"Ayúdame Yemayá" A beautiful Sals/Son with marvellous percussions, enchanting tres and guitar, meaty piano, expressive double bass and vibrating horns played by "Felix Baloy y Su Cuban Son All Stars" is one of Cuban legendary bands who originally was formed the style of Arsenio Rodriguez and later by Juan de Marcos Gonzalez the director of Afro- Cuban all Stars which master minded Buan Vista Social Club.
VOICE 1: Did you see how pretty she is? It’s Yemayá, boy. Help me, I beg you, Yemayá, Virgin of Regla, that’s my Yemayá. Help me, I ask nothing more, my Patroness, Queen of the seas. If you help me, I will offer you a basket of fruit and a pretty crown for your altar. I come from Mayombe, African land, land of the Congo, Mayombe aé. CHORUS: Mayombe! CHORUS: You are the queen of the sea, my mother, Yemayá. You are the queen of the sea, my mother, Yemayá. You are the queen of the sea, my mother, Yemayá. VOICE 1: Oh! Dear little mother of my soul, I truly carry you. CHORUS: You are the queen of the sea, my mother, Yemayá. VOICE 1: To you alone I give my whole heart, hey, you are my mom. CHORUS: You are the queen of the sea, my mother, Yemayá. VOICE 1: But love me, you will see, girl, because you will never regret loving me. CHORUS: You are the queen of the sea, my mother, Yemayá...
VOZ 1: ¿Viste qué linda?
Es Yemayá, muchacho.
Ayúdame
te lo pido, Yemayá,
Virgen de Regla,
así es mi Yemayá.
Ayúdame
nada más te pido,
Patrona mía,
Reina de los mares.
Si tú me ayudas te voy a ofrendar
una cesta de frutas
y una corona linda
para tu altar.
Yo vengo desde Mayombe,
tierra africana,
tierra del Congo,
Mayombe aé.
CORO: ¡Mayombe!
CORO: Tú eres la reina del mar,
madre mía, Yemayá.
Tú eres la reina del mar,
madre mía, Yemayá.
Tú eres la reina del mar,
madre mía, Yemayá.
VOZ 1: ¡Ay!, madrecita
del alma querida,
yo te llevo de verdad.
CORO: Tú eres la reina del mar,
madre mía, Yemayá.
VOZ 1: A tí solita
te entrego mi corazón entero,
oye tú eres mi mamá.
CORO: Tú eres la reina del mar,
madre mía, Yemayá.
VOZ 1: Pero quiéreme
verás muchacha,
que de quererme
nunca te arrepentirás.
CORO: Tú eres la reina del mar,
madre mía, Yemayá...