Lyrics of Carito - Carlos Vives, Vives, Carlos

Carito (original)

Pensaba yo en estos tiempos
De incomprensiones y desencantos
En tantas buenas razones
Para soñar sin desfallecer
Y pensaba con nostalgia
De la inocencia de aquellos años
De esos primeros amores
Que al recordar vuelven a nacer
Y recorro en mi memoria
Aquellos tiempos de Carito
Ella era una miss de Boston
Que daba clase en la escuela
Le gustaba el español
Y aunque lo hablaba poquito
Tenía esos ojos bonitos
Que hablaban muy bien por ella
Carito me habla en inglés
Que bonito se le ve
Carito me habla en inglés
Qué me dice yo no sé
Carlitos, don’t be like that
Now listen to me
You will pay attention
I need you to write in English
Muy perfecto parragraph
And tell me where did you learn
Dónde tú aprender to be tan coqueto
Remember, nada de fútbol
Until you finish the work you have
Y me daba una sonrisa
Y yo me quedaba loquito
Y después en el examen
Lo ponía todo al revés
Carito se fue del valle
Yo la recuerdo cantando
Porque me dejó muy triste
Para su tierra se fue
Carito me habla en inglés
Que bonito se le ve
Carito me habla en inglés
Qué me dice yo no sé
Te llevaría para mi tierra
Carito, dime que sí
Que no me quiero morir
Carito, don’t tell me no
Que me muero por tu amor
Carito, dime que sí
Que no me quiero morir
Carito, don’t tell me no
Que me muero por tu amor
Que importa la raza
Tampoco el idioma
Si al fin lo que cuenta
Es lo buena persona
Si es del altiplano
O de tierra caliente
Si al fin lo que vale
Es que sea buena gente
Que importa su credo
Si es hombre influyente
Si al fin lo que cuenta
Es la gente decente
No importa si es blanco
Si es pobre y famoso
Si al fin lo que vale
Es que cante sabroso

(translation)

I thought in these times
Of misunderstandings and disenchantments
in so many good reasons
To dream without fainting
And I thought nostalgically
Of the innocence of those years
Of those first loves
That by remembering they are born again
And I walk in my memory
Those times of Carito
She was a Miss from Boston
That she taught at school
She liked Spanish
And although she spoke it little
She had those pretty eyes
They spoke very well for her
Carito speaks to me in English
How beautiful she looks
Carito speaks to me in English
What does it tell me? I don't know
Carlitos, don't be like that
Now listen to me
You will pay attention
I need you to write in English
very perfect paragraph
And tell me where did you learn
where you learn to be so flirtatious
Remember, no football
Until you finish the work you have
And she gave me a smile
And I was crazy
And then in the exam
She turned it all upside down
Carito left the valley
I remember her singing
Because she left me very sad
For her land she left
Carito speaks to me in English
how beautiful it looks
Carito speaks to me in English
What does it tell me? I don't know
She would take you to my land
Honey, tell me yes
that I don't want to die
Honey, don't tell me no
that I die for your love
Honey, tell me yes
that I don't want to die
Honey, don't tell me no
that I die for your love
What does race matter?
neither the language
If in the end what counts
He is the good person
If you are from the highlands
Or from hot land
If finally what it's worth
is that they are good people
What does your creed matter?
If he is an influential man
If in the end what counts
It's decent people
It doesn't matter if it's white
If he is poor and famous
If finally what it's worth
It is that I sing tasty