A fandango is a celebration where the community gets together building musical bridges with the sound of their instruments and their voices. Fandangos are very popular in some parts of Mexico. But these days, they happen all over the world, continuing a tradition that is hundreds of years old.
lyrics:
Cuando voy para el fandango
Siento una gran emoción
Con mi jarana yo canto
Y vivo la tradición
Fandanguito de tarima
Fandanguito soñador
Fandanguito eres la rima
Que hace bien al corazón
Tarimita, tarimita
Dale a mi alma un bello son
Bailadores, bailadoras
Zapateen su tradición
Fan-dan-go
Fan-dan-go
Fan-dan-go
Jaraneros, jaraneras
Juntos en cada país
Que resuenen las maderas
Y que crezca la raíz
Fandanguito luz de luna
Juega con tu resplandor
Canta versos que nos unan
Fandanguito inspirador
Fan-dan-go...
Canta un verso golondrina
Canta con el ruiseñor
Para que bailen los niños
Fandanguito encantador
Les canta la golondrina
Con orgullo y con amor
Canto para aquel que emigra
A otra tierra con valor
Fan-dan-go...
English rough translation:
When I go to the fandango
I feel an immense excitement
I sing with my jarana
And live the tradition
Little fandango platform
Little fandango dreamer
Little fandango you are the rhyme
That does good to the heart
Little platform, Little platform
Give my soul a beautiful sound
Dancers, dancers
Footwork to your tradition
Fan-dan-go...
Jarana players
Together in each country
Let the wood echo
And let the roots grow
Little fandango moonlight
Play with your gleam
Sing verses that unite us
Inspiring little fandango
Fan-dan-go...
Sing a verse swallow bird
Sing with the nightingale
So that the kids dance
Charming little fandango
The swallow sings to you
With pride and love
I sing for those that migrate
With courage to other lands
Fan-dan-go...
Zamir Castañeda, Zeudi Castañeda, Isabella Polo,
Melody Polo - vocals
Elena Moon Park - violin, vocals
Sinuhé Padilla-Isunza - jaranas, leona, pandero,
quijada, zapateado, vocals
George Sáenz - accordion
Martín Vejarano - drums
Sonia De Los Santos - lead vocals
By Sonia De Los Santos; De Los Santos Music ASCAP
and Martín Vejarano; Gaitero Music ASCAP