Celia Cruz — Las Caras Lindas song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Las Caras Lindas" by Celia Cruz.
Lyrics
Las caras lindas de mi gente negra
son un desfile de melaza en flor
que cuando pasa frente a mí se alegra
de su negrura, todo el corazón
Las caras lindas de mi raza prieta
tienen de llanto, de pena y dolor
son las verdades, que la vida reta
pero que llevan dentro mucho amor
Somos la melaza que ríe
la melaza que llora,
somos la melaza que ama
y en cada beso, es conmovedora
Por eso vivo orgulloso de su colorido
somos betún amable, de clara poesía
tienen su ritmo, tienen melodía
las caras lindas de mi gente negra
Las caras lindas, las caras lindas
las caras lindas de mi gente negra
Qué lindas, pero, pero mira, qué lindas son
Tienen, tienen, tienen, tienen de llanto
mucha melodía, te digo Belén tienen belleza
y también tienen poesía de la bien linda
Caritas lindas de gente negra,
que en La Calma tengo un montón
las caras lindas de mi gente negra, son un vacilón
Somos, te digo, la melaza que ríe,
que canta y que llora y en cada beso
bien conmovedora y cautivadora
Te digo que en Porto bello Panamá
yo vi la cara más bella y pura
y es por eso que mi corazón,
se alegra de su negrura
Esa si que es linda!
Que lin, que lin, que lindas son
negrura de la pura
Que lin, que lin, que lindas son
Óyeme, pero que bonitas son, lindas son,
chulas son, bonitas son, lindas que son
lindas como tú veras, así son
Lindas como aquellas que dije son un vacilón
un riquito vacilón, con tu corazón, rico de melón
Que lindas, que lindas, que lindas, que lindas
que chulas que son, bonitas que son, bien bonitas
chulitas que son, que lindas son, caritas lindas,
lindas, lindas son ¡llévame!
Lindas que son, lindas son
Pero que lindas son, pero que lindas son,
lindas que son, lindas son
Muchas caras lindas,
pero que lin, que lin, que lindas son
Roco toco tin pero que lindas
que lindas son,
las caras lindas de mi gente negra, son un montón
Desfile de negrura,
de la pura que viene de allá bajo
las caras lindas de mi gente negra son un vacilón.
Melaza que ríe, melaza que ríe,
ay, que canta y que llora,
y en cada beso bien conmovedora
Pero que linda!
Lyrics translation
The cute faces of my black people
they're a parade of molasses in bloom
that when he passes in front of me he rejoices
of his blackness, the whole heart
The cute faces of my prieta race
they have of weeping, of sorrow and pain
it is the truths, that life challenges
but they carry a lot of love inside
We are the molasses that laugh
the molasses that weeps,
we are the molasses he loves
and in every kiss, it's touching
That's why I live proud of its colorful
we are kind bitumen, of clear poetry
they have their rhythm, they have Melody
the cute faces of my black people
Cute faces, cute faces
the cute faces of my black people
They're cute, but, but look, they're cute.
They got, they got, they got, they got crying
a lot of melody, I tell you Bethlehem have beauty
and they also have poetry of the pretty good
Cute little black people faces,
that in the calm I have a lot
the pretty faces of my black people, they're a wavering
We are, I tell you, the molasses that laugh,
singing and crying and every kiss
well touching and captivating
I tell you that in Porto bello Panama
I saw the most beautiful and pure face
and that's why my heart,
he rejoices in his blackness
That's pretty!
That lin, that lin, that beautiful are
blackness of pure
That lin, that lin, that beautiful are
Listen to me, but how beautiful they are, beautiful they are,
cool they are, pretty they are, cute they are
pretty as you'll see, that's how they are
Cute as the ones I said are a wavering
a rich little waver, with your heart, rich of melon
That's beautiful, that's beautiful, that's beautiful, that's beautiful
what cool they are, pretty they are, pretty pretty
chulitas that they are, that they are cute, cute faces,
cute, cute are take me!
Cute they are, cute they are
But how cute they are, but how cute they are,
cute they are, cute they are
Lots of cute faces,
but that lin, that lin, that cute are
Roco toco tin but they're cute
how cute they are,
the cute faces of my black people, they're a lot
Parade of blackness,
of the pure that comes from down there
the pretty faces of my black people are a quitter.
Molasses that laugh, molasses that laugh,
Oh, that sings and that cries,
and in every kiss well touching
What a beauty!