§ [guitar and percussion] §

- Richard: The song is definitely about...
children,
you know, they, they have
all this energy... to play.
Play, obviously,
not just for human children,
also for like
baby lions and baby wolves,
like, they're playing
all the time,
and there's got to be
something inside of playing
that's crucial for development
and crucial for us
for survival
and to thrive.
The chorus of it says,
"Déjate llevar por el niño
que quiere jugar"
like, so, let yourself,
let yourself
be led or taken away
by that kid
that wants to play.'
There's a rhythm
that we use a whole lot
and it's kind of central
to, like, Latin American music,
which is called son,
and it's originally from Cuba,
and the,
there's two types of son.
You know, there's, there's
the son that has a 2-3 clave,
which is like 1, 2,
1, 2, 3, 4, uhh!
[clapping rhythmically]
Da, da, da, OOH, da da...
da, da, da...
you know?
And then, but then,
on this last trip to Cuba, man,
so many sons you heard
like are swinging
on the other side
of the clave,
which is the 3-2 one,
which is like
1, 2, da, da, da.
[clap, clap, clap]
Uhh, 1, 2,
[clapping along]
to the 1, 2, 3,
1, 2.
- Juan: This clave thing
is something crucial
in the music from Latin America
because the influence
of the rhythm,
that all the music
from Latin America come from
is from Africa, right?
It's just a equation.
Mathematic equation,
that we, everything,
all the music in Latin America,
everything that has drums on it,
it comes from that equation
that is the clave,
'la clave.'

§ [guitar and percussion] §

- Juan: § Cuando el sol aparece
(When the sun comes up) §
§ este niño amanece
(This little one wakes up) §
§ de la cama corriendo a jugar
(Runs out of bed to go play) §

§ El día imaginando
(The whole day imagining) §
§ hasta la noche cuando
(Until nighttime when) §
§ no va la cama
(He doesn't want to go to bed) §
§ por querer jugar
(so he can play) §
§ [guitar] §
§ Quisiera ser igual que tú
(I want to be just like you) §
§ y no tener que comprender
(And not need to comprehend) §
§ Sobre el trabajo y el deber
(Work and responsibility) §
§ Y sobrevivir y comer
(In order to survive and eat) §
§ Pero no me puedo engañar
(But I can't fool myself) §
§ Tú y yo algo tan similar
(You and me are so similar) §
§ Lo mío es la música
(My thing is music) §
§ Lo tuyo es jugar
(Your thing is playing) §

§ Déjate llevar
(Let yourself be led) §
§ por el niño que quiere jugar
(by that child
that wants to play) §
§ [guitar] §
§ ¡Agua! ¡Déjate!
(Hey! Let yourself) §

§ Déjate llevar
(Let yourself be led) §
§ por el niño que quiere jugar
(by that child
that wants to play) §
§ Déjate llevar
(Let yourself be led) §
§ por el niño que quiere jugar (by that child
that wants to play) §
§ Déjate llevar
(Let yourself be led) §
§ por el niño que quiere jugar
(Let yourself be led by that child that wants to play) §
§ Mira lo que lindo juega,
(See how beautiful it is
to play,) §
§ que disfrutar
(to enjoy) §
§ Déjate llevar
(Let yourself be led) §
§ por el niño que quiere jugar
(by that child
that wants to play) §
Éste es la idea para imaginar
(This is the idea, to imagine)
Fantasía, mira, jugar
(A fantasy it is, to play)
§ Déjate llevar
(Let yourself be led) §
§ por el niño que quiere jugar
(by that child
that wants to play) §
§ Saca de adentro ese infancia
(Bring out the kid from within)
§ Mira por una más
(Look, once more) §
§ Déjate llevar
(Let yourself be led) §
§ por el niño que quiere jugar
(by that child
that wants to play) §
§ Déjate llevar
(Let yourself be led) §
§ por el niño que quiere jugar
(by that child
that wants to play) §
§ [guitar] §
§ ¡Juega! (Play!) §
§ [guitar and cajón] §

§ §

§ Quisiera ser igual que tú
(I want to be just like you) §
§ Y no tener que comprender
(And not need to comprehend) §
§ Sobre el trabajo y el deber
(Work and responsibility) §
§ Pa sobrevivir y comer
(In order to survive and eat) §
§ Pero no me puedo engañar
(But I can't fool myself) §
§ Tú y yo algo tan similar
(You and me are so similar) §
Lo mío es la música
(My thing is music)
§ Lo tuyo es jugar
(Your thing is playing) §
§ [guitar] §
§ Déjate llevar
(Let yourself be led) §
§ por el niño que quiere jugar
(by that child
that wants to play) §
§ [guitar] §
§ ¡Agua!
(Hey!) §
§ Déjate llevar
(Let yourself be led) §
§ por el niño que quiere jugar
(by that child
that wants to play) §
§ Déjate llevar
(Let yourself be led) §
§ por el niño que quiere jugar
(by that child
that wants to play) §
§ Déjate llevar
(Let yourself be led) §
§ por el niño que quiere jugar
(by that child
that wants to play) §
§ Éste es todo el tiempo
(This is all the time) §
§ que tienes para jugar con ella
(you have to play with her) §
§ Déjate llevar
(Let yourself be led) §
§ por el niño que quiere jugar
(by that child
that wants to play) §
§ Sacar para fuera por la calle
(Go outside on the street) §
§ Mira que bella, todo que hay
(Look at all the beauty
there is) §
§ Déjate llevar
(Let yourself be led) §
§ por el niño que quiere jugar
(by that child
that wants to play) §
§ No le pongas al frente la tele
(Don't park yourself in front
of the television) §
§ La pantalla no da nada
(The screen won't give you anything) §
§ Déjate llevar
(Let yourself be led) §
§ por el niño que quiere jugar
(by that child
that wants to play) §
§ Si es un niño, nada más
(If they're a kid, that's all) §
§ Déjalo, solo jugar
(Leave them be, just to play) §
§ Déjate llevar
(Let yourself be led) §
§ por el niño que quiere jugar
(by that child
that wants to play) §
§ [guitar] §
§ ¡Ah! ¡Déjate!
(Ah! Let yourself) §
§ Ahora ven y juega
(Now come and play) §

§ Ahora ven y juega
(Now come and play) §

§ Ahora ven y juega
(Now come and play) §
§ ¡Vénte pa acá, vaya!
(Come over here) §
§ Ahora ven y juega
(Now come and play) §
§ Juega, juega otro
poquito conmigo (Play, play
a little more with me) §
§ Ahora ven y juega
(Now come and play) §
§ Porque a mí me gusta vacilar
(Because I like
to have a good time) §
§ Ahora ven y juega
(Now come and play) §
§ Cuando tú vienes a jugar
(When you come to play) §
§ A mí me gusta más
(I like it more) §
§ Ahora ven y juega
(Now come and play) §
§ Porque, mira
(Because, look) §
§ A mí me gusta ser un niño
(I like to be a kid) §
§ Ahora ven y juega
(Now come and play) §
§ Juega! Juega! Juega!
(Play! Play! Play!)
§ Otra vez
(Again) §
§ Ahora ven y juega
(Now come and play) §
§ Pásame lo juguetico
(Pass me the toy) §
§ Pásame un carrito
(Pass me a car) §
§ Ahora ven y juega
(Now come and play) §
§ La pelotica
(The ball) §
§ Ven pim pum
(Come) §
§ Ahora ven y juega
(Now come and play) §
§ Oh, ese trencito
(Oh that train) §
§ Hace choo choo choo
(goes choo, choo, choo) §
§ Ahora ven y juega
(Now come and play) §
§ Oye, mira, como me gustas tú
(Hey, see how much I like you) §
§ Cuando eres feliz
(When you are happy) §
§ Mira, juega
(Come, play) §
§ Ahora ven y juega
(Now come and play) §
§ Juega (Play) §
§ Juega
(Play) §
§ Juega (Play) §
§ Juega
(Play) §
§ Juega (Play) §
§ Juega
(Play) §
§ Juega (Play) §
§ Juega
(Play) §
§ Yo quiero ir a Bayamo
(I want to go to Bayamo) §
§ ¡Ah! Montando en coche
(¡Ah! Riding in a car) §
§ Porque, mira
(Because, look) §
§ Que llévame contigo
(Take me with you) §
§ Montando en coche
(Riding in a car) §
§ Que yo me quiero
ir otro ratico
(I want to go
a little bit longer) §
§ Montando en coche
(Riding in a car) §
§ Yo quiero ir a Bayamo
(I want to go to Bayamo) §
§ Montando en coche
(Riding in a car) §
§ Para jugar
(to play) §
§ Ahora ven y
(Now come and) §
§ Ven y juega
(Come and play) §
[laughing]
§ Ahora ven y juega
(Now come and play) §
§ Como me gusta la vida
(How I like life) §
§ Ahora ven y juega
(Now come and play) §
§ Sin responsabilidad
(without responsibility) §
§ Todos los días
(Every day) §
§ Ahora ven y juega
(Now come and play) §
§ Solo quiero jugar como un niño
(I just want to play
like a kid) §
§ Ahora ven y juega
(Now come and play) §
§ ¡Vámonos! (Let's go!) §
§ [guitar] §
§ Ahora ven y juega
(Now come and play) §
§ [guitar] §
§ Déjate llevar
(Let yourself be led) §
§ por el niño que quiere jugar
(by that child
that wants to play) §

§ [guitar and percussion] §