Brujeria-El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico

As mentioned in class, El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico (or El Gran Combo) is one of the most well-known and oldest salsa groups. They were founded in May of 1962 and are famous for their unique musical style. This song Brujeria refers to withcraft or a spell. I chose this song because not only do i enjoy it very much, but the African elements are apparent due to the name. Brujeria is often associated with the African ancestry of Latin America and often taboo. In the song, the lead singers states that the girl, put a spell on him.

What could that girl have given me
that she keeps me enraptured, she
has me half-crazy and now I think
I'm in love.

Perhaps is her eyes, perhaps is
the way she walks or perhaps is
those little things that
she has given me at her house.

And it's that you keep me trembling
night and day.
-You did witchcraft on me!
You want to send me to an early grave.
-You did witchcraft on me!
I don't know what you put in my food.
-You did witchcraft on me!

I feel something cold going through me.
-You did witchcraft on me!
It goes down this way, it goes down
that way...yes...
-You did witchcraft on me!
and it comes back up again...
-You did witchcraft on me!
-You did witchcraft on me!

What could that girl have given me
that she keeps me enraptured, she
has me half-crazy and now I think
I'm in love.

Perhaps is her eyes, perhaps is the
way she walks, or perhaps is those
little things that she has
given me at her house.

But last night on my bed I saw
something strange.
-You did witchcraft on me!
And I can't eat.
I can't sleep.
-You did witchcraft on me!

And it's true, Gustavo Sánchez
knew it all.
-You did witchcraft on me!
You got me all skinny, and made a mess.
-You did witchcraft on me!

Witch! Witch! Witch!
-You did witchcraft on me!

I believe you did witchcraft on me!
You did witchcraft on me!