Aroma De Mujer Lyrics in English by Maelo Ruiz
Embriagar literally means "to intoxicate" or "to get drunk." While it can refer to alcohol, it's often used metaphorically to describe being overwhelmed or captivated by something.
In "Aroma de Mujer," the singer uses it to express how the beautiful aromas at the spa were so potent that they made him feel completely swept away, almost as if he were drunk on the scents. This vivid imagery makes the word memorable and adds a touch of poetic flair to the lyrics.
Aroma De Mujer is a salsa daydream that starts somewhere very ordinary. Maelo Ruiz goes to a spa because he is stressed out: "Una tarde yo me fui a un spa" (One afternoon I went to a spa), "Con tanto estrés quería descansar" (with so much stress I wanted to rest). The scents in the air are so strong he says he could get drunk on them, and he keeps asking whether what happens next is real or just "un efecto de tanto relax" (an effect of so much relaxing).
Then a beautiful woman walks past, and the chorus hammers home one line: "El que la mira se enamora de ella" (whoever looks at her falls in love with her). He admits he turned "un poquito caprichoso" (a little bit spoiled, wanting what he wants) and wished she would kiss and caress him. The punchline? "Y entonces desperté" (and then I woke up), "un poquito caluroso" (a little hot and bothered). It was a dream all along, which is pretty funny.
Listen for the playful middle section where she likes tango and reggaetón while he sticks up for salsa "porque tiene mucho swing" (because it has a lot of swing). In the closing ad-libs he says "yo no cambio china por botella", a Puerto Rican saying, since in Puerto Rico a china is an orange: roughly "I wouldn't trade the real thing for something worthless." It is a light, cheeky song, and that repeated chorus line is a great one to learn.
