| María Bonita (original) | María Bonita (translation) |
|---|---|
| MARA BONITA | PRETTY MARY |
| Acurdate de Acapulco, | Remember Acapulco, |
| De aquellas noches, | of those nights, |
| Mara bonita, | pretty mara, |
| Mara del alma. | Mary of the soul |
| Acurdate que en la playa | Remember that on the beach |
| Con tus manitas | with your little hands |
| Las estrellitas | the little stars |
| Las enjuagabas. | You rinsed them. |
| Tu cuerpo del mar juguete, | Your body of the sea toy, |
| Nave al garete, | ship adrift, |
| Venan las olas, | the waves come, |
| Lo columpiaban, | They swung him |
| Y mientras yo te miraba, | And while I looked at you, |
| Te juro con sentimiento, | I swear to you with feeling, |
| Mi pensamiento te traicionaba. | My thought betrayed you. |
| Te dije muchas palabras | I told you many words |
| De esas bonitas | of those pretty |
| Con que se arrullan | with what they lull |
| Los corazones, | The hearts, |
| Pidiendo que mi quisieras, | Asking you to want me, |
| Que convirtieras | that you converted |
| En realidades | It really is |
| Mis ilusiones. | My illusions. |
| La luna que nos miraba | The moon that looked at us |
| Ya haca un ratito | a while ago |
| Se hizo un poquito | It was done a little |
| Desentendida, | unaware, |
| Y cuando la vi escondida | And when I saw her hidden |
| Me arrodill a besarte | I knelt down to kiss you |
| Y as entregarte | And so surrender |
| Toda mi vida. | All my life. |
| Amores habrs tenido, | Loves you will have had, |
| Muchos amores, | Many Loves, |
| Mara Bonita, | Mara Bonita, |
| Mara del alma, | Mary of the soul, |
| Pero ninguno tan bueno | but none so good |
| Ni tan honrado | not so honored |
| Como el que hiciste | like the one you did |
| Que en m brotara. | That it would sprout in me. |
| Lo traigo lleno de flores | I bring it full of flowers |
| Como una ofrenda | as an offering |
| Para dejarlo | to quit |
| Bajo tus plantas. | Under your plants. |
| Recbelo emocionada | Receive it excited |
| Y jrame que no mientes | And promise me you're not lying |
| Porque te sientes | why do you feel |
| Idolatrada. | Idolized. |
