This song contains a mix of "pompa Panamena". Cuban son , salsa rhythm, and a "caballo" groove. In the chorus you hear the rhythmic pattern of "guaguanco" which develops from a single cowbell beat. The Colombian guest instraments in this song are; vallenato accordion , vallenato caja, guacharaca a this instrument made of a very hard wood cane) and the steel string guitar.
The lyrics of this song are based on a New Years Eve party. It refers to all the feelings that arise at this time of year feelings such as embracing each other and remembering strongly our good moments lived during that year. The lyrics express "that life in the next year will be better and we will find the love we are looking for "..
Va cayendo ya la noche
Night is falling
El a? viejo se va
The old year is going
Y se lleva los amores
With it carries the loves
Que ya nunca volver?
That will not return
Y se perdonan toditos los errores
And it forgives those little mistakes
Si se quiere de verdad
Yes it wishes for the truth
CORO:
Y que la vida nos vaya
And life would go
mejor
better
Que el a? nuevo me traiga
What the new year to me will bring
Y que la vida nos vaya
And life would go
mejor
better
Que el ano nuevo me traiga
That the new year to me will bring
Y vamos todos juntos a brindar
And lets all join in a toast
con alegr?
With happiness
Ay por el a? viejo que se va
For the old year is going
Y el nueva dia
And the new dia
-
Ya se cruzan los abrazos
Already they are embracing
Brota el llanto de emoci?
Bring forth tears of emotion
Todo juntos como hermanos
All join as brothers
En un solo coraz?
In a single heart
Y la mirada se llena de recuerdas
And gaze full of reminisence
Que la vida nos dejo
Of the life left behind
CORO:
Y que la vida nos vaya
And life would go
Mejor
Better
Que el a? nuevo me traiga
That the new year to me will bring
Y que la vida nos vaya
And life would go
Mejor
Better
Que el a? nuevo me traiga
That the new year to me will bring
Y vamos todos juntos a brindar
And lets all join in a toast
Con alegr?
With happiness
Ay por el a? viejo que se va
For the old year is going
Y el nueva dia
And the new dia
br>El a? nuevo esta
Its the new year
El a? nuevo ya
Now the new year
El a? nuevo esta
Its the new year
El a? nuevo ya
Now the new year
-
Llegan nueva ilusi?es
New hopes arrive
Hay otra oportunidad
There is another opportunity
Y se elevan oraciones
And raise up your voices
Por el a? que vendr???
For the new year that comes
Y ya repican al viento las campanas
And now the bells ring merrily on the wind
Saludando sin cesar
Welcoming without stopping
CORO:
Y que la vida nos vaya
And life would go
Mejor
Better
Que el ano nuevo me traiga
That the new year to me will bring
Y que la vida nos vaya
And life would go
Mejor
Better
Que el ano nuevo me traiga
That the new year to me will bring
Y vamos todos juntos a brindar
And lets all join in a toast
con alegr?
With happiness
Ay por el a? viejo que se va
For the old year is going
Y el nueva dia
And the new dia
br>El a? nuevo esta
Its the new year
El a? nuevo ya
Now the new year
El a? nuevo esta
Its the new year
El a? nuevo ya
Now the new year
PREGONES: CALLS:
Un Sentimiento que nos hermana ya viene
A feeling my sister now comes
Brotando del coraz?
Budding in the heart
Siguen los recuerdos,vienen los abrazos
They follow the memories, the embraces come
el a? nuevo lleg???
The new year has arrived
Y vamos todos juntos a brindar
And lets all join a toast
Con alegr?
With happiness
Ay por el a? viejo que se va
For the old year that goes
Y el nueva dia
And the new day