“Valentín” (Susana Baca)

Country: PERU (PERÚ)
Language: SPANISH (ESPAÑOL)
Genre: AFRO-PERUVIAN

GUITAR CHORDS:

“VALENTÍN”

No valentín
con palo no vale, valentín

Vengo del quinto Mondongo Congo
a sacártela no valentín

Llegó el flojo de Ramón para gozar
a la casa de Porfirio

Abelardito está loco
y lo viene a visitar

Cierra esa puerta, caramba, ese loco
cierra esa puerta

“Valentín” (Original English Translation by ORS, 2013)

No Valentín,
With a stick, it’s not good, Valentín

I come from afar, Mondongo Congo
to take it from you, no, Valentín

Lazy Ramón arrived (to enjoy)
to the house of Porfirio

Little Abelardo is crazy
and comes to visit

Close that door, damn it, that crazy man
Close that door