Hugues Aufray — San Miguel song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "San Miguel" by Hugues Aufray.
Lyrics
Au nord du Mexique, sur la frontière de l’Arizona,
entre Tanstone et Las Mogales
se trouve la plaine de San Miguel.
Partout autour de San Miguel c’est à elle,
ces fermes si belles,
à la Dona Maria Helena Cantarel.
Je travaille au ranch
et quand elle sort, je selle mes chevaux,
je prends mon fusil, galope près d’elle
et que sais-je encore?
Elle dit: 'Merci Manuel',
ou 'Manuel por favor',
ou 'Bonsoir Manuel',
la Dona Maria Helena Cantarel.
L'église de San Miguel et ses cloches me disent,
elles me disent:
'Cette dame, Manuel,
c’est la femme du senor Don Carlos Cantarel.'
Tu travailles au ranch,
et quand elle sort, tu selles les chevaux,
tu prends ses valises, ses lettres, ses livres
et que sais-je encore?
Mais je vis dans son c ur,
quand avec son regard elle dit:
'Merci Manuel ',
ou 'Manuel por favor',
ou 'Bonsoir Manuel',
ou 'Manuel, à plus tard!'
Lyrics translation
North of Mexico, on the Arizona border,
between Tanstone and Las Mogales
lies the plain of San Miguel.
All around San Miguel it's up to her,
these beautiful farms,
at the Dona Maria Helena Cantarel.
I work at the ranch
and when she comes out, I saddle my horses,
I take my rifle, gallop near her
and what else do I know?
She says,'Thank You, Manuel.',
or 'manual please',
or 'Good Evening Manuel',
Dona Maria Helena Cantarel.
The Church of San Miguel and its bells tell me,
they tell me:
'This lady, Manuel,
she is the wife of senor Don Carlos Cantarel.'
You work at the ranch,
and when she comes out, you saddle the horses,
you take his suitcases, his letters, his books
and what else do I know?
But I live in her heart,
when with her look she says:
'Thanks Manual ',
or 'manual please',
or 'Good Evening Manuel',
or ' manual, see you later!'