Manuela Lyrics in English Ruben Blades
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Manuela by Ruben Blades from Spanish to English.
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Manuela, qué mujer aquella!
Manuela, what a woman that was!
De grandes ojos y cabellos negros largos y figura de guitarra
With big eyes and long black hair and a guitar figure
Que hay que admirar!
What is there to admire!
Manuela, ay, que hembra más bella!
Manuela, oh, what a beautiful female!
De risa coqueta y de cintura pequeñita y de piernas, criminal!
With a flirtatious laugh and a tiny waist and legs, criminal!
Que estampa sensual!
What a sensual picture!
En todas partes repetían ese nombre
Everywhere they repeated that name
Perdían el sueño los hombres ante tanta perfección
Men lost sleep in the face of so much perfection
Las otras hembras la miraban y de envidias preguntaban
The other females looked at her and out of envy asked
--'y, qué tiene ella que no tenga yo?'--
--'and, what does she have that I don't have?'--
Pero Manuela
But Manuela
Como una pantera en cada esquina de aquel barrio iba
Like a panther on every corner of that neighborhood he went
Dejando pedacitos de ilusión
Leaving little pieces of illusion
De quien la amó
Of who loved her
Y es que Manuela no tiene problemas
And Manuela has no problems
La juventud grita en su piel
Youth screams in your skin
Sólo a la vida ella le es fiel
Only to life is she faithful
No tiene horario, ni deber; no tiene penas
He has no schedule, no duty; has no sorrows
Y cada hombre que la encuentra, admirado, se lamenta
And every man who finds her, admired, laments
--'Que no diera por tumbar a la Manuela'!
--'Don't give up on knocking down Manuela'!
Ay Dios mío, qué no diera por el amor de la Manuela!
Oh my God, what I wouldn't give for the love of Manuela!
Ay que no diera, ay que no diera yo por tenerla
Oh that I wouldn't give, oh that I wouldn't give to have her
Es que le tengo un coco y me carga loco
It's just that I have a coconut and it drives me crazy
Trastornao' me trae la jeba
Trastornao' brings me the rub
Coro
Choir
Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela
Oh that I wouldn't give it for the love of Manuela
Tiene tiene un caminao' bien rico
It has a very rich walk
Es medio lado
It's half side
Con un gille de pantera
With a panther gille
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Yo seré tú domador bella mujer
I will be your tamer, beautiful woman
Mamacita ven pa' ca pa enseñarte
Mamacita come here to show you
A ti a querer
to love you
Coro
Choir
De piernas criminal, que estampa sensual
With criminal legs, what a sensual image
Está linda esa morena!
That brunette is cute!
Coro
Choir
Su figura de guitarra quiero tocar
Your guitar figure I want to play
Ay! compay esa Manuela buena que está!
Oh! Dude, Manuela is so hot!
Coro
Choir
Mira tú si le tengo un coco que no me importa
Look if I have a coconut that I don't care about
Que se traiga hasta la suegra
Let him bring even the mother-in-law
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Choir
Pero Manuela de que, Manuela de que, Manuela de que
But Manuela what, Manuela what, Manuela what
Se preguntan todas las hembras!
All the females wonder!
Coro
Choir
Hay que no diera
You have to not give
Hasta el cheque es la quincena!
Until the check is the fortnight!
Coro
Choir
En la mañana, en la tarde y en la noche
In the morning, in the afternoon and at night
En la esquina este es el tema!!
In the corner this is the topic!!
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Manuelita mira pa'ca ahí!
Manuelita look over there!
Currucutá cutá!
Currucutá cutá!
Mira mami, mira pa' ca ay mamita! ay que linda! Manuela no!
Look mommy, look pa' ca oh mommy! oh how pretty! Not Manuela!
Coro
Choir
Agua! Agua
Water! Water
Coro
Choir
Échala una flor a Manuela, Leopoldo
Throw a flower for Manuela, Leopoldo
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Pero que unque no diera, pero que que no diera ahe!!
But even if it didn't give, but it didn't give ahe!!
Que no diera yo por ella!
What I wouldn't give for her!
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Choir
Quien tuviera un amor como tú
Who had a love like you
Quien tuviera señores
Who had lords
Una nena así tan'guena'*
Such a 'hot' girl*
Coro
Choir
Se acaba para mí toda
It's all over for me
Pena y todo problema
Grief and every problem
Coro
Choir
Ay que Manuela Pere' Manuela Pere' Manuela Pere'
Oh Manuela Pere' Manuela Pere' Manuela Pere'
Es la envidia de las hembras!
It is the envy of females!
Coro
Choir
Que me de el papel que le de la gana
Let him give me whatever role he wants
Pero que me ponga pana, a trabajas
But let me put on corduroy, let's get to work
En su novela!
In your novel!
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Choir
Es que le tengo un coco y me carga loco
It's just that I have a coconut and it drives me crazy
Trastornao' me trae la jeba!
Trastornao' brings me the rub!
Coro
Choir
Acá en el barrio hay una mora!
Here in the neighborhood there is a blackberry!
A Manuela es la que adora!
Manuela is the one he adores!
Coro
Choir
Ay que no diera, ay que no diera
Oh that it didn't give, oh that it didn't give
Yo por tenerla
me for having it
Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela
Oh that I wouldn't give it for the love of Manuela
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