Canela En Rama Lyrics in English El Kanka

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Canela En Rama by El Kanka from Spanish to English.

I, who never knew how to be on time

Today I stayed waiting for you

And even though my eye doctor says

that my eyesight is really bad

Today I stayed looking at you

And despite that insomnia keeps me up every night

Today I stayed, dreaming of you

And I, who talk even underwater

Today I caught myself listening to you

How lovely!

And even though, out of pure cowardice

I've always been a pacifist

Today I fought for you

and I won you

I, who have always been one to put distance in between

Today I saw you, and I stayed

Although I'm allergic to flannel I stayed in your bed

My curtains don't match your linings

And even so today I cook in your kitchen, babe

Cinnamon stick

Today I cook in your kitchen, babe

I, who was always a nocturnal animal

Today I'm staying to watch the sunrise

And I, who was always a rocker

Today I sing you boleros

Oh, 'if you tell me come'

I, who have always fled from fashions

Today I wear Prêt-à-Porter

They're the things of life

They're the things of love

I came over for a visit

I came over for a visit and I stayed

Although I'm allergic to flannel I stayed in your bed

My curtains don't match your linings

And even so today I cook in your kitchen, babe-abe-abe

Although I'm allergic to flannel I stayed in your bed

My curtains don't match your linings

And even so today I cook in your kitchen, babe

Cinnamon stick

In your kitchen, babe, cinnamon stick

In your kitchen, babe

I, who never knew how to be on time

Today I stayed waiting for you

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SONG MEANING

Canela en Rama is El Kanka’s cheeky love letter to all the unexpected ways a crush can flip your world upside down. With a grin and a guitar, he confesses that he is usually late, talkative, allergic to flannel, and absolutely rock-n-roll… yet for this special someone he waits on time, listens in silence, dozes off dreaming, sings boleros, and even braves an itchy bedspread. Every line is a playful contradiction that highlights how love makes us break our own rules without a second thought.

The title itself—literally “cinnamon in stick form”—is a Spanish expression for something delightfully perfect. That sweet spice becomes the flavor of the relationship: he may not match her décor, but he is happily cooking in her kitchen, heart first. Ultimately the song celebrates the magic of letting go of old habits when the right person appears. Love, El Kanka reminds us, is canela en rama: unexpectedly delicious and worth every crazy compromise.

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El Kanka Canela En Rama Lyrics