Canto Abacuá - Ray Barretto

Se escucha el sonar de tambores

Anuncian la misa pa’l que tenga fe

Y en medio de la noche oscura

Avanzan los fieles con rumbo al bemb

Se oye el repique’l tamb

Ecos de un viejo cantar

Olofi, Lofi y Vilat

En medio e’la oscuridad

Y sigue vibrando la noche

Al compás bolero del coquioyamba

Los negros se agarran las manos

Repitiendo a coro

El viejo cantar

Se oye el repique del oyamba

Van cantando los niches de madruga

Oye mi canto abacua

Ay, a prisa negro que la misa va a empezar

Oye mi canto abacua

Yo por eso le canto porque yo se que el santo me pue' ayudar

Oye mi canto abacua

Le pedimos la libertad

Oye mi canto abacua

Campanas, campanas, campanas llamando estan

Oye mi canto abacua

Abasi vigila en la oscuridad

Abasi es tambores abacua

Cantando de madruga

Abasi es tambores abacua

Se escucha el misterioso cantar

Abasi es tambores abacua

Son los niches que te vienen a rezar

Abasi es tambores abacua

Mis tambores abacua

Abasi es tambores abacua

Abasi

Abacua

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Abacua

Este es mi canto abacua

Oye mi canto abacua

Ay, tambores de madruga

Oye mi canto abacua

Ayofi veme a ayudar

Oye mi canto abacua

Oye mi canto abacua

Oye mi canto abacua

The sound of drums is heard

They announce the mass for those who have faith

And in the middle of the dark night

The faithful advance towards the bemb

You can hear the peal'l tamb

Echoes of an old song

Olofi, Lofi and Vilat

In the middle of the dark

And the night continues to vibrate

To the bolero beat of coquioyamba

blacks hold hands

repeating in chorus

the old sing

The ringing of the oyamba is heard

They sing the niches at dawn

Hear my singing abacua

Oh, hurry black, the mass is going to start

Hear my singing abacua

That's why I sing to him because I know that the saint can help me

Hear my singing abacua

We ask for freedom

Hear my singing abacua

Bells, bells, bells are calling

Hear my singing abacua

Abasi watches in the dark

Abasi is abacua drums

Singing early

Abasi is abacua drums

You hear the mysterious singing

Abasi is abacua drums

They are the niches that come to you to pray

Abasi is abacua drums

my drums abacua

Abasi is abacua drums

Abazi

abacua

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abacua

abacua

This is my abacua song

Hear my singing abacua

Oh, early morning drums

Hear my singing abacua

Ayofi see me help

Hear my singing abacua

Hear my singing abacua

Hear my singing abacua