Mamá María Lyrics in English by Ricchi E Poveri

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Mamá María by Ricchi E Poveri from Spanish to English.

Un gato blanco de buen humor

A white cat in a good mood

Un búho sobre el televisor

An owl on the TV

Humo en el aire, olor a incienso

Smoke in the air, smell of incense

Sus ojos dulces de un rosado intenso

Her sweet eyes of intense pink

Da filtros contra la soltería

She gives filters against being single

Y las recetas de la alegría

And the recipes of joy

Lee el destino en las estrellas

She reads fate in the stars

Te dice solo, solo cosas bellas

She tells you only, only lovely things

Ma, ma, ma

Mamma Maria, ma

Ma, ma, ma

Mamma Maria, ma

Ma, ma, ma

Mamma Maria, ma

Ma, ma, ma

Mamma Maria, ma

En mi futuro dime que hay

In my future tell me what there's

Sería estupendo si fuese un rey

It'd be great if I were a king

Y aquella rubia americana

And that blonde American

O se enamora o la transformo en rana

Either she falls in love or I turn her into a frog

Me muero de la curiosidad

I'm dying of curiosity

Dime un poquito de la verdad

Tell me a bit of the truth

Quiero saber si con este amor

I want to know if with this love

Seré feliz o tal vez será peor

I'll be happy or maybe it'll be worse

Ma, ma, ma

Mamma Maria, ma

Ma, ma, ma

Mamma Maria, ma

Ma, ma, ma

Mamma Maria, ma

Ma, ma, ma

Mamma Maria, ma

No tengo un chavo

I don't have a dime

Pero quisiera

But I'd like

Comprar el cielo

To buy the sky

Dárselo a ella

To give it to her

Y el sortilegio de la fortuna

And fortune's spell

Para comprarnos la cara de la luna

To buy ourselves the face of the moon

Ma, ma, ma

Mamma Maria, ma

Ma, ma, ma

Mamma Maria, ma

Ma, ma, ma

Mamma Maria, ma

Ma, ma, ma

Mamma Maria, ma

Ma, ma, ma

Mamma Maria, ma

Ma, ma, ma

Mamma Maria, ma

Ma, ma, ma

Mamma Maria, ma

Ma, ma, ma

Mamma Maria, ma

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Mamma Maria invites us into a playful, slightly mystical living room where a cheerful white cat, a watchful owl and swirls of incense set the stage for a fortune-telling session. The legendary seer, Mamma Maria, reads the stars, hands out charms “against being single” and promises to reveal only beautiful things. Surrounded by pink-tinted eyes and sweet aromas, she embodies that friendly neighborhood witch everyone secretly hopes is real.

The singer sits across from her, brimming with questions: Will I become a king? Will that American blonde fall in love with me—or will I have to turn her into a frog? Even though he is broke, he dreams of buying the sky to gift it to his beloved and securing a spell that snags the very face of the moon. The whole song shines with 80s Italo-pop optimism, reminding us that love, luck and laughter grow stronger when seasoned with a dash of harmless magic and a generous scoop of imagination.

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