Los Mangos Bajitos Lyrics in English Juan Luis Guerra
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Los Mangos Bajitos by Juan Luis Guerra from Spanish to English.
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Dice don Martín Garata
Says Don Martin Garata
Persona de alto rango
High-ranking person
Que le gusta mucho el mango
Who likes mango very much
Porque es una fruta grata
Because it is a pleasant fruit
Pero treparse en la mata (ay, eso no)
But climb the bush (oh, not that)
Y verse en los cogollitos (ay, eso no)
And see yourself in the buds (oh, not that)
En aprietos infinitos (ay, eso no)
In infinite predicament (oh, not that)
Como eso es tan peligroso
How that's so dangerous
Él encuentra más sabroso
He finds tastier
Coger los mangos bajitos (ay, ñeñe)
Take the short mangoes (oh, ñeñe)
Coger los mangos bajitos (tulile)
Take the short mangoes (tulile)
Coger los mangos bajitos
Take the short mangoes
Ey
Hey
Dice don Martín también
Don Martin also says
Que le gusta la castaña
What you like chestnut
Pero cuando mano extraña
But when the hand misses
La saca de la sartén
He takes it out of the pan
Y que se la pelen bien (ay, eso sí)
And that they peel it well (oh, yes)
Con todos los requisitos (ay, eso sí)
With all the requirements (oh, yes)
Pero arderse los deditos (ay, eso no)
But burning your fingers (oh, not that)
Metiéndolos en la flama
Putting them in the flame
Eso sí que no se llama
That is not called
Coger los mangos bajitos (ay, ñeñe)
Take the short mangoes (oh, ñeñe)
Coger los mangos bajitos (tulile)
Take the short mangoes (tulile)
Coger los mangos bajitos
Take the short mangoes
Ey
Hey
Por eso la suerte ingrata
That's why luck is thankless
De mi vida no mejora
My life doesn't get better
Porque muchos son ahora
Because many are now
Como don Martín Garata
As Don Martin Garata
Que quieren meterse en plata (ay, eso sí)
Who want to get into silver (oh, yes)
Ganando cuartos mansitos (ay, eso no)
Winning tame quarters (oh, not that)
Con monopolios bonitos (ay, eso no)
With nice monopolies (oh, not that)
Con chivos y contrabando
With goats and contraband
Sin dar un golpe y soñando
Without giving a blow and dreaming
Coger los mangos bajitos (ay, ñeñe)
Take the short mangoes (oh, ñeñe)
Coger los mangos bajitos (tulile)
Take the short mangoes (tulile)
Coger los mangos bajitos
Take the short mangoes
(Aquí tengo una pera, pa' que le den matinela)
(Here I have a pear, pa' that they give him matinela)
¿Y a quién no le gusta un mango?
And who doesn't love a mango?
Que se lo den peladito
Let them give it to you peeled
¿Y a quién no le gusta un mango?
And who doesn't love a mango?
Amarillo o rosadito
Yellow or pink
¿Y a quién no le gusta un mango?
And who doesn't love a mango?
Sin trabajar y soñando
Without working and dreaming
¿Y a quién no le gusta un mango?
And who doesn't love a mango?
Coger un mango bajito
Grab a short mango
¿Y a quién no le gusta un mango?
And who doesn't love a mango?
Sin treparse al cogollito
Without climbing the bud
¿Y a quién no le gusta un mango?
And who doesn't love a mango?
Banilejo o mameyito
Banilejo or mameyito
¿Y a quién no le gusta un mango?
And who doesn't love a mango?
Pasar la vida soñando
Spending life dreaming
¿Y a quién no le gusta un mango?
And who doesn't love a mango?
Comerse un mango bajito
Eat a short mango
Mamacita, qué bonito
Mamacita, how beautiful
¿Y a quién no le gusta un mango?
And who doesn't love a mango?
Sin arderse los deditos
Without burning your fingers
¿Y a quién no le gusta un mango?
And who doesn't love a mango?
Amarillo o rosadito
Yellow or pink
¿Y a quién no le gusta un mango?
And who doesn't love a mango?
Sin trabajar y soñando
Without working and dreaming
¿Y a quién no le gusta un mango?
And who doesn't love a mango?
Comer los mangos bajitos
Eat the mangoes short
¿Y a quién no le gusta un mango?
And who doesn't love a mango?
Que se lo den peladito
Let them give it to you peeled
¿Y a quién no le gusta un mango?
And who doesn't love a mango?
Banilejo o mameyito
Banilejo or mameyito
¿Y a quién no le gusta un mango?
And who doesn't love a mango?
Pasar la vida soñando
Spending life dreaming
¿Y a quién no le gusta un mango?
And who doesn't love a mango?
Comerse un mango bajito
Eat a short mango
Mamacita, qué bonito
Mamacita, how beautiful
Pero mira como viene
But look how it comes
Uy, uy, uy, uy, uy, uy
Oops, uy, uy, uy, uy, uy
Ay mamá, eh, ay mamá
Oh mom, uh, oh mom
Ay mamá, eh, ay mamá
Oh mom, uh, oh mom
Ay mamá, eh, ay mamá
Oh mom, uh, oh mom
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