La Bamba Lyrics with English Translation

La Bamba Lyrics with English Translation

"La Bamba" has its roots in Mexican folk music, specifically the son jarocho genre from the coastal region of Veracruz. The song gained international fame through the rendition by Ritchie Valens, a young Mexican-American rock and roll pioneer, in 1958.

Valens' version of "La Bamba" blended traditional Mexican music with a rock and roll twist, creating a groundbreaking and crosscultural musical experience.

la bamba lyrics "La Bamba" is a folk song that's become popular worldwide, especially after Ritchie Valens sang it in 1958. The song is in Spanish, but here's a translation of part of the lyrics:

la bamba lyrics in English 1st Verse la bamba lyrics in English 2nd Verse la bamba lyrics in English To dance the La Bamba, To dance the La Bamba, You need a little bit of grace, A little bit of grace and a little something else, Oh Up and Up I go, Oh Up and Up I go, I am not a sailor, I am not a sailor, but for you I will be, for you I will be, for you I will be In Ritchie’s version “a little something else” becomes something more like “for you, for me.”

To go up to heaven, To go up to heaven you need a big ladder, A big ladder and another smaller one, Oh Up and Up I go, Oh Up and Up I go, I am not a sailor, I am not a sailor, I am a captain, I am a captain, I am a captain.

(I am a captain? Yeah, I don’t get it either but who wouldn’t rather be a captain?)

3rd Verse la bamba lyrics in English When I sing the La Bamba, When I sing the La Bamba I am happy, Because I accompany myself with my instrument, Because I accompany myself with my instrument, Oh Up and Up I go, Oh Up and Up I go, I am not a sailor, I am not a sailor but for you I will be, etc…

4th Verse la bamba lyrics in English Oh, I ask you Cupid (or, Oh, I ask, I ask..)

Oh, I ask you Cupid out of compassion, That La Bamba should end, That La Bamba should and another song will be played.