Below, I translated the lyrics of the song María la Loca by Celia Cruz from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Con los zapatos rotos
With broken shoes
Va caminando María la loca
Walking Mary the Mad
Va por la calle ocho
Go down Calle Ocho
Ocho razones, ocho derrotas
Eight reasons, eight defeats
La vida que es la vida
The life that is life
Le ha dado harapos y no fortuna
It has given him rags and not fortune
Su corazón un trapo
His heart a rag
Remiendos mucho y fe ninguna
Patches a lot and no faith
María la loca
Mary the Mad
Desgracia encima
Misfortune on top
Hay quien se arrima
There are those who get close
Que ella tiene pena en el alma
That she has sorrow in her soul
Los amores de un caballero
The Loves of a Gentleman
Dejaron su piel marcada
They left their skin scarred
Con la mirada abajo
Looking down
Huye del mundo María la loca
Flee the world Mad Mary
Sueña con un pasado
Dream of a past
Pasado el tiempo nadie lo nota
Over time nobody notices it
Vive en la misma cale
Live in the same cove
Noche tras noche la misma cuna
Night after night the same crib
Habla con la botella
Talk to the bottle
Querida amiga de su amargura
Dear friend of your bitterness
Que ella tiene pena en el alma
That she has sorrow in her soul
Los amores de un caballero
The Loves of a Gentleman
Dejaron su piel marcada
They left their skin scarred
Rompe con la luna
Break with the moon
Que ya viene el sol
The sun is coming
Y llega la mañana
And the morning arrives
Busca algún refugio
Find a shelter
Pa'tu corazón, y el gallo canta
Pa'tu corazón, and the rooster crows
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