sounds, how lovely it sounds,
how lovely it sounds,
how lovely it sounds,
sounds, how lovely it sounds,
how lovely it sounds,
how lovely it sounds,
sounds, how lovely it sounds,
how lovely it sounds,
how lovely it sounds,
sounds, how lovely it sounds,
how lovely it sounds,
how lovely it sounds,
sensual….
giving to the fire it goes on giving,
so much that it brings the heat,
that even comes to the heart,
how beautiful….
cooling,
cooling,
sounds, how lovely it sounds,
how lovely it sounds,
how lovely it sounds,
cooling,
sounds, how lovely it sounds,
how lovely it sounds,
how lovely it sounds,
cooling,
giving to the fire it goes on giving,
so much that it brings the heat,
that even comes to the heart,
like this like this…..
how sweet this rhythm sounds,
sounds with much flavor,
how sweet this rhythm sounds,
rhythm with much heat,
sounds, how lovely it sounds,
how lovely it sounds,
how lovely it sounds,
cooling,
sounds, how lovely it sounds,
how lovely it sounds,
how lovely it sounds,
cooling,
sounds, how lovely it sound,
how lovely it sounds,
how lovely it sounds,
cooling,
sounds, how lovely it sounds,
how lovely it sounds,
how lovely it sounds,
cooling,
we dance it in Peru,
like this,
the blacks with their flavor,
that they now show to the world,
so they can dance giving fire (???)
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