Magüá Lyrics in English by Vicente Garcia
Magüá is a unique and intriguing word because it's a proper noun, likely referring to a specific place or region in the Dominican Republic, given the other geographical references in the song like Samaná and Miche.
Its unusual sound and the way it's sung with such longing and anticipation ("Que ya vamos a llegar magüá mama") make it stand out. It evokes a sense of journey and destination, inviting listeners to discover the significance of this mysterious place within the song's narrative.
"Magüá" pictures a hideaway on the northern coast of the Dominican Republic, in the bay near Cabo Cabrón. Vicente García sings the escape as something already decided: "Nos escaparemos de los candelarios" [We will escape from the candelarios], trading noise and routine for a place framed entirely by geography — the horizon, the palm and the sun, the peninsula of Changó.
The refrain "Hay un monte" [There is a mountain] works like a compass point the song keeps circling back to, fixing that mountain "En el norte Samaná" [In the north, Samaná] and "A la vera de la mar" [By the sea]. Repeating it turns the destination from a wish into a plan: "Veremos crecer nuestros muchachos" [We will see our kids grow] — the escape imagined as permanent, a life built around one landmark rather than left behind for it.
