Alma de Rezabaile

Raly Barrionuevo
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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

Moderated by Ana Martínez
Santiago, Chile June 2, 2025
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