Año tras año ecuatorianos por el mundo Festejando tradiciones lindas de mi ecuador Van bajando por el cerro juayayay Ha llegado el Inti Raymi juayayay Van bajando por el cerro juayayay Ha llegado el Inti Raymi juayayay Zapateando duro, duro juayayay Vamos a tomar la plaza juyayay Zapateando duro, duro juyayay Vamos a tomar la plaza juyayay Zapateando, zapateando por aquí Zapateando, zapateando por allá Zapateando, zapateando por aquí Zapateando, zapateando por allá Comuneros, comuneros, bailando, bailando, bailando Dando la vuelta, dando la vuelta, una y otra vez je, je, je Bandolines y guitarras juyayay Puentes y vitelas listos juyayay Bandolines y guitarras juyayay Puentes y vitelas listo juyayay Afinen en galindo guambras juyayay Y que lloren las guitarras juyayay Afinen en galindo guambras juyayay Y que lloren las guitarras juyayay Zapateando, zapateando por aquí Zapateando, zapateando por allá Zapateando, zapateando por aquí Zapateando, zapateando por allá Guitarrita, guitarrita, guitarrita Bandolina, bandolina, bandolina Afinadito, afinadito, afinadito Hagan bailar, hagan bailar Carishinas y chinucas juyayay Aruchicos y diablumas juyayay Carishinas y chinucas juyayay Arruchicos y diablumas juyayay Solteritas y casadas juyayay Con sus centros de colores juyayay Solteritas y casadas juyayay Con sus centros de colores juyayay Zapateando, zapateando por aquí Zapateando, zapateando por allá Zapateando, zapateando por aquí Zapateando, zapateando por allá Guambras de mi vida, preparen los centros que nos vamos a bailar Vamos a gozar, jary jary jary jary, tas tas tas, tas tas tas Tomando, tomando vamos juyayay Guaranguito, guaranguito juyayay Tomando, tomando vamos juyayay Guaranguito, guaranguito juyayay Ya nos vamos ya nos vamos juyayay Para el año volveremos juyayay Ya nos vamos ya nos vamos juyayay Para el año volveremos juyayay Zapateando, zapateando por aquí Zapateando, zapateando por allá Zapateando, zapateando por aquí Zapateando, zapateando por allá Último año tan será Rico zapateando, rico guaranguito ¡Jojo, jojo!
Year after year Ecuadorians around the world Celebrating beautiful traditions of my Ecuador They go down the juayayay hill Inti Raymi juayayay has arrived They go down the juayayay hill Inti Raymi juayayay has arrived Stomping hard, hard juayayay Let's take the square juyayay Stomping hard, hard juyayay Let's take the square juyayay Stomping, stomping around here Stomping, stomping over there Stomping, stomping around here Stomping, stomping over there Commoners, commoners, dancing, dancing, dancing Going around, going around, on and on heh heh heh Mandolins and guitars juyayay Bridges and vellums ready juyayay Mandolins and guitars juyayay Bridges and vellums ready juyayay Tune in galindo guambras juyayay And let the guitars cry juyayay Tune in galindo guambras juyayay And let the guitars cry juyayay Stomping, stomping around here Stomping, stomping over there Stomping, stomping around here Stomping, stomping over there Guitar, guitar, guitar bandoline, bandoline, bandoline Fine-tuned, fine-tuned, fine-tuned Make them dance, make them dance Carishinas and Chinese Juyayay Aruchicos and diablumas juyayay Carishinas and Chinese Juyayay Arruchicos and diablumas juyayay Single and married juyayay With their coloured centres juyayay Single and married juyayay With their colored centers juyayay Stomping, stomping around here Stomping, stomping over there Stomping, stomping around here Stomping, stomping over there Guambras of my life, prepare the centers that we are going to dance Let's enjoy, jary jary jary jary, tas tas tas, tas tas tas Taking, taking let's go juyayay Guaranguito, guaranguito juyayay Taking, taking let's go juyayay Guaranguito, guaranguito juyayay We're leaving, we're leaving juyayay For the year we will return juyayay We're leaving, we're leaving juyayay For the year we will return juyayay Stomping, stomping around here Stomping, stomping over there Stomping, stomping around here Stomping, stomping over there Senior year so will be Rich stomping, rich guaranguito Hoho, hoho!
The translation is with the help of Google Translate, and there are some words which don’t directly translate and are probably local and from Quechua. I will try and find suitable translations for these later.
The music is by a group called “Jayac” and they are an Ecuadorian native group originally from Zámbiza parish, northeast of Quito. The word Jayak means “strength” or “spicy”. There is further information on this website.
Inti Raymi is an traditional feast which is usually celebrated on 24th June. Although it can be a few days earlier. It is a traditional Inca celebration of the Sun, the most important God in Inca religion. For further details see the wikipedia entry.
I think “Juyayay” in the Quechua language means getup, come on, cheer up.