Los del Rio, 1993

Macarena Lyrics in Spanish

These are the Spanish lyrics of the Macarena as Los del Rio recorded them in 1993, before the Bayside Boys remix added English verses. Under the lyrics there is a short English summary of each verse. If you want every line translated, use the line-by-line translation.

Macarena Song Lyrics in Spanish (Original Los del Rio Version)

The original 1993 recording by Los del Rio is sung entirely in Spanish, over a rumba rhythm. This is the version that first became a hit across Spain and Latin America, before the Bayside Boys remix took it around the world.

Estribillo (Chorus)

Dale a tu cuerpo alegria Macarena
Que tu cuerpo es pa' darle alegria y cosa buena
Dale a tu cuerpo alegria, Macarena
Hey Macarena!

Verso 1 (Verse 1)

Macarena tiene un novio que se llama
Que se llama de apellido Vitorino
Que en la jura de bandera del muchacho
Se la dio con dos amigos

Estribillo (Chorus)

Dale a tu cuerpo alegria Macarena
Que tu cuerpo es pa' darle alegria y cosa buena
Dale a tu cuerpo alegria, Macarena
Hey Macarena!

Verso 2 (Verse 2)

Macarena suena con El Corte Ingles
Que se compra los modelos mas modernos
Le gustaria vivir en Nueva York
Y ligar un novio nuevo

Estribillo (Chorus)

Dale a tu cuerpo alegria Macarena
Que tu cuerpo es pa' darle alegria y cosa buena
Dale a tu cuerpo alegria, Macarena
Hey Macarena!

Verso 3 (Verse 3)

Macarena, Macarena, Macarena
Que te gustan los veranos de Marbella
Macarena, Macarena, Macarena
Que te gusta la movida guerrillera

What Each Spanish Verse Says

Estribillo (chorus)

The singer tells Macarena to give her body joy, because her body is made for joy and good things. It is an invitation to dance, and it is the only part of the song that stays in Spanish in every version.

Verso 1

Macarena has a boyfriend with the last name Vitorino. While he is at his jura de bandera, the oath ceremony that Spanish conscripts took, she gets together with two of his friends. This is the verse that gives the song its reputation.

Verso 2

Macarena dreams of El Corte Ingles, Spain's biggest department store, and buys the newest styles there. She would like to live in New York and find a new boyfriend.

Verso 3

She loves the summers in Marbella, the resort town on the Costa del Sol, and she likes la movida guerrillera, the lively, nonconformist scene of the time.

Why the Spanish sounds the way it does, including the dropped consonants and the Andalusian contractions, is covered in the pronunciation notes on the translation page.

Questions About the Spanish Lyrics

Is the original Macarena entirely in Spanish?+
Yes. The 1993 recording by Los del Rio is sung entirely in Spanish over a rumba rhythm. English verses were only added in the Bayside Boys remix of August 1995.
What kind of Spanish is the Macarena in?+
Andalusian Spanish. Los del Rio are from Dos Hermanas, near Seville. The contraction pa' for para and the expression se la dio are typical of spoken Andalusian Spanish.
Who wrote the Spanish lyrics of the Macarena?+
Antonio Romero Monge and Rafael Ruiz Perdigones, the two members of Los del Rio.

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