Johnny Pacheco — Las Muchachas song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Las Muchachas" by Johnny Pacheco.

Lyrics

Me dicen que la cubana tiene fuego en la cintura
bailando nadie le gana cuando repica una rumba
cuentan que la colombiana tiene la chiquita
y dicen que la peruana tiene la cara bonita
yo sé bien que en Buenos Aires todos los pollos son buenos
que no hay nada comparable con un pollito chileno.
Pero cuando veo una habanera
toda la sangre se me alborota
y si veo yo una santiaguera
entonces sí que boto la pelota.
Como pinareña y la vinareña compay
no hay, no hay, no hay
la y la santiaguera compay
no hay, no hay, no hay
y compay
no hay, no hay, no hay
y las holguineras que aman de veras compay
no hay, no hay, no hay.
, nicaragüenses,
salvadoreñas, costarricenses,
venezolanas y colombianas,
con la peruana quiero bailar
las argentinas, las brasileñas,
con la uruguaya y la panameña,
dominicanas y,
con todas ellas quiero bailar.
Por eso te digo compay
no hay, no hay, no hay
la pinareña y la vinareña compay
no hay, no hay, no hay
la santiaguera y la matancera compay
no hay, no hay, no hay
y con la holguinera que es muy sincera compay
no hay, no hay, no hay
no hay, no hay, no hay
no hay, no hay, no hay.

Lyrics translation

I'm told the Cuban has a fire in her waist
dancing no one beats him when he rumba
they say that the Colombian has the little girl
and they say that the Peruvian has a pretty face
I know well that in Buenos Aires all chickens are good
that there's nothing like a Chilean Chick.
But when I see a habanera
all my blood is upsetting
and if I see a santiaguera
then I do kick the ball.
As pinareña and vinareña compay
there's no, there's no, there's no
La y la santiaguera compay
there's no, there's no, there's no
and compay
there's no, there's no, there's no
and the holguineras who really love compay
there's no, there's no, there's no.
, Nicaraguan,
Salvadorans, Costa Ricans,
Venezuela and Colombia,
with the Peruvian I want to dance
the Argentines, the Brazilians,
with Uruguayan and Panamanian,
Dominican Republic and,
with all of them I want to dance.
That's why I call you compay
there's no, there's no, there's no
La pinareña and La vinareña compay
there's no, there's no, there's no
La santiaguera and La Matancera compay
there's no, there's no, there's no
and with the holguinera that is very sincere compay
there's no, there's no, there's no
there's no, there's no, there's no
there's no, there's no, there's no.