Detelengao
Los Hermanos Rosario Lyrics


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Aqui traigo un ritmo
Con mi merengue
Pa' los que bailan malo
Que mal se sienten

Los de los dos pies zurdos
Bailando apretaito
Pal que no lo brincaron
Cuando chiquito

Pa' la que va a la fiesta
Y no puede gozar
Porque no hay un cristiano
Que la invite a bailar

Pa' los que van bailando
Muy acaramelao
Pero botan el ritmo
Van bailando cruzao

Bailelo despacito
Rápido como quiera
Que usted no es bailarin
Esto es una gozadera

Y bailelo de frente
Y bailelo de lao
Y bailelo derecho
O detelengao

No te lleves de la gente
Que aunque tu bailes cruzao
Tu tambien tienes derecho
No te me quedes sentao

La gente siempre critica
La gente siempre esta hablando
Y tue ves que van a la fiesta
Y se la pasan murmurando

El baile que esta pegao
Todo el mundo detelengao
Es el baile que esta pegao
Todo el mundo detelengao(bis)

Reynold
Bailalo como sea

Cruzao, papá
Bomba, ja

No te lleves de la gente
En el medio de la piste
Un accidente pasó
Pues chocaron dos zapatos
Y mala pata murió

El baile que esta pegao
Todo el mundo detelengao
Es el baile que esta pegao
Todo el mundo detelengao

Un viejito que bailaba
Con su vieja a media luz
El viejo piso la vieja
Y tremendo rebolu

El baile que esta pegao

Detelengao, oiste
Todo el mundo
Todo el mundo

No te lleves de la gente
Que aunque tu bailes cruzao
Tu tambien tienes derecho
No te me quedes sentao

El baile que esta pegao




Todo el mundo detelengao
Vamonos, ja, ja, ja, pa' higuey

Overall Meaning

The song Detelengao (El Baile) by Los Hermanos Rosario is a fun and upbeat Merengue song that talks about dancing and not letting other people's judgment hold you back from enjoying the music. It starts by boasting about having a rhythm to dance to, a Merengue for those who dance poorly and feel bad about themselves. The first verse talks about people with two left feet, who dance close together, and those who never learned to jump when they were little. The refrain encourages people to dance the way they want, as long as they enjoy themselves.


The song then talks about those who go to a party and can't have fun because no one invites them to dance, and those who dance too close and then lose the rhythm. The singer invites everyone to dance face to face, sideways, straight, or "detelengao," which means crooked or off-balance. He encourages people not to listen to the negative comments of others, to dance, and enjoy themselves.


Overall, Detelengao (El Baile) is a joyful celebration of Merengue music and dancing, an invitation to let go of our inhibitions and have fun on the dancefloor. The song encourages people not to worry about what others think and to dance in any way that feels good to them, without fear of judgment.


Line by Line Meaning

Aqui traigo un ritmo
I have brought a rhythm here


Con mi merengue
With my merengue


Pa' los que bailan malo
For those who dance poorly


Que mal se sienten
Who feel bad about it


Los de los dos pies zurdos
Those with two left feet


Bailando apretaito
Dancing close together


Pal que no lo brincaron
For those who didn't jump it as kids


Cuando chiquito
When they were little


Pa' la que va a la fiesta
For the one who goes to the party


Y no puede gozar
And can't enjoy it


Porque no hay un cristiano
Because there's not a single Christian


Que la invite a bailar
To invite her to dance


Pa' los que van bailando
For those who dance


Muy acaramelao
Very lovingly


Pero botan el ritmo
But lose the rhythm


Van bailando cruzao
They go dancing horizontally


Bailelo despacito
Dance it slowly


Rápido como quiera
As fast as you want


Que usted no es bailarin
Because you're not a dancer


Esto es una gozadera
This is a fun experience


Y bailelo de frente
And dance it face to face


Y bailelo de lao
And dance it sideways


Y bailelo derecho
And dance it straight


O detelengao
Or dance it with a special swing


No te lleves de la gente
Don't mind other people


Que aunque tu bailes cruzao
Even if you dance horizontally


Tu tambien tienes derecho
You also have a right


No te me quedes sentao
Don't stay seated


La gente siempre critica
People always criticize


La gente siempre esta hablando
People are always talking


Y tue ves que van a la fiesta
And you see them going to the party


Y se la pasan murmurando
And spending time gossiping


El baile que esta pegao
The dance that is popular


Todo el mundo detelengao
Everyone dancing with that special swing


Es el baile que esta pegao
It's the dance that is popular


Reynold
Reynold


Bailalo como sea
Dance it however you like


Cruzao, papá
Horizontally, man


Bomba, ja
A particular step, haha


En el medio de la piste
In the middle of the floor


Un accidente pasó
An accident occurred


Pues chocaron dos zapatos
Because two shoes collided


Y mala pata murió
And unfortunately fell down


Detelengao, oiste
With that special swing, you hear


Un viejito que bailaba
An old man who was dancing


Con su vieja a media luz
With his old lady in partial darkness


El viejo piso la vieja
The old man stepped on the old lady


Y tremendo rebolu
And a great complication occurred


Vamonos, ja, ja, ja, pa' higuey
Let's go, haha, haha, haha, to Higuey




Writer(s): Baez Anastacio, Del Rosario Rafael Inocencio, Del Rosario Tony

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