Elena Elena (Plena) - I need help with the lyrics

[congamyk]

Hey everyone.

I recently heard Manny Oquendo's Conjunto Libre do "Elene Elena" and love that tune.
My problem is I don't speak Spanish and I searched online for the lyrics but could not find them.

I want to learn to sing and play (congas) this song.
Does anyone have the lyrics for Elena Elena?
Could you cut and paste them here or email me?
Here is a video of Manny's group doing the tune

Watch Elena Elena!



Edited By congamyk on 1184875621

[Tonio]

Mike,
Sorry I can't help you on the lyrics. But I must agree Elena Elena is a burning tune!! I get phyched everythime I here or play that tune!!

Thanks for the video link.

I'm sure someone has the lyrics, hey maybe someone can link a vox only mp3?

T

[caballoballo]

El Bombón de Elena
Rafael Cepeda

Elena toma bombón, bom, toma bombón Elena.
Elena toma bombón, bom, toma bombón Elena.

(Soneo)
Yo los traigo de limón, lima,
también traigo de canela.
Porque Elena quiere un bombón, bom,
quiere un bombón Elena.

Ay, señoras y señores, éso sí que daba pena.
Que nadie le dá un bombón,
bom, a la pobre de Elena.

En la calle de la Calma morena estaban bailando plena.
Bailando la rica plena, la rica plena de Elena.

Elena toma bombón, bom, toma bombón Elena.
Elena toma bombón, bom, toma bombón Elena.

[onile]

Alafia Abures!
I hope that you are all well and abundantly blessed!

Alafia Abure Caballoballo!
Como esta familia?

I believe that the version Abure Congamyk was looking for is the Manny Oquendo y Conjunto Libre one in the video. Tremendo!

Try this one......

Elena
(Manny Oquendo y Conjunto Libre versión)


-1st coro-
Elena, Elena (2x)
Elena me dijo a’mi
Yo me voy Papito santo pa’l pueblo de Manatí (2x)

-pregón-
Así me dijo Elena (2x)
Un día que me amanecí
Me dijo ya’ no te quiero
Contigo no soy feliz
Me dijo ya’ no te quiero
Me voy para Manatí

-1st coro-

-pregón-
Lo mucho que le cante (2x)
Para que fuera feliz
Y un día inesperado Elena se fue de aquí
Me dijo adiós Papito contigo no soy feliz

-1st coro-

-conga solo-

-2nd coro- (4x)
Ponce, Ponce
Ponce, Ponce, Ponce

-trombón solo-

-3rd coro- (2x)
La plena que yo conozco no es de la China ni del Japón
La plena viene de Ponce, viene del barrio de San Antón

-timbal solo-
-1st coro-

-pregón-
La busque por Mayagüez, San Juan y Ponce también
y no le encontré allí
pero si ves a mi Elena dile que regrese a mi
pero si ves a mi Elena dile que regrese a mi

-1st coro-

instrument - out



Edited By onile on 1184984348

[Tonio]

I believe that the version Abure Congamyk was looking for is the Manny Oquendo y Conjunto Libre one in the video. Tremendo!

Try this one......

Elena
(Manny Oquendo y Conjunto Libre versión)


-1st coro-
Elena, Elena (2x)
Elena me dijo a’mi
Yo me voy Papito santo pa’l pueblo de Manatí (2x)

-pregón-
Así me dijo Elena (2x)
Un día que me amanecí
Me dijo ya’ no te quiero
Contigo no soy feliz
Me dijo ya’ no te quiero
Me voy para Manatí

-1st coro-

-pregón-
Lo mucho que le cante (2x)
Para que fuera feliz
Y un día inesperado Elena se fue de aquí
Me dijo adiós Papito contigo no soy feliz

-1st coro-

-conga solo-

-2nd coro- (4x)
Ponce, Ponce
Ponce, Ponce, Ponce

-trombón solo-

-3rd coro- (2x)
La plena que yo conozco no es de la China ni del Japón
La plena viene de Ponce, viene del barrio de San Antón

-timbal solo-
-1st coro-

-pregón-
La busque por Mayagüez, San Juan y Ponce también
y no le encontré allí
pero si ves a mi Elena dile que regrese a mi
pero si ves a mi Elena dile que regrese a mi

-1st coro-

instrument - out

Si Senor!!

Hey Is that Jimmy B on bone??

T



Edited By Tonio on 1184990249

[onile]

You got that right!
I believe he had just graduated 8th grade :laugh:

He was still bad to the bone on the bone even back then!

Suave!

Onile!

[congamyk]

Thanks everyone for the comments, this is a beautiful song.

Special thanks to caballoballo and brother Onile.
I will commit this song to memory and be playing it soon.

Many thanks to you. Keep the tradition alive and jammin'.

[Nax]

Thank you for posting the lyrics for this song!

Unfortunately the automatic translations on websites are not doing a good job on the translation to English.

If anyone would like to post with a decent translation of the lyrics I'd be most grateful for their effort! Please translate everything, both the lyrics and what they say to each other during the song!

Not only that, but I would like to know the semantic importance of the song, meaning, why does the singer wants to go to the holly town of Manati? What is the importance of him going to that town?

Thank you in advance! This is one of the best musical performances of the 20th Century

[edit] I forgot to mention a clip of that performance is on YouTube on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUHmwo1-X_o

Thank you!



Edited By Nax on 1195129507