"La clave"
by 123 Andrés
Español
Escucha la clave, viene para ti.
Aprende la clave, que se toca así:
¡pa, pa, PA, PA, PA!
¡pa, pa, PA, PA, PA!
Ahora ya la sabes, tócala conmigo.
¡pa, pa, PA, PA, PA!
¡pa, pa, PA, PA, PA!
Haz la clave con las manos, haz la ya mientras bailamos.
¡pa, pa, PA, PA, PA!
¡pa, pa, PA, PA, PA!
¡Hazla la clave otra vez!
Haz la clave con los pies.
¡pum, pum, PUM, PUM, PUM!
¡pum, pum, PUM, PUM, PUM!
Hazla de pies a cabeza.
¡Hazla, que la fiesta ya empieza!
Ok, ok, todo el mundo a inventarnos algo. Vamos por un pocillo y un tenedor y a ¡hacer la clave con sabor!
Con pocillo y tenedor, haz la clave con sabor.
Ahora tú ya sabes, que la salsa lleva clave.
La salsa lleva clave, y ahora tú lo sabes.
¡pa, pa, PA, PA, PA! ¡pa, pa, PA, PA, PA!
La salsa lleva clave, y ahora tú lo sabes.
El que tiene la clave, tiene la llave, ¡ay, sí, sí, sí!
¡pa, pa, PA, PA, PA! ¡pa, pa, PA, PA, PA!
La salsa lleva clave, y ahora tú lo sabes.
¡Ay! En San Juan, en La Habana, toca la clave Juana la Iguana.
La salsa lleva clave, y ahora tú lo sabes.
En Cali, Colombia, y en Lima, Perú, suena la clave… ¡cántala tú!
La salsa lleva clave, y ahora tú lo sabes.
¡pa, pa, PA, PA, PA! (4X)
Clave, uno, dos, tres!
English
Listen to the clave, I’ll teach it to you.
I’ll show you the clave, it’s easy to do.
pa, pa, PA, PA, PA!
pa, pa, PA, PA, PA!
Now you know the clave, you can sing it, too.
pa, pa, PA, PA, PA!
pa, pa, PA, PA, PA!
Play the clave with your hands, play the clave while you dance.
clap, clap, CLAP, CLAP, CLAP!
clap, clap, CLAP, CLAP, CLAP!
Play the clave with your feet. Play the clave, feel the beat.
stomp, stomp, STOMP, STOMP, STOMP!
stomp, stomp, STOMP, STOMP, STOMP!
Play the clave with your body.
Play the clave, join the party!
Ok, ok, everybody, listen up! It’s time to get creative. Go get a mug and a fork.
Let’s do the clave!
With a mug and a fork, play the clave, make it work.
Now you know the clave, which is the key to Salsa.
The clave is the key to Salsa, you see.
pa, pa, PA, PA, PA! pa, pa, PA, PA, PA!
The clave is the key to Salsa, you see.
Now you know the clave my friend, sing it with me.
pa, pa, PA, PA, PA! pa, pa, PA, PA, PA!
The clave is the key to Salsa, you see.
In San Juan, in Havana, play the clave Juana la Igauana.
The clave is the key to Salsa, you see.
In Cali, Colombia, and in Lima, Peru, play the clave... you sing!
The clave is the key to Salsa, you see.
pa, pa, PA, PA, PA! (4X)
Clave, one, two, three!
123 Andrés
123 Andrés are Andrés and Christina, the Latin Grammy-winning duo with catchy songs and a high-energy show in Spanish and English that gets kids and families singing and dancing.
Their songs and videos are used in early childhood and elementary classrooms across the United States and abroad, and they have delighted live audiences in the United States, Puerto Rico, Panama, Mexico, and Colombia, at venues including Lollapalooza (Chicago), Kennedy Center (Washington, DC), Symphony Space (NYC), and the Coliseo in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Andrés grew up in Bogotá, Colombia, and learned how to play the guitar from his father as a child. He studied clarinet at the Conservatory and had his first studio experience at age eight. He went on to earn a doctorate in music and won first prize in the National Composition Contest in Colombia for one of his early songs.
Christina was raised in the United States in a Spanish-speaking family hailing from Colombia, and studied theater and dance as a child. After serving as a classroom teacher in public schools and earning a Master’s in Education from the University of Pennsylvania, she found her mission teaching through music.
123 Andrés maintains an active calendar of live concerts and joy-filled shows for student and family audiences that get everyone singing, moving, and learning. Their first children’s book, due out August 2020, is being published by Scholastic. They also have four acclaimed CDs under their belts.
For more information and music, please visit them on the web.
"La clave" from the album ¡Uno, dos, tres, Andrés! en español y en inglés by 123 Andrés. ℗ & © 2015 by Andrés Salguero. Used by permission of Salsana Music (ASCAP). All rights reserved.
Photograph by Dario Treviño.