Alma de Rezabaile
Raly Barrionuevo
Lyrics
Translation
El baile ya ha comenzado
The dance has already begun
allá por Santiago del Estero
there in Santiago del Estero
retumba toda la selva
the entire jungle resounds
el repicar de un bombo legüero.
with the beating of a legüero drum
De fiesta toda la noche
Party all night long
el dulce brillo de las estrellas
the sweet gleam of the stars
bailaba la Telesita
Telesita danced
que era la danza, que era la reina.
she was the dance, she was the queen
Nochecitas santiagueñas
Santiagueñas nights
ardientes, puras noches de plata
ardent, pure silver nights
la luna sobre del monte
the moon over the mountain
en luz brillante se desparrama.
spreads in brilliant light
Que baile la Telesita
Let Telesita dance
dulce y fragante como las flores
sweet and fragrant like flowers
gritaba la paisanada
the folks shouted
emborrachada de amores.
intoxicated with love
Que busca la pobrecita
The poor thing seeks
tal vez la danza le de un consuelo
perhaps the dance gives her comfort
tu pollera remolino
your swirling skirt
tus pies descalzos, trompo de fuego.
your bare feet, a spinning top of fire
Telesita, Telesita
Telesita, Telesita
te has vuelto lluvia, te has vuelto luna,
you've become rain, you've become moon
te has vuelto flor de los campos
you've become the flower of the fields
te has vuelto brisa que me perfuma.
you've become a breeze that perfumes me
Han pasado muchos años
Many years have passed
pero tu pueblo nunca te olvida
but your town never forgets you
bailando en los rezabailes
dancing in the rezabailes
para que tu alma siga encendida.
so that your soul continues to burn
Que baile la Telesita
Let Telesita dance
dulce y fragante como las flores
sweet and fragrant like flowers
gritaba la paisanada
the folks shouted
emborrachada de amores.
intoxicated with love