Re:Translation Please

Question

¡Hola!,

in the legendary song of Celia, I am not able to figure out the meaning of the follwing verse:

Yo vivire ahi estare mientras pase una comparsa con mi rumba cantare

Could you please help. I am not able to decipher the meaning of the second line. I listen to a lot of Latin American music and endeavour to reinforce my understanding the language.

Thanks Ashok

Answer 1

I'll have a go

I will live (I will survive)

There I will be,

as long as a (carnival) group passes with my rumba I will sing

:) - FELIZ77, Dec 6, 2011

Answer 2

Here are the complete lyrics.
I will live. My voice can fly, it can pass through any wound, any time, any solitude, without any control from me my song takes shape, like this is my voice that comes from my heart And it will fly without me wanting it, by the most distant roads by the the dreams that I have dreamed, it will be the reflection of the love of what I had to live, it will be the background music to all that I felt, And hear my sound, my old sound it has the key of any generation, in the soul of my people, in the leather of the drum, in the hands of the conguero, in the feet of the dancer I will live there I'll be as long as a conbarsa passes with my rumba I shall sing, I shall be always what I was with my sugar for you I will live, I will live And now I once more remember that time long ago (This is about when she escaped from Cuba) when I left searching for the sky of freedom how many friends I left and how many tears I cried and today I will live to find them again And I shall go on with my song dancing music hot as I dance and when a huaracha sounds and when a huahuanco sounds in the blood of my people I will be And hear my sound, my old sound it has the key of any generation in the soul of my people in the leather of the drum in the hands of the conguero in the feet of the dancer I will live there I'll be as long as a conbarsa passes with my rumba I shall sing I shall be always what I was with my sugar for you I will live, I will live And hear my sound, my old sound it has the key of any generation in the soul of my people in the leather of the drum in the hands of the conguero in the feet of the dancer I will live there I'll be as long as a conbarsa passes with my rumba I shall sing I shall be always what I was with my sugar for you I will live, I will live Surviving in this life is what I am doing surviving I am surviving, I am surviving surviving so that people still hear me Breaking barriers I go surving Crossing frontiers I go surviving I thank God for this gift He gave me this voice and I have given it to you gladly Breaking barriers I go surving Crossing frontiers I go surviving for you my people, I shall always sing I shall give you my sugar, caramba*, and I will survive Breaking barriers I go surving Crossing frontiers I go surviving I will live, I will live, I will live, and I will survive.

Answer 3

Kiwi-Girl has given you one interpretation. Let me offer a slightly different one based on looking into the song to see more of its context. Here is what I found and how I interpreted it:  
 

Oye mi son, mi viejo son
Listen to my sound, my old sound

tiene la clave de cualquier generación
it holds the key to any generation

en el alma de mi gente, en el cuero del tambor
in the spirit of my people, in the leather of the drum

en las manos del conguero, en los pies del bailador
in the hands of the conga drummer, in the feet of the dancer

yo viviré, allí estaré
I will survive, I will be there

mientras pase una comparsa con mi rumba cantaré
when I am passing a dance troupe, with my rumba I will sing

seré siempre lo que fui, con mi azúcar para ti
I will always be what I was, with my sugar _{(sweet sound)} for you

yo viviré, yo viviré
I will survive, I will survive

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Those are my thoughts. How do you feel about them?

Muchos saludos/Best regards,

Moe

Thanks a pile. While I was getting the drift, I was not able to understand it as percisely as I would have liked to. Kind of you. - ashokcee, Dec 6, 2011