Lyrics and translation Sonora Ponceña - Timbalero

Timbalero

¿Qué le pasará al cantante, timbalero?
Que ya no quiere cantar la rumba buena
¿Será que ya no le gustan más los cueros?
Pero sin cuero no hay rumba ni tema

(Rumba buena, timbalero)
(Para que cante el sonero)

¡Escucha!

Y si no quiere cantar, eso no importa
La rumba se formará con los rumberos
Y si alguien quiere cantar, señor, que cante
Porque nosotros traemos lo importante

(Rumba buena, timbalero)
(Para que cante el sonero) ¿Cómo es?
(Rumba buena, timbalero)
(Para que cante el sonero)

Para que cante el sonero
Dale un golpe de timbal
Rompe cuero, timbalero
Pon el sonero a gozar

(Rumba buena, timbalero)
(Para que cante el sonero)

Primero se hace el arreglo
Se le pone to el sabor
Si no tiene quién lo cante
La letra no llega al pueblo

(Rumba buena, timbalero)
(Para que cante el sonero)

Esta rumba es pa mi pueblo
Adornada con tambor
Y mi corazón se agita
Bum, ka-ta-bum, ka-ta-bum, bum-bum

(Rumba buena, timbalero)
(Para que cante el sonero)

Jessie toca el timbal
Angelito el bongosero
Johnny Rivero en la conga
Viene repartiendo fuego

(Rumba buena, timbalero)
(Para que cante el sonero)

Ya tú veras
Ya tú veras, tú va' a ver

(Rumba buena, timbalero)
(Para que cante el sonero)

Oye eso
Ese es el nene de Don Chu, ¡toma!
¡Guaya así, Colón!

¡Toma!
¡Ven pa'cá!, ¡ven pa'cá!
¡Toma!

Oye, cómo hay que bregar en esta vida

(Se oyó el timbal, del timbalero)
(Y a su compás, cantó el sonero)

No se le vaya a olvidar
A usted, mi amigo sonero
Que sagrada es su misión
De alegrar al mundo entero

(Se oyó el timbal, del timbalero)
(Y a su compás, cantó el sonero)

En unión al timbalero
Y la orquesta en general
Al pueblo pudo llegar
El mensaje del sonero

(Se oyó el timbal, del timbalero)
(Y a su compás, cantó el sonero)

Y con su porte sencillo
Jessie sonó su timbal
Acompañando al sonero
Puso la gente a gozar

(Se oyó el timbal, del timbalero)
(Y a su compás, cantó el sonero)

Se oyó el timbal
Del timbalero
Y el sonero le cantó
A toditos los rumberos

(Se oyó el timbal, del timbalero)
(Y a su compás, cantó el sonero)

¡Me voy!
El Brujo
¿Qué-Qué?

Timbalero

What's wrong with the singer, timbalero?
He doesn't want to sing the good rumba anymore
Could it be that he doesn't like the drums anymore?
But without drums, there's no rumba, no theme

(Good rumba, timbalero)
(So the sonero can sing)

Listen!

And if he doesn't want to sing, it doesn't matter
The rumba will be formed with the rumberos
And if someone wants to sing, sir, let him sing
Because we bring the important thing

(Good rumba, timbalero)
(So the sonero can sing) How is it?
(Good rumba, timbalero)
(So the sonero can sing)

So the sonero can sing
Give him a timbal beat
Break the drum, timbalero
Make the sonero enjoy

(Good rumba, timbalero)
(So the sonero can sing)

First the arrangement is made
All the flavor is put in
If there's no one to sing it
The lyrics don't reach the people

(Good rumba, timbalero)
(So the sonero can sing)

This rumba is for my people
Adorned with drums
And my heart stirs
Boom, ka-ta-boom, ka-ta-boom, boom-boom

(Good rumba, timbalero)
(So the sonero can sing)

Jessie plays the timbal
Angelito the bongo player
Johnny Rivero on the conga
He's coming, spreading fire

(Good rumba, timbalero)
(So the sonero can sing)

You'll see
You'll see, you'll see

(Good rumba, timbalero)
(So the sonero can sing)

Listen to that
That's Don Chu's son, take that!
Play it like that, Colón!

Take that!
Come here!, come here!
Take that!

Hey, how you have to struggle in this life

(The timbal was heard, from the timbalero)
(And to its beat, the sonero sang)

Don't forget
You, my sonero friend
That your mission is sacred
To bring joy to the whole world

(The timbal was heard, from the timbalero)
(And to its beat, the sonero sang)

Together with the timbalero
And the orchestra in general
The sonero's message was able to reach
The people

(The timbal was heard, from the timbalero)
(And to its beat, the sonero sang)

And with his simple demeanor
Jessie played his timbal
Accompanying the sonero
He made the people enjoy

(The timbal was heard, from the timbalero)
(And to its beat, the sonero sang)

The timbal was heard
From the timbalero
And the sonero sang to him
To all the rumberos

(The timbal was heard, from the timbalero)
(And to its beat, the sonero sang)

I'm leaving!
The Wizard
What-What?