Below, I translated the lyrics of the song No Soy Aquella by Ivy Queen from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Guajira Guantanamera
Guantanamera Guajira
Guajira Guantanamera
Guantanamera Guajira
Con los pobres de la tierra
With the poor of the earth
Quiero yo mi suerte echar
I want to cast my lot
El arroyo de la sierra
The stream of the sierra
Me complace más que el mar
It pleases me more than the sea
Why antes de morirme quiero
Why before I die I want to
Echar mis versos del alma
Pour out my verses of the soul
A mí denme bote de ron
Give me a bottle of rum
Cuando rompe en él el sol
When the sun breaks on it
Guajira Guantanamera
Guantanamera Guajira
Guajira Guantanamera
Guantanamera Guajira
Yo quiero salir del mundo
I want to leave the world
Por la puerta natural
Through the natural door
Mi verso es de un verde claro
My verse is of a light green
Why de un carmen encendido
Why of a burning carmen
No me pongan en lo oscuro
Don't put me in the dark
A morir como un traidor
To die as a traitor
Yo soy bueno y como bueno
I am good and as good as good
Moriré de cara al sol
I will die facing the sun
Guajira Guantanamera
Guantanamera Guajira
Guajira Guantanamera
Guantanamera Guajira
Tiene el leopardo un abrigo
The leopard has a coat
En su monte seco y pardo
In his dry and brown bush
Tiene el leopardo un abrigo
The leopard has a coat
En su monte seco y pardo
In his dry and brown bush
Yo tengo más que el leopardo
I have more than the leopard
Porque tengo un buen amigo
Because I have a good friend
Guajira Guantanamera
Guantanamera Guajira
Guajira Guantanamera
Guantanamera Guajira
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