"The first artist named "El Mayimbe" (Born Ramon Fernando Villalona Evora O… Read Full Bio ↴"The first artist named "El Mayimbe" (Born Ramon Fernando Villalona Evora On May 7, 1955, aged 52) is a Dominican merengue singer whose popularity started to grow in the early 1980s and has not declined ever since. Fernando began singing at a very early age and became popular after participating in "El Festival de la Voz", an amateur TV talent show. After that, merengue icon Wilfrido Vargas hired him to form part of his group "Los Hijos del Rey" but Fernando and the group would soon be separated after his popularity became larger than the group itself. He would then go into a period of drugs and isolation but never stopped singing, recording some of his best music during that period.

Songs such as "Celos", "Te Amo Demasiado", "Dominicano Soy", "Sonambulo", "Baila en la Calle" among others became popular in the 1980s. "Quisqueya", "No Podras", "Musica Latina", "Retorno" and "Me He Enamorado" were some of his big hits in the 1990s. In recent years he has had some health problems making performing a difficult task. But besides that he has still probably been the most important merengue singer in Dominican history.

El Polvorete
Fernando Villalona Lyrics

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Quién pudiera tener la dicha,
que tiene el gallo,
racatapúm chinchin,
el gallo sube.

Y echa su polvorete,+
racatapúm chinchin,
él se sacude.

Quién pudiera tener la dicha,
que tiene el gallo,
racatapúm chinchin,
el gallo sube.

Y echa su polvorete,
racatapúm chinchin,
él se sacude.

Ya verás paloma, que no hay gavilán,
que a tí te coma, que no hay gavilán,
que a tí te coma, que no hay gavilán,
que a tí te coma.
Con el polvorete, de ese gavilán,
que tanto asoma, de ese gavilán,
que tanto asoma, tu no te verás,
linda paloma.

Quién pudiera tener la dicha,
que tiene el gallo,
racatapúm chinchin,
el gallo sube.

Y echa su polvorete,
racatapúm chinchin,
él se sacude.

Quién pudiera tener la dicha,
que tiene el gallo,
racatapúm chinchin,
el gallo sube.

Y echa su polvorete,
racatapúm chinchin,
él se sacude.

Ya verás paloma, que no hay gavilán,
que a tí te coma, que no hay gavilán,
que a tí te coma, que no hay gavilán,
que a tí te coma.
Con el polvorete, de ese gavilán,
que tanto asoma, de ese gavilán,
que tanto asoma, tu no te verás,
linda paloma.

Ya verás paloma, que no hay gavilán,
que a tí te coma, que no hay gavilán,
que a tí te coma, que no hay gavilán,
que a tí te coma.
Con el polvorete, de ese gavilán,
que tanto asoma, de ese gavilán,
que tanto asoma, tu no te verás,
linda paloma.

Ya verás paloma, que no hay gavilán,
que a tí te coma, que no hay gavilán,
que a tí te coma, que no hay gavilán,
que a tí te coma.
Con el polvorete, de ese gavilán,
que tanto asoma, de ese gavilán,
que tanto asoma, tu no te verás,
linda paloma.

Ya verás paloma, que no hay gavilán,
que a tí te coma, que no hay gavilán,
que a tí te coma, que no hay gavilán,
que a tí te coma.
Con el polvorete, de ese gavilán,
que tanto asoma, de ese gavilán,
que tanto asoma, tu no te verás,
linda paloma.

Ya verás paloma, que no hay gavilán,
que a tí te coma, que no hay gavilán,
que a tí te coma, que no hay gavilán,
que a tí te coma.
Con el polvorete, de ese gavilán,
que tanto asoma, de ese gavilán,
que tanto asoma, tu no te verás,
linda paloma.

Ya verás paloma, que no hay gavilán,
que a tí te coma, que no hay gavilán,
que a tí te coma, que no hay gavilán,
que a tí te coma.
Con el polvorete, de ese gavilán,
que tanto asoma, de ese gavilán,
que tanto asoma, tu no te verás,
linda paloma.

Ya verás paloma, que no hay gavilán,
que a tí te coma, que no hay gavilán,
que a tí te coma, que no hay gavilán,
que a tí te coma.
Con el polvorete, de ese gavilán,
que tanto asoma, de ese gavilán,

que tanto asoma, tu no te verás,
linda paloma.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Fernando Villalona's song "El Polvorete" is a fun and upbeat tune that describes the joy and pride that a rooster feels as it struts its stuff. The opening lines reflect the envy that the singer feels towards the rooster's happiness as it "sube" or climbs up and shakes off its "polvorete," or dust. The repetition of "racatapúm chinchin" gives the song a catchy and infectious rhythm, making it impossible not to tap your foot to the beat.

The second half of the song shifts focus to a dove, reassuring it that there are no hawks around to harm it. The singer claims that the dove will be protected by the rooster's "polvorete," jokingly suggesting that the hawk will be blinded by the dust, allowing the dove to escape safely. The song's repetition and lively melody emphasize the singer's playful and lighthearted approach towards the idea of protecting another animal.

Overall, "El Polvorete" is a happy and lively song that celebrates the simple pleasures of life, while also incorporating the fantastical idea of a rooster's "polvorete" acting as a protective force for other animals.

Line by Line Meaning

Quién pudiera tener la dicha, que tiene el gallo, racatapúm chinchin, el gallo sube.
Who wouldn't want to have the happiness that the rooster has, with his strut and his crowing as he climbs upward.

Y echa su polvorete,+ racatapúm chinchin, él se sacude.
He shakes himself and scatters motes of dust, and shivers with pleasure.

Ya verás paloma, que no hay gavilán, que a tí te coma, que no hay gavilán, que a tí te coma, que no hay gavilán, que a tí te coma. Con el polvorete, de ese gavilán, que tanto asoma, de ese gavilán, que tanto asoma, tu no te verás, linda paloma.
And you, little dove, you'll see there's no hawk that will eat you, no matter how he shows his claws. Against his onslaught, you'll have the protection of the dust that the rooster scatters.

Y echa su polvorete, racatapúm chinchin, él se sacude.
He shakes himself and scatters motes of dust, and shivers with pleasure.