el burrito de chepen
Los Diablos Rojos Lyrics


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En mi burrito tabanero
voy camino a chepen
En mi burrito tabanero
voy camino a chepen
Si me ven si me ven en mi burro me iré
Si me ven si me ven en mi burro me iré

Tuqui tuqui tuqui tuqui
tuqui tuqui tuquita
apurate mi burrito que ya vamos a llegar
Tuqui tuqui tuqui tuqui
tuqui tuqui tuquita




apurate mi burrito que ya vamos a llegar
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Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Los Diablos Rojos's song "El Burrito de Chepen" talk about a journey on a donkey, to a town called Chepen. The singer urges the donkey to hurry up because they are almost there. The song is performed in Spanish colloquial language and has become a classic song in some Latin American countries. One interesting feature of the song is that it goes beyond being just an entertaining song, but it communicates something deeper about travel and the need to make haste to arrive at one's destination.


The lyrics suggest that the singer is familiar with the route, probably because he has made the trip several times. The repetition of the phrase "En mi burrito tabanero voy camino a chepen" serves as a chorus and emphasizes the focus of the song. The use of the word "tabanero" is significant because it is used to refer to someone who comes from a town called Taban; hence, it is used as an identifier of the burrito's origin. The song's rhythms and beats are standard in Latin American music, and they reflect a sense of merriment and joyousness that is synonymous with the culture.


Line by Line Meaning

En mi burrito tabanero
On my donkey from the countryside


voy camino a chepen
I am traveling to Chepen


Si me ven si me ven en mi burro me iré
If they see me, I will go faster on my donkey


Tuqui tuqui tuqui tuqui
The sound of the donkey's steps


tuqui tuqui tuquita
The donkey's trot


apurate mi burrito que ya vamos a llegar
Hurry up, my donkey, we are almost there




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