Cumbiera Intelectual Lyrics in English Kevin Johansen
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Cumbiera Intelectual by Kevin Johansen from Spanish to English.
La conoci en una bailanta todo apretado
I met her at a crowded dance club
Nos tropezamos pero fui yo el que se puso colorado
We bumped into each other, but I was the one who blushed
Era distinta y diferente su meneada
She was different and her moves were unique
Y un destello inteligente habia en su mirada
And there was a spark of intelligence in her eyes
Cuando le dije si queria bailar conmigo
When I asked her if she wanted to dance with me
Se puso a hablar de Jung, de Freud y Lacan
She started talking about Jung, Freud, and Lacan
Mi idiosincracia le causaba mucha gracia
My idiosyncrasies amused her
Me dijo al girar la cumbiera intelectual
As we spun around, the intellectual cumbia dancer
Me dijo al girar... esa cumbiera intelectual
She said as we spun... that intellectual cumbia dancer
Jung, Freud, Simone de Beauvoir, Gothe, Beckett
Jung, Freud, Simone de Beauvoir, Goethe, Beckett
Cosmos, Gershwin, Kurt Weill, Guggenheim
Cosmos, Gershwin, Kurt Weill, Guggenheim
Estudiaba una carrera poco conocida
She was studying a lesser-known career
Algo con ver con letra y filosofia
Something related to literature and philosophy
Era linda y hechizera su contoneada
She was beautiful and enchanting with her swaying hips
Y sus ojos de lince me atravesaban
And her sharp eyes pierced through me
Cuando intente arrimarle mi brazo
When I tried to put my arm around her
Se puso a hablar de Miller, de Anais Nin y Picasso
She started talking about Miller, Anais Nin, and Picasso
Y si osaba intentar robarle un beso
And if I dared to steal a kiss from her
Se ponia a leer de Neruda unos versos
She would start reciting verses from Neruda
Me hizo mucho mal la cumbiera intelectual
That intellectual cumbia dancer hurt me deeply
No la puedo olvidar... a esa cumbiera intelectual
I can't forget her... that intellectual cumbia dancer
Si le decia 'Vamos al cine, rica'
If I said, "Let's go to the movies, babe"
Me decia 'Veamos una de Kusturica'
She would say, "Let's watch a Kusturica film"
Si le decia 'Vamos a oler las flores'
If I said, "Let's smell the flowers"
Me hablaba de Virginia Wolf y sus amores
She would talk about Virginia Woolf and her lovers
Me hizo mucho mal la cumbiera intelectual
That intellectual cumbia dancer hurt me deeply
No la puedo olvidar... a esa cumbiera intelectual
I can't forget her... that intellectual cumbia dancer
Le pedi que me enseñe usar el mouse
I asked her to teach me how to use the mouse
Pero solo quiere hablarme del Bauhaus
But she only wants to talk about Bauhaus
Le pregunte si era chorra o rockera
I asked her if she was a thief or a rocker
Me dijo Gertrude Stein era re-tortillera
She said Gertrude Stein was a big lesbian
No la puedo olvidar
I can't forget her
(Jarmusch, Cousteau, Cocteau, Arto, Maguy Marin
(Jarmusch, Cousteau, Cocteau, Arto, Maguy Marin
Twyla Tharp, Gilda, Visconti, Gismonti
Twyla Tharp, Gilda, Visconti, Gismonti
me hace daño!
She hurts me!
Yo no quiero que pienses tanto, cumbiera intelectual!
I don't want you to think so much, intellectual cumbia dancer!
Yo voy a rezarle a tu santo para que te puedas soltar
I'm going to pray to your saint so you can let go
Para que seas mas normal
So you can be more normal
Paul Klee, Ante Garmaz, Kandinsky, Diego, Fridha
Paul Klee, Ante Garmaz, Kandinsky, Diego, Frida
Tolstoi, Bolshoi, Terry Gilliam, Shakespeare William
Tolstoy, Bolshoi, Terry Gilliam, William Shakespeare
Aprendi sobre un tal Hesse y de un Thomas Mann
I learned about a guy named Hesse and a guy named Thomas Mann
Y todo sobre el existencialismo Aleman
And everything about German existentialism
Y ella me sigue dando catedra todo el dia
And she keeps lecturing me
Aunque por suerte de vez en cuando su cuerpo respira
Although luckily from time to time her body breathes
Su cuerpo respira, su cuerpo respira, su cuerpo respira
Her body breathes from her, her body breathes from her, her body breathes
Yo no quiero que pienses tanto, cumbiera intelectual
I don't want you to think so much, intellectual cumbiera
Yo voy a rezarle a tu santo, para que seas mas normal
I am going to pray to your saint, so that you are more normal
Para que te puedas soltar
So you can let go
Cumbierita
Cumbierite
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