‘‘ Mi Gallo Colorado’’

VOICE 1: Sing, my little rooster, sing. I have a red rooster that crows in the morning, I hear him from my bed and that makes me happy, because he reminds me of my countryside, the land where I was born, because he reminds me of my countryside, the land where I was born. Chorus. CHORUS: Cha, la, la, la, la, la, la, lá, cha, la, la, la, la, la, la, lá, cha, la, la, la, la, la, la, lá, cha, la, la, la, la, la, la. VOICE 1: Everyone who knows the countryside, who doesn't live in the city, knows that the rooster's crowing brings peace to the day. My rooster is already married to a black hen, when he raises his comb his wings flap as he crows and his crowing indicates that it's time to work, and his crowing indicates that it's time to work. CHORUS: Cha, la, la, la, la, la, lá, cha, la, la, la, la, la, la, lá, cha, la, la, la, la, la, la, lá, cha, la, la, la, la, la, la. CHORUS: My rooster sings, he sings beautifully. VOICE 1: Yovani, the rooster of Santiago de Cuba. CHORUS: My rooster sings, he sings beautifully. VOICE 1: He's crazy, he's crazy. CHORUS: My rooster sings, he sings beautifully. VOICE 1: A concert from my rooster at dawn, he sings for me, and for my wife. CHORUS: My rooster sings, he sings beautifully. VOICE 1: Adalberto Álvarez, a rooster who knows how to sing, Adalberto, an exemplary sonero. CHORUS: My rooster sings, he sings beautifully. VOICE 1: And when I hear my rooster in my homeland, oh, how beautiful he is, night and day. (…)

VOZ 1: Canta, mi gallito, canta.
Tengo un gallo colorado
que canta por la mañana,
lo escucho desde mi cama
y eso me hace feliz,
porque recuerda mi campo,
la tierra donde nací,
porque recuerda mi campo
la tierra donde nací.
Coro.

CORO: Cha, la, la, la, la, la, lá,
cha, la, la, la, la, la, lá,
cha, la, la, la, la, la, lá,
cha, la, la, la, la, la, lá.

VOZ 1: Todo el que conoce el campo,
que no vive en la ciudad
sabe que el cantar del gallo
al día le entrega la paz.

Mi gallo ya está casado
con una gallina prieta,
cuando levanta la cresta
suena sus alas al cantar
y su canto va indicando
que ya es hora de trabajar,
y su canto va indicando
que ya es hora de trabajar.

CORO: Cha, la, la, la, la, la, lá,
cha, la, la, la, la, la, lá,
cha, la, la, la, la, la, lá,
cha, la, la, la, la, la, lá.

CORO: Canta mi gallo,
canta bonito.

VOZ 1: Yovani,
el gallo de Santiago de Cuba.

CORO: Canta mi gallo,
canta bonito.

VOZ 1: Está loco,
está loco.

CORO: Canta mi gallo,
canta bonito.

VOZ 1: Un concierto de mi gallo al amanecer,
canta para mí, y para mi mujer.

CORO: Canta mi gallo,
canta bonito.

VOZ 1: Adalberto Álvarez, un gallo que sabe cantar
Adalberto un sonero ejemplar.

CORO: Canta mi gallo,
canta bonito.

VOZ 1: Y yo
cuando escucho mi gallo en la patria mía,
ay, qué lindo de noche y de día.

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