Ella Y El Lyrics in English Ricardo Arjona
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Ella Y El by Ricardo Arjona from Spanish to English.
Ella es de La Habana, él de Nueva York
She is from Havana, he is from New York
Ella baila en Tropicana, a él le gusta el Rock
She dances at Tropicana, he likes Rock
Ella vende besos en un burdel
She sells kisses in a brothel
Mientras él se gradúa en U.C.L.A
While he graduates from U.C.L.A
Ella es medio marxista, él es republicano
She is somewhat Marxist, he is Republican
Ella quiere ser artista, él odia a los cubanos
She wants to be an artist, he hates Cubans
Él cree en La Estatua de la Libertad
He believes in the Statue of Liberty
Y ella en su vieja Habana de la soledad
And she in her old Havana of loneliness
Él ha comido hamburguesas
He has eaten hamburgers
Ella moros con cristianos
She, rice and beans with Christians
Él, el champagne con sus fresas
He, champagne with his strawberries
Ella un mojito cubano
She, a Cuban mojito
Ella se fue de gira a Yucatan
She went on tour to Yucatan
Y él de vacaciones al mismo lugar
And he went on vacation to the same place
Mulata hasta los pies, él rubio como el sol
Mulata down to her feet, he blond like the sun
Ella no habla inglés, y él menos español
She doesn't speak English, and he speaks even less Spanish
Él fue a tomar un trago sin sospechar
He went for a drink without suspecting
Que iba a encontrar el amor en aquel lugar
That he was going to find love in that place
Lo que las ideologías dividen al hombre
What ideologies divide among men
El amor con sus hilos los une en su nombre
Love with its threads unites them in its name
Ella mueve su cintura al ritmo de un tan tan
She moves her waist to the rhythm of a tan tan
Y él se va divorciando del Tío Sam
And he divorces himself from Uncle Sam
Él se refugia en su piel la quiere para él
He takes refuge in her skin, he wants her for himself
Y ella se va olvidando de Fidel
And she forgets about Fidel
Qué sabían Lennin y Lincoln del amor
What did Lenin and Lincoln know about love
Qué saben Fidel y Clinton del amor
What do Fidel and Clinton know about love
Ella se sienta en su mesa, él tiembla de la emoción
She sits at his table, he trembles with excitement
Ella se llama Teresa y él se llama John
She is called Teresa and he is called John
Ella dice hola chico, él contesta hello
She says hello boy, he answers hello
A ella no le para el pico, él dice speak slow
She doesn't stop talking, he says speak slow
El se guardó su bandera, ella olvidó los conflictos
He kept his flag, she forgot the conflicts
Él encontró la manera de que el amor salga invicto
He found a way for love to come out victorious
La tomó de la mano y se la llevó
He took her hand and took her away
El yanqui de la cubana se enamoró
The Yankee fell in love with the Cuban
Lo que las ideologías dividen al hombre
What ideologies divide among men
El amor con sus hilos los une en su nombre
Love with its threads unites them in its name
Ella mueve su cintura al ritmo de un tan tan
She moves her waist to the rhythm of a tan tan
Y él se va divorciando del Tío Sam
And he divorces himself from Uncle Sam
Él se refugia en su piel la quiere para él
He takes refuge in her skin, he wants her for himself
Y ella se va olvidando de Fidel
And she forgets about Fidel
Qué sabían Lennin y Lincoln del amor
What did Lenin and Lincoln know about love
Qué saben Fidel y Clinton del amor
What do Fidel and Clinton know about love
Ahora viven en Paris
Now they live in Paris
Buscaron tierra neutral
They looked for neutral ground
Ella logró ser actriz, él es un tipo normal
She managed to become an actress, he is a normal guy
Caminan de la mano, calle Campos Elíseos
They walk hand in hand, on the Champs-Élysées street
Como quien se burla del planeta y sus vicios
As if mocking the planet and its vices
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Ricardo Arjona
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