Below, I translated the lyrics of the song LA VALLENATA by Silvestre Dangond from Spanish to English.
Un día allá en el Valle
One day there in the Valley
Caminando sola
Walking alone
Y me enamoré
And I fell in love
Y se enamoró
and she fell in love
Yo me pregunté
I asked myself
¿Por qué me escogió?
Why did she choose me?
Le dije 'Sé hacer canciones
I told him 'I know how to make songs
Soy un joven provinciano
I am a young provincial
Que ha venido de Urumita
That has come from Urumita
La luché allá en Bogotá
I fought it there in Bogotá
Donde me tocó enfrentar
Where I had to face
Lo difícil de la vida'
The difficult thing about life'
Ay, si te veo de nuevo
Oh if I see you again
Vuelvo y te enamoro
I come back and make you fall in love
Te sonrío, te beso
I smile at you, I kiss you
Y te pico el ojo
And it stings your eye
Te sonrío, te beso
I smile at you, I kiss you
Y te pico el ojo
And it stings your eye
Ay, primo Galvis
Oh, cousin Galvis
Ju, si Bogotá hablara, vea
Ju, if Bogotá spoke, see
Le puse una cita
I made an appointment
Se puso bonita
She became pretty
Y yo la besé
and I kissed her
Y ella me besó
and she kissed me
Se me descuidó
She neglected me
Y la besé otra vez
And I kissed her again
Y no se sale de mi mente
And she doesn't leave my mind
Esa carita inocente
That innocent face
Cuando yo la desvestía
When I undressed her
Aunque parecía imprudente
Although she seemed reckless
Entregarte lentamente
Give yourself slowly
Terminaste siendo mía
you ended up being mine
Ay si la veo de nuevo
Oh if I see her again
Vuelvo y la enamoro
I come back and make her fall in love
Le sonrío y le beso
She smiled at him and kissed him
Y le pico el ojo
And it stings his eye
Le sonrío y la beso
She smiled and kissed her
Y le pico el ojo
And it stings his eye
¿Pa' dónde es que vamos?
Where are we going?
¿Pa' el Turi o pa' Manuel?
For Turi or for Manuel?
Y no es na'
And it's nothing
Entre más pasan los años
The more the years go by
'Ta más bonita
'It's prettier
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