Frédéric François — Chiquita song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Chiquita" by Frédéric François.
Lyrics
Ay ay ay ay chiquita
Baila baila baila baila chiquita
Sur le rythme de salsa
Ay ay ay ay chiquita
Baila baila baila baila chiquita
Toute la musique de Cuba
Ah chiquita
Le soleil tapait si fort
Sur los habaneros
Sur la plage de sable
Fin de la bodega
Au bar del sol, abrités sous
Leurs sombreros
Ils trinquaient devant le poster
D’el Che Guevara
Quand elle est arrivée,
Un collier de fleurs
Autour des hanches,
La musique des solseros
S’est déclenchée
Elle ondulait
Comme une princesse aux pieds nus
Sur les planches
Et soudain, la foule
S’est mise à chanter
(au Refrain)
A la nuit tombée,
Arrivèrent los marineros
Sur la plage illuminée de la bodega
Au bar del sol
Devant le poster géant
D’el Che Guevara
Quand elle m’a regardé,
Mon coeur battait, battait
Tellement fort
Qu’elle m’a souri
Et puis m’a tendu les bras
Je me suis avancé
Et là, j’ai dansé
Jusqu'à l’aurore
Au milieu de la foule
Qui suivait nos pas
Ay ay ay ay chiquita
Baila baila baila
Baila chiquita
Sur le rythme de salsa
Ay ay ay ay chiquita
Baila baila baila
Baila chiquita
Toute la musique de Cuba
(Merci à joelle pour cettes paroles)
Lyrics translation
Ay Ay Ay Ay chiquita
Baila baila baila Baila chiquita
On the rhythm of salsa
Ay Ay Ay Ay chiquita
Baila baila baila Baila chiquita
All the music of Cuba
Ah little girl
The sun was pounding so hard
South Los habaneros
On the sandy beach
End of the cellar
At the bar del sol, sheltered under
Their hats
They would toast in front of the poster
D'el Che Guevara
When she arrived,
A flower necklace
Around the hips,
The music of the solseros
Triggered
She waved
Like a barefoot Princess
On the boards
And suddenly, the crowd
Started singing
(chorus)
At nightfall,
Los marineros arrived
On the illuminated beach of the bodega
At the bar del sol
In front of the giant poster
D'el Che Guevara
When she looked at me,
My heart beat, beat
So loud
That she smiled at me
And then held out my arms
I stepped forward
And there I danced
Till Dawn
In the crowd
Who followed in our footsteps
Ay Ay Ay Ay chiquita
Dance Dance Dance
Dance little girl
On the rhythm of salsa
Ay Ay Ay Ay chiquita
Dance Dance Dance
Dance little girl
All the music of Cuba
(Thanks to joelle for these words)