Rodolfo Chikilicuatre - English
Born in Buenos Aires in 1972, young Rodolfo entered the world of music at a very young age.His father, a prestigious stenographer, learned to play the bassoon at the tender age of 37. He transferred his love for music to young Rodolfo.
At the age of three he played the guitar with great gusto. Shortly after, he dared put some strings on it and that meant the beginning of his love story with music.
After playing in some of the most chic venues in Ciudad Juarez and Albania, Rodolfo Chikilicuatre eventually got to Spain, the land he had dreamt about so much. Once a resident in Iberian territory he composed the generational hymn “Dance the Chikichiki”, to be danced with a catchy rhythm inspired by his nephew, Rodolfo Chikilicuatrito Jr. the tiny. The daring lyrics of the song reflected the social awareness and concerns of the author. Audiences rapidly connected with the theme because of the innovative sense of metrics and rhythm.
According to Chikilicuatre himself, to participate in Eurovision is a dream come true – or truth becoming a dream.
DANCE THE CHIKICHIKI (ENGLISH VERSION)
¡Perrea! ¡Perrea! (1)
¡Perrea! ¡Perrea!
Chikichiki is wicked and swell
They dance it in China and in Alcorcón* (2) too
Give chikichiki to that dark girl
‘Cos chikichiki will make her twirl
Jose Luís (3) dances it, dances it cool,
And Mariano (4) dances it, my love you know how.
The brothers dance it, my brother dances it good
My mulatta dances it holding her pants in her hand
Perrea! Perrea!
El Chiki Chiki is a Reaggetton
Dance in Argentina, Serbia and Oregon
Give el Chiki-Chiki to that little sister
with el Chiki-Chiki She´s gonna like it mister! (5)
Dance it with Alonso, Dance it with Gasol
Dance it with your brothers, all around the world
Dance it with Bardem Dance it with Banderas
Dance with Almodóvar Dance la Macarena (6)
And chikichiki is danced like this:
One: brikindans (7)
Two: go crusaíto (8)
Three: maiquelyason (9)
Four: Robocop
Dance the chikichiki dance the chikichiki
Heavy metal guys dance it and freaks too
They dance it in prison and at school too,
My mother dances it and my grandmother too.
Dance the chikichiki dance the chikichiki
Heavy metal guys dance it and freaks too
They dance it in prison and at school too,
My mother dances it and my grandmother too.
El Puma (10) the he-tiger sings it in tuxedo
And Juan Carlos (11) says to him: why don’t you shut up? (12)
At Father Damian’s wake
They played chikichiki and the dead man got up and danced
Dance, dance, dance!
And chikichiki is danced like this:
One: brikindans*
Two: go crusaíto*
Three: maiquelyason*
Four: Robocop
Perrea Perrea
Jose Luís dances it, dances it cool,
And Mariano dances it, my love you know how.
The brothers dance it, my brother dances it good
My mulata dances it with her pants in her hand
And chikichiki is danced like this:
One: brikindans
Two: go crusaíto
Three: maiquelyason
Four: Robocop
One: brikindans
Two: go crusaíto
Three: maiquelyason
Four: Robocop
PERREA PERREA!!!
1-. “Perrea” literally means “shag” in slang.
2-. The town of Alcorcón stands out for nothing at all in particular, rather the contrary. An equivalent in British English would be the town of Wigan.
3-. This refers to José Luís Rodríguez Zapatero, the president of the Spanish government and leader of the socialist party.
4-. This refers to Mariano Rajoy, the president of the main opposition party (conservative) in Spain.
5-. In English in the original.
6-. In English in the original.
7-. Intentional wrong spelling for the English words “break-dance”.
8-. As in choreography slang, it means “cross-over”.
9-. Intentional wrong spelling for the English name “Michael Jackson”
10-. Latin American singer that got to be very famous in Spain some years ago, considered tacky by many Spaniards.
11-. The King of Spain.
12-. This refers to the famous – daringly impolite - words the King of Spain addressed in reply to Chávez, Venezuela’s president, at a summit taking place some months ago. It was considered nefariously non diplomatic and caused quite a commotion all over the world, although the main reaction was to applaud Juan Carlos I because Chávez had been talking with no manners at all.
