Ruben Blades — Ligia Elena song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Ligia Elena" by Ruben Blades.

Lyrics

Ligia Elena la candida niña de la sociedad
Se ha fugado con un trompetista de la vecindad
El padre la busca afanosamente
Y lo esta comentando todo la gente
Y la madre pregunta angustiada
¿En donde estará?
De nada sirvieron regaños
Ni viajes ni monjas
Ni las promesas de amor
Que le hicieron los niños de bien
Fue tan buena la nota que dio aquel humilde trompeta
Que entre acordes de cariño eterno
Se fue ella con él
Se han mudado a cuarto chiquito
Con muy pocos muebles
Y alli viven contentos y llenos de felicidad
Mientras tristes los padres preguntan en donde fallamos
Ligia Elena con su trompetista amandose estan
Dulcemente se escurren los dias en aquel cuartito
Mientras que en las mansiones lujosas de la sociedad
Otras niñas que saben del cuento al dormir se preguntan
Ay señor y mi trompetista cuando llegara
Otras niñas que saben del cuento al dormir se preguntan
Ay senor y mi trompetista cuando llegara
Ligia Elena esta contenta y su familia esta asfixia'
Ligia Elena esta contenta y su familia esta asfixia'
Se escapo con un trompeta de la vecindad
Ligia Elena esta contenta y su familia esta asfixia'
Se llevaron la niña del ojo en papa
Ligia Elena esta contenta y su familia esta asfixia'
En donde fallamos pregunta mama
Ligia Elena esta contenta y su familia esta asfixia'
Se han colado un niche en la blanca sociedad
Ligia Elena esta contenta y su familia esta asfixia'
Pudo más el amor que el dinero señor
Ligia Elena esta contenta y su familia esta asfixia'
Que buena la nota que dio aquel trompeta
Ligia Elena esta contenta y su familia esta asfixia'
Eso de racismo brother no esta en na'
Ligia Elena esta contenta y su familia esta asfixia'
Deja que la agarremos jura el papa
Ligia Elena esta contenta y su familia esta asfixia'
Ligia esta llena de felicidad
Mira doña Gertrudis le digo que estoy
Pero es que mire a mi lo que mas
Me… a mi lo que mas me…
A mi lo que mas me choca
Es que esa mal agradecida yo pensaba que me iba a dar
Un ñietecito con los cabellos rubios
Y los ojos rubios y los dientes rubios asi como??¦Froy Donahue
Y viene y se marcha con ese tuza ay… ay… ay no??¦
Ay esta juventud…

Lyrics translation

Ligia Elena the Candida girl of society
He ran off with a local trumpeter.
The father is looking for her
And everybody's talking about it.
And the mother asks distraught
Where will he be?
There was no point in scolding
Neither travels nor nuns
Nor the promises of love
That the children did him good
It was so good the note that gave that humble trumpet
That between chords of eternal affection
She went with him
They've moved into a little room.
With very few furniture
And there they live happy and full of happiness
While sad parents ask where we failed
Ligia Elena with her trumpeter loving each other
Sweetly run away the days in that little room
While in the luxurious mansions of society
Other girls who know the story when they sleep wonder
Oh Lord and my trumpeter when I arrive
Other girls who know the story when they sleep wonder
Ay Señor and my trumpeter when I arrive
Ligia Elena is happy and her family is choking'
Ligia Elena is happy and her family is choking'
He got away with a neighborhood trumpet.
Ligia Elena is happy and her family is choking'
They took the girl with the eye on papa
Ligia Elena is happy and her family is choking'
Where we failed mom question
Ligia Elena is happy and her family is choking'
They've snuck a niche into the white society
Ligia Elena is happy and her family is choking'
Could more love than money sir
Ligia Elena is happy and her family is choking'
What a good note that trumpet gave
Ligia Elena is happy and her family is choking'
That racism thing brother's not in na'
Ligia Elena is happy and her family is choking'
Let us get her, the pope swears.
Ligia Elena is happy and her family is choking'
Ligia is full of happiness
Look Dona Gertrudis I tell you I'm
But look at me what else
I ... to me what else I…
What shocks me the most
I thought I was going to give
A little boy with blond hair
And blond eyes and blond teeth just like??/ Froy Donahue
And he comes and goes with that tuza ay ... ay ... ay no??¦
Woe to this youth…