" Los Marcianos" is by Rosendo Ruíz. Cha cha cha is a totally danceable genre, invented by the very performers of this piece, Orquesta America
CHORUS: The Martians have already arrived, and they arrived dancing the rica cha. Rica cha, rica cha, rica cha, that's what they call the cha cha cha on Mars. VOICE 1: Everyone came down from a flying saucer dancing, and one enjoyed strumming a güiro on the television. CHORUS: The Martians have already arrived, and they arrived dancing the rica cha. Rica cha, rica cha, rica cha, that's what they call the cha cha cha on Mars. VOICE 1: The very pretty Martians in a mampureta suit twirled in a thousand pirouettes to the rhythm of the rica cha. CHORUS: The Martians have already arrived, and they arrived dancing the rica cha. Rica cha, rica cha, rica cha, that's what they call the cha cha cha on Mars. VOICE 1: Another Martian played a very strange instrument made of drum and piano to the rhythm of the rica cha. CHORUS: The Martians have already arrived, and they arrived dancing the rica cha. Delicious cha, delicious cha, delicious cha, that's what they call cha cha cha on Mars. CHORUS: The Martians have already arrived, and they've arrived dancing delicious cha. Delicious cha, delicious cha, delicious cha, that's what they call cha cha cha on Mars...
CORO: Los marcianos llegaron ya,
y llegaron bailando rica chá.
Rica chá, rica chá, rica chá,
así llaman en Marte al cha cha chá.
VOZ 1: De un platillo volador
todos bajaron bailando,
y uno gozaba rasgando
un güiro televisor.
CORO: Los marcianos llegaron ya,
y llegaron bailando rica chá.
Rica chá, rica chá, rica chá,
así llaman en Marte al cha cha chá.
VOZ 1: Las marcianas muy bonitas
en traje de mampureta
giraban en mil piruetas
al ritmo del rica chá.
CORO: Los marcianos llegaron ya,
y llegaron bailando rica chá.
Rica chá, rica chá, rica chá,
así llaman en Marte al cha cha chá.
VOZ 1: Otro marciano tocaba
un instrumento muy raro
hecho de tambor y piano
al ritmo del rica chá.
CORO: Los marcianos llegaron ya,
y llegaron bailando rica chá.
Rica chá, rica chá, rica chá,
así llaman en Marte al cha cha chá.
CORO: Los marcianos llegaron ya,
y llegaron bailando rica chá.
Rica chá, rica chá, rica chá,
así llaman en Marte al cha cha chá…