La Receta Lyrics in English Carlos Vives
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Receta by Carlos Vives from Spanish to English.
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Le escribi a Juancito que yo no encontraba la inspiración
I wrote Juancito that I could not find inspiration
Para hacer un merengue que lleve el sabor que hay en la provincia
To make a meringue that carries the flavor that exists in the province
Le escribi a Juancito que yo no encontraba la inspiración
I wrote Juancito that I could not find inspiration
Para hacer un merengue que lleve el sabor que hay en la provincia
To make a meringue that carries the flavor that exists in the province
Le pedi a Juancito que mande contestación
I asked Juancito to send an answer
Y que lo mas pronto me escriba ese merenguito
And that as soon as possible, write me that meringue
Y le di las gracias por toda su educación
And I thanked him for all his education
Y quede esperando tranquilo ese favorcito
And wait quietly for that little favor
Y le di las gracias por toda su educación
And I thanked him for all his education
Y quede esperando tranquilo ese favorcito
And wait quietly for that little favor
Me escribió Juancito a pesar de que es hombre muy ocupado
Juancito wrote to me even though he is a very busy man
De su manuscrito la carta que ha llamado mi atención
From your manuscript the letter that has caught my attention
Me escribió Juancito a pesar de que es hombre muy ocupado
Juancito wrote to me even though he is a very busy man
De su manuscrito la carta que ha llamado mi atención
From your manuscript the letter that has caught my attention
En correspondencia, rezaba a continuación
Correspondingly, he prayed below
Para hacer merengue yo les tengo la receta
To make meringue I have the recipe
Una guacharaca, una caja, un acordeón
A guacharaca, a box, an accordion
Y una voz alegre que conserve la cadencia
And a happy voice that keeps the cadence
Y que en una paila lo pongas en el fogón
And that in a pan you put it on the stove
Y lo vas meneando para que tome consistencia
And you are shaking it so that it takes consistency
Le pones esencias que nazcan del corazón
You put essences that are born from the heart
Le das la sazón y una hojita de paciencia
You give it the seasoning and a little leaf of patience
Y después le rallas cascaritas de limón
And then you grated lemon peels
Y haces la canción con tus propias experiencias
And you make the song with your own experiences
El tiempo que se va, se va
The time that goes, goes
Que no se lleve la inocencia
Do not take innocence
El tiempo que se va, se va
The time that goes, goes
Que no se lleve la inocencia
Do not take innocence
Sigo leyendo abajito, en donde dice advertencia
I keep reading below, where it says warning
Que para hacer un merenguito las cosas tienen su ciencia
That to make a meringue things have their science
Que para hacer un merenguito las cosas tienen su ciencia
That to make a meringue things have their science
A baila, a baila
Dance, dance
Les traigo mi merenguito
I bring you my meringue
A baila, a baila
Dance, dance
Les traigo mi merenguito
I bring you my meringue
Del caribe colombiano
From the Colombian Caribbean
Como le pedi a Juancito
As I asked Juancito
Con su toque provinciano
With his provincial touch
Para los pobres y los ricos
For the poor and the rich
Para todos mis hermanos
For all my brothers
Para los grandes y los chicos
For the old and the young
Que ahi les traigo la receta
That there I bring you the recipe
Para hacer un merenguito
To make a meringue
El tiempo que se va se va
The time that goes, goes
Ya nunca podrás detenerlo
You can never stop it
Toma la vida con calma
Take life easy
Dejemos tantos misterios
Let's leave so many mysteries
Que se nos pasan los años
That the years go by
Después no hay remedio
Then there is no remedy
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CARLOS VIVES, JUAN ZAMBRANO
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