Many people think Dave Brubeck wrote Take Five, but it was his saxophone player Paul Desmond. Many people think Carmen Mcrae wrote the Englisn lyrics, but it was Dave Brubeck's wife Iola. Original Spanish lyrics by Colleen Kitchen
lyrics
Won't you stop and take a little time out with me,
just take five?
Stop your busy day and take the time out with me;
I'm alive!
Though I'm going out of my way
just so I can pass by each day,
not a single word do we say;
it's a pantomime and not a play;
still I know our eyes often meet;
I feel tingles down to my feet.
When you smile that's much too discrete,
Sends me on my way.
Wouldn't it be better not to be so polite?
You could offer me a light.
Start a little conversation now,
it's all right. Just take five.
Vamos, toma un rato para decir adiós.
cinco minutos, cinco minutos.
Haz una parada en tu vida tan feroz,
sólo cinco minutitos.
Yo me estoy quemando los pies,
pa' pasar aquí otra vez
Ni una palabra dices,
es locura, eso es lo que es
siempre cuando veo tus ojos,
siento los escalofrios
los que faltan son tus besos,
¡Ay de mi! ¿porqué?
Ay, si no tuvieras tanta educación,
pórtate mal, vamos cabrón.
podrías iniciar la conversación,
sólo cinco.
credits
from Chuva Boa,
released November 18, 2017
Colleen Kitchen, vocal, keyboard, melodica
Laura Zaerr, harp
Kevin Ronkko, percussion
Colleen Kitchen and Laura Zaerr have played together for many years, so we thought we'd do Latin Jazz on the harp and see where it takes us. Along the way we added Kevin Ronkko on percussion and very recently Ron Green on bass.