What is the English meaning of the spanish word bamboleo?

Answer 1

Just like in English, a word literally means something different than the implied meaning. This song was taken from the Venezuelan song Caballo Viejo... so literally "old horse". It implies a man who is too old and set in his ways to change. Literally the word means "to swing or sway in a wavelike dance", but probably conjures a vision of an old bachelor/swinger who will never truly settle down. The line "Bamboleo, Bambolea, Porque mi vida yo la prefiero vivir asi" is basically saying who he is and that he lives his life as he prefers.

On a side note, when I was traveling with my Madrilleno friends, they made continuous fun of me for always asking "what does that mean..." or trying to make sense of things. They told me, "Estefani, you think too much!" Oh well. Viva la differencia!