La Hormiguita Lyrics in English Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Hormiguita by Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 from Spanish to English.
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La conocí una tarde
I met her one afternoon
Con su guitarra cazaba boleros
With her guitar, she hunted boleros
Tenía puesto un jean
She was wearing jeans
Y una rosita amarilla en el pelo
And a little yellow rose in her hair
¿Qué vas a hacer?
What are you going to do?
Me preguntó sonriendo
She asked me smiling
Lo que tú quieras, respondí
Whatever you want, I replied
Fuimos al mar y mojamos los sueños
We went to the sea and wet our dreams
Guiñé mis ojos, y un delfín
I winked my eyes, and a dolphin
Pintó una ola rizada en su pecho
Painted a curly wave on her chest
Luego reí
Then I laughed
Y rompimos el hielo, (y rompimos el hielo)
And we broke the ice, (and we broke the ice)
Nos mordimos los dedos, (nos mordimos los dedos)
We bit our fingers, (we bit our fingers)
Como viola en un solo de chelo
Like a viola in a cello solo
Eres como una hormiguita
You're like a little ant
Que me besa y me pica
That kisses me and bites me
Que recorre mi espalda
That runs along my back
Y se acuesta en mi barba
And lies down in my beard
A estudiar geografía, -ía
To study geography, -y
Eres como un trapecista
You're like a trapeze artist
Que atraviesa mi lengua
That crosses my tongue
Y tu circo de flores
And your circus of flowers
Me carga y me suelta
Carries me and lets me go
Perdiendo la cuenta
Losing count
Perdiendo la cuenta
Losing count
Eh-eh-eh-eh-eh
Eh-eh-eh-eh-eh
Y tuve ganas de llorar
And I felt like crying
Pero tan solo en mi ojo derecho
But only in my right eye
Ella hablaba de la luna y de Chopin
She talked about the moon and Chopin
Y yo tocaba el preludio de un beso
And I played the prelude of a kiss
Luego reí
Then I laughed
Y rompimos el hielo, (y rompimos el hielo)
And we broke the ice, (and we broke the ice)
Nos mordimos los dedos, (nos mordimos los dedos)
We bit our fingers, (we bit our fingers)
Como viola en un solo de chelo
Like a viola in a cello solo
Eres como una hormiguita
You're like a little ant
Que me besa y me pica
That kisses me and bites me
Que recorre mi espalda
That runs along my back
Y se acuesta en mi barba
And lies down in my beard
A estudiar geografía, -ía
To study geography, -y
Eres como un trapecista
You're like a trapeze artist
Que atraviesa mi lengua
That crosses my tongue
Y tu circo de flores
And your circus of flowers
Me carga y me suelta
Carries me and lets me go
Perdiendo la cuenta
Losing count
Perdiendo la cuenta
Losing count
Eh-eh-eh-eh-eh
Eh-eh-eh-eh-eh
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hormiguita — little ant
Hormiguita literally means "little ant." It's an endearing diminutive of hormiga (ant), which makes it sound cute and affectionate.
In this song, Juan Luis Guerra uses hormiguita as a playful and tender nickname for his lover. He describes her actions in a whimsical way, saying she "kisses and stings me" and "travels my back," comparing her movements to a tiny, busy ant. This unique and charming metaphor makes the word memorable and central to the song's romantic imagery.
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