En El Muelle De San Blas Lyrics in English by MANA

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song En El Muelle De San Blas by MANA from Spanish to English.

Verse 1

She said goodbye to her love

He left on a boat at the San Blas pier

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He swore that he would return

And soaked in tears she swore that she would wait

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Thousands of moons went by

And she was always at the pier, waiting

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Many afternoons nested

They nested in her hair

And on her lips

She wore the same dress

And so if he came back he wouldn't get it wrong

The crabs bit

Her clothing, her sadness, and her hope

And time slipped away

And her eyes filled with dawns

And she fell in love with the sea

And her body took root at the pier

Alone in oblivion

Alone with her spirit

Alone with her love, the sea

At the San Blas pier

Her hair turned white

But no ship brought her love back

And in town they told her

They called her the madwoman of the San Blas pier

And one April afternoon

They tried to move her to the asylum

Nobody could tear her away

And from the sea they never ever separated her

Alone alone in oblivion

Alone alone with her spirit

Alone alone with her love, the sea

Alone at the San Blas pier

Alone alone in oblivion

Alone alone with her spirit

Alone alone with her love, the sea

Alone alone

Alone alone in oblivion

Alone alone with her spirit

Alone alone with her love, the sea

Alone at the San Blas pier

She stayed, she stayed

Alone, alone

She stayed, she stayed

With the sun and with the sea

She stayed there, she stayed till the end

She stayed there, she stayed at the San Blas pier

Alone alone, she stayed

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enraizó — took root

Enraizó is the past tense of enraizar, which means "to take root" like a plant. It's a beautiful and powerful word that you won't hear every day.

In this classic song, MANA uses it metaphorically to create a stunning image: "Y su cuerpo se enraizó, en el muelle" (And her body took root on the pier). This suggests she waited so long for her love to return that she literally became a part of the pier, capturing the depth of her eternal wait and devotion.

This song tells a wild story, supposedly based on a real legend from San Blas, Mexico. It's about a woman whose lover sails away on a boat, promising to come back. She makes a promise too: "empapada en llanto ella juró que esperaría" (drenched in tears she swore she would wait). And boy, does she wait. For years and years, she stands on that same pier, wearing the same dress so he won't miss her when he returns.

The lyrics get really intense as time passes. Her hair turns white, and the townspeople start calling her "la loca del muelle de San Blás" (the crazy woman of the San Blas pier). She becomes so connected to the spot that her body literally "se enraizó, en el muelle" (took root on the pier). When people try to take her to an asylum, they can't move her. In the end, she stays there forever, becoming one with the sea, which the song calls her new love.

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MANA En El Muelle De San Blas Lyrics