La Malanga - Eddie Palmieri (what is the song about? Any lyrics please?)

[smiling28]

Hi,

Love this song:

La Malanga - Eddie Palmieri

Anyone know what the song is about please?

Any lyrics in english please?

thanks

[chrisk]

Here are the lyrics as I've found them on a CD from Mercadonego:

Coro1: Se acabó ya la malanga y no puedo comer.
No sé lo que hacer, no puedo comer.

Oye no sé lo que hacer, mira que hombgre me da,
quiero malanga mamá, oye quiero malanga.
No puedo comer, mira que hombre me da.
Dame malanga mamá, oye quiero malanga

Coro1: ...

Que sie no puedo jamar, oye que hombre me da.
Dame malanga mamá, mira quero malanga.
No se lo que hacer, mira que no puedo más.
Dame malanga mamá, oye que yo quiero malanga

Coro1: ...

Coro2: la malanga

Now, somebody who knows spanish, needs to translate.

[El Caobo]

The line "que hombre me da" should be "que hambre me da." A loose translation of that would be "it really makes me hungry."

The song is a doble entendre; with sexual undertones. Malanga is a type of food.

The chorus: Se acabó ya la malanga y no puedo comer. No sé lo que hacer, no puedo comer.

The malanga is gone already and I can't eat. I don't know what to do, I can't eat.

[sweavo]

For an idea about the double entendre, see http://www.anapsid.org/images/malanga.jpg

This is also known as a Yuca, as in the song "Dile a Catalina" which roughly translates as "Tell Catalina to go get her grater, the yuca's ripe! Tell her hurry up or it'll be too late!"

[El Caobo]

Originally Posted by sweavo

For an idea about the double entendre, see http://www.anapsid.org/images/malanga.jpg

This is also known as a Yuca, as in the song "Dile a Catalina" which roughly translates as "Tell Catalina to go get her grater, the yuca's ripe! Tell her hurry up or it'll be too late!"

I love that song, sweavo! "Dile a Catalina que me compre un guayo que la yuca se me está pasando." Love it!

[dosvueltas2]

Makes me really glad not to offer a translation, since it would have been completely literal and completely missing the point. That's the thing with language; often there are a lot of other meanings hidden to the most elementary user. I find it absolutely incredible that songs I salsa to often have absolutely nothing to do with ideas, thoughts or feelings I associate them with.

I'm still wondering about that Los Van Van song "Esto de Pone la Cabeza Mala" song. A literal translation makes absolutely no sense to me. El Caobo, would appreciate if you could explain that song to me.

[dosvueltas2]

Originally Posted by sweavo

For an idea about the double entendre, see http://www.anapsid.org/images/malanga.jpg

Haha Sweavo, that one pic made it all clear! I have been wondering for two years why I'm dancing to a dance about hunger for a root ;-) Hmmm... actually speaking of "root"...