Joni Mitchell - The Tenth World Lyrics
Baila mi rumbaBatela, goza y mira mamaBaila, mira mamaBatela, goza, mira ehRumbando bello es que yo voyBailala bailala bailalaBailala baila bailaEh eh mama[??????]Baila baila my rumbo[?]Ele eh ele ehBailala bailala bailaDin din baragadin dan dan [this is onomatopoeia]Baila baila baila bailaVenezolano en Nueva YorkEn California y en todos ladosTe la traigoPara que vos...para que gozes gozes cosa buenaGozes con todo el mundoEl africano y todo el mundoBailalaBailalaBailalaBailalaBailalaGringos!Izquierdo! Izquierdo! Vamos, oye![onomatopoeic sounds, interjections, sighs, whistling, bits of dialogue among the musicians that sound like instructions or encouragement to keep on playing and dancing]Me voyMe voyMe voyMe voyMe voyMe voyMe voyMe voy[More chanting and onomatopoeia][Translation:]Dance to my rumbaBeat it [maybe a drum?], enjoy, look mama [maybe meaning "look at me and learn the steps."]Dance, look mamaBeat it, enjoy, lookDancing the rumba beautifully. That's how I go.Hey hey mamaDance to it, danceDanceDance this way [This a tentative translation, the expression I hear is actually unidiomatic]Dance to it, danceA Venezuelan in New York [maybe referring to himself]In California and everywhereI bring it to you [the rumba]So that you will enjoy a good thingEnjoy it with the rest of the worldWith the African and the rest of the worldDance to itGringos! [This is funny. "Gringo" is a pejorative way that some South Americans have to refer to Anglo-Saxons. It's clear that some Americans are actually dancing to the music in
