Bamboleo. A pronunciation guide for British, non-Spanish speakers
This isn’t very precise, but it might help English speakers to pronounce the words nearly correctly. Bear in mind that Reyes himself pronounces a lot of the words with a regional accent, and is also mashing some of the words to make them scan. The bracketed letters indicate sounds that ‘should’ be pronounced usaully but Reyes does not, or sounds which are there but should not be etc.
Bamboleo
essay ammor, jay-ga assee, day-esta mannay-ra (This love, is just like that)
No tee-ennay la culpa, (it’s not my fault)
Cabbayo de danssa vanna, (like a vain dancing horse)
Porkay muyday-(s)pressyardo, pore-esoo (crying from pity is unforgivable)
no tay perr-don-(a) yo-rar
essay ammor, jega assee, day esta mannay-ra (This love, is just like that)
No tee-ennay la culpa, (it’s not my fault)
Ammor day compra ee-venta (love to buy and sell)
Ammor day-(e)n el passado (love from the past)
Bem berrereng, bem berreneng
Bem berrereng, bem berreneng
Bamboleo, bambolaya (wobble, wobble :))
Porkay mi-veeda, yo-la preffyair(o) veeveer assee (because I prefer to live like this)
no tee-enness perdon daydio (god doesn’t absolve you)
too erray(s) may veeda, la fortoona del, desteen(o) (you are my life, fortune, destiny)
Low meemo ya-k(i)-ayair (same as yesterday)
Low meemo so yoh (I’m the same (I haven’t changed))
No te-nquentro, labandoan (I can’t find you, abandoned)
Erress imposseeble no tenquentro-day, verda(d) (impossible to find you)
por esso-und-eeya, noen-quentro, see day nada (that’s why one day I find nothing)
Low meemo ya-k(i)-ayair (same as yesterday)
Low pee-ensso, en tee (You’re on my mind)
Guitar
A lot of people play this with a capo.