Below, I translated the lyrics of the song A María by Ricardo Montaner from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
La niña María Jones
The girl Maria Jones
De apenitas 20 años
Just 20 years old
Es hija de don Paquito
She is the daughter of Don Paquito
Su madre doña Dolores
Her mother, Doña Dolores
La niña tiene una urgencia
The girl has an emergency
De hablar pronto con sus padres
Talk to your parents soon
Un tema de adolescencia
A teenage theme
Con pena les da detalles
With regret he gives them details
Ay, papá y mamá
Oh, dad and mom
La tostaíta se va a quemar
The toast is going to burn
Con la fuerza que traen los vientos
With the force that the winds bring
Mi novio Pepe lo está pidiendo
My boyfriend Pepe is asking for it
Mi tía, Rosa la Pepa
My aunt, Rosa la Pepa
Que se ha quedado soltera
That she has remained single
Me dice que no demore
She tells me not to delay
Y que le dé lo que espera
And let her give her what she expects
Dice mi abuelita Pepa
My grandmother Pepa says
Que tiene vasta experiencia
That she has vast experience
No lo dejes para más tarde
Don't leave it for later
Si el tipo tiene esa urgencia
If the guy has that urgency
Mi hermana, Pepa la grande
My sister, Pepa the big one
Le queda flojo el zapato
His shoe is loose
Se dio cuenta que era tarde
She realized it was late
Después de haberlo comprado
After having bought it
Mi hermano, facundo Pepa
My brother, facundo Pepa
También anda de amorío
He is also having an affair
Y no sabe que contestarme
And she doesn't know what to answer me
Porque no lo ha conocido
Because she hasn't met him
Ay, papá y mamá
Oh, dad and mom
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