This song is built upon a blend of a typical colombian pacific coast rhythm called "currulao". The unique instruments that were
used in this song include a shaker called a "guache", the conga, log drum, maracas, tambora and the wood sticks, that when combined give a fresh new sound and provide the melodic and harmonic structure of the song. The hand claps blend the overall rhythmn for this song with the background vocals resemb ling African chants. The melody has very unique character as well as the novel use of a plastic
water bottle. The water bottle added yet another new sound to this song . "Farolito" (Little Star) is a romantic and ethnic language song talking about Christmas night a night when everyone is together sharing the sweet illusions of Christmas. This night points dreamful portraits; it's a time for sharing dreams with people you love.
Farolitos en el cielo
little stars in the sky
Poco a poco van naciendo (x2)
Little by little they are born
Como nace el sentimiento
Like the emotion born
Por las calles de mi pueblo (x2)
Through the streets of my village
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Coraz? que canta
Heart that sings
Coraz? que suena
Heart that dreams
Lleno de esperanza
Full of hope
En la noche buena
On christmas eve
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Ya se escucha la tambora
Now you hear the drums
Recpicando de alegr? (x2)
Merrily beating out
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Y mecida por olas
And swaying through the waves
Va la luna en travesia (x2)
Goes the passing moon
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Coraz? que canta
Heart that sings
Coraz? que suena
Heart that dreams
Lleno de esperanza
Full of hope
En la noche buena
On christmas eve
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CORO:
AE EA van sonando los tamores
AE EA they go beating the drums
AE EA pregonando sus amores
AE EA proclaiming their loves
AE EA coraz?es que se alegran
AE EA hearts that are merry
AE EA pues llego la noche buena
AE EA christmas eve has arrived
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Pescador deja tus remos
Fisherman stop your rowing
Guarda pronto tu atarraya (x2)
Soon you'll tie up
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Que te espera con anhelo
What you've been longing for
El brazo de tu amada (x2)
The arm of your sweetheart
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Coraz? que canta
Heart that sings
Coraz? que suena
Heart that dreams
Lleno de esperanza
Full of hope
En la noche buena
On christmas eve
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Es la noche del ensue?
Its the night of dreams
Al abrigo de la llama (x2)
To cover the flames
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Es la llama del consuelo
The flames of solace
Que se lleva aqui en el alma (x2)
That arrives here in the soul
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Coraz? que canta
Heart that sings
Coraz? que suena
Heart that dreams
Lleno de esperanza
Full of hope
En la noche buena
On christmas eve
Coraz? que canta
Heart that sings
Coraz? que suena
Heart that dreams
Lleno de esperanza
Full of hope
En la noche buena
On christmas eve
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Farolito a donde vas
Little star where do you go
A abrazarme con el mar
To embrace myself with the sea
Farolito buscame
Little star find me
El amor que se me fue
The love that was for me (x4)
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CORO: (x4)
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