Ruben Blades — Manuela song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Manuela" by Ruben Blades.
Lyrics
Manuela, qué mujer aquella!
De grandes ojos y cabellos negros largos y figura de guitarra
Que hay que admirar!
Manuela, ay, que hembra más bella!
De risa coqueta y de cintura pequeñita y de piernas, criminal!
Que estampa sensual!
En todas partes repetían ese nombre
Perdían el sueño los hombres ante tanta perfección.
Las otras hembras la miraban y de envidias preguntaban,
--«y, qué tiene ella que no tenga yo?"--
Pero Manuela,
Como una pantera en cada esquina de aquel barrio iba
Dejando pedacitos de ilusión
De quien la amó.
Y es que Manuela no tiene problemas.
La juventud grita en su piel,
Sólo a la vida ella le es fiel;
No tiene horario, ni deber; no tiene penas.
Y cada hombre que la encuentra, admirado, se lamenta,
--«Que no diera por tumbar a la Manuela»! --(bis)
Ay Dios mío, qué no diera por el amor de la Manuela!
Ay que no diera, ay que no diera yo por tenerla
Es que le tengo un coco y me carga loco
Trastornao' me trae la jeba
Coro
Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela
Tiene tiene un caminao' bien rico
E' medio lao'
Con un gille de pantera
Coro
Yo seré tú domador bella mujer
Mamacita ven pa' ca pa
Lyrics translation
Manuela, what a woman!
Big eyes and long black hair and guitar figure
What to admire!
Manuela, Oh, what a beautiful female!
Flirtatious laughter and tiny waist and legs, criminal!
What a sexy look!
Everywhere they repeated that name
Men lost sleep to such perfection.
The other females looked at her and asked enviously,
-- "and, what does she have that I don't have?"--
But Manuela,
Like a panther in every corner of that neighborhood went
Leaving bits of illusion
Who loved her.
And Manuela has no problems.
Youth screams in their skin,
Only to life she is faithful;
He has no schedule, no duty; he has no sorrows.
And every man who finds her, admired, laments,
-- "Don't let Manuela down!" -- (bis)
Oh my god, don't give for the love of Manuela!
Oh that I didn't give, Oh that I didn't give for having it
It's just I got him a coconut and he drives me crazy.
Trastornao ' brings me the jeba
Choir
Alas, I did not give for the love of Manuela
It's got a nice walk.
It's middle lao.
With a panther gille
Choir
I'll be your Tamer beautiful woman
Mamacita come pa ' ca pa