La Mona Lyrics in English Carlos Vives
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Mona by Carlos Vives from Spanish to English.
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Intro
La lara lai lará
La lara lai lará
La lara lai lará
La lara lai lará
Verse 1
Yo conozco a una muchacha que va el Domingo a la playa
I know a girl who goes to the beach on Sunday
Me parece ver al Sol jugueteando con el agua
I seem to see the sun playing with the water
Tiene gracia, es muy bonita y es la dueña de estos versos
She is funny, she is very pretty and she is the owner of these verses
Y mi corazón se agita con el color de su pelo
And my heart flutters with the color of her hair
La Mona baila conmigo y les digo que no es invento
Mona dances with me and I tell them that it is not an invention
Ella me mira a los ojos, yo me quedo sin aliento
She looks me in the eye, I'm out of breath
Le gusta bailar reggae, se arrebata con sus tiempos
He likes to dance reggae, he gets carried away with his times
Y le gusta que yo cante las canciones de mi pueblo
And he likes me to sing the songs of my people
Chorus 1
Y ella es, como se la pido al cielo
And she is, as I ask of heaven
Y ella es, como apareció en mis sueños
And she is, how she appeared in my dreams
Y ella es, la que vuela con el viento
And she is the one who flies with the wind
Y ella es, como el agua en el desierto
And she is, like water in the desert
Verse 2
Se fue la Mona en su coche y me dijo que me quería
Mona left in her car and she told me she loved me
Y que el próximo Domingo entonces la encontraría
And that next Sunday then I would find her
En donde la arena sube y el sol quema todo el dia
Where the sand rises and the sun burns all day
Y cuando la Mona llega, se alegra la vida mía
And when Mona arrives, my life rejoices
Chorus 2
Y ella es, como se la pido al cielo
And she is, as I ask of heaven
Y ella es, como apareció en mis sueños
And she is, how she appeared in my dreams
Y ella es, la razón de mis desvelos
And she is the reason for my sleeplessness
Y ella es, el mejor de los remedios
And she is the best of remedies
Bridge
Me gusta ver como se tiende en el suelo
I like to see how it lies on the ground
Y al astro rey que la mira desde el cielo
And the star king who looks at her from the sky
Y me gusta ver como se mueve en silencio
And I like to see how it moves in silence
En el vaivén de las olas con el viento
In the swaying of the waves with the wind
Y quisiera ser agüita de coco fresco
And I would like to be fresh coconut water
Para llegar dulcemente hasta sus besos
To reach sweetly to his kisses
Quisiera ser un poquito de ese ungüento
I would like to be a little bit of that ointment
Para correr suavemente por su cuerpo
To run smoothly through your body
Mona, no te vayas Mona
Mona, don't go Mona
Mona, quédate conmigo
Mona, stay with me
Dicen que no tengo nada, yo te ofrezco mi cariño
They say I have nothing, I offer you my love
Mi ranchito junto al mar, mi botecito de remos
My little ranch by the sea, my little row boat
Y para completar el fruto del amor que nos tenemos
And to complete the fruit of love that we have for each other
Outro
Te buscaré por el color de tu pelo
I will look for you by the color of your hair
Te cantaré las canciones que más quiero
I will sing you the songs that I love the most
Y te nombraré la reina de mis recuerdos
And I will name you the queen of my memories
Te esperaré porque sabes que me muero
I'll wait for you because you know I'm dying
Te buscaré por el color de tu pelo
I will look for you by the color of your hair
Te cantaré las canciones que más quiero
I will sing you the songs that I love the most
Y te nombraré la reina de mis recuerdos
And I will name you the queen of my memories
Te esperaré porque sabes que me muero
I'll wait for you because you know I'm dying
Te buscaré por el color de tu pelo
I will look for you by the color of your hair
Te cantaré las canciones que más quiero
I will sing you the songs that I love the most
Y te nombraré la reina de mis recuerdos
And I will name you the queen of my memories
Te esperaré porque sabes que me muero
I'll wait for you because you know I'm dying
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