| Dice… Belén, yo vi cundo se marchó Juana María la
| It says… Belén, I saw when Juana María left
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| Guarapera, oye!
| Guarapera, hey!
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| Sus ojos brotaban llanto que iban rociando la carretera
| Her eyes sprouted tears that were spraying the road
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| Tiene el vientre tan crecido que ya no cabe en su pollera
| She has a belly so big that it no longer fits in her skirt
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| Sólo la ilusiona el hijo que se le mueve en las caderas
| She is only excited about the son who moves on her hips
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| Tenía que suceder en medio de la plaza yo me la encontré
| It had to happen in the middle of the square I found it
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| Cuando ella bailaba
| when she danced
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| Cuando ella me miró sentí la corazonada que Dios a mi
| When she looked at me I felt the hunch that God to me
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| Me eligió para que la enamorara
| He chose me to make her fall in love
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| Y en mi corazón sentí el día que loco me fui dejando
| And in my heart I felt the crazy day I left
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| Su alma destrozada
| His soul of hers shattered
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| Eeehh… María la O, María Caridad
| Eeehh… María la O, María Caridad
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| María, Juana María flor que renace al medio día
| María, Juana María flower that is reborn at noon
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| Tu figura se refleja en estas aguas cristalinas, oye!
| Your figure is reflected in these crystal clear waters, hey!
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| Pelo negro y ojos blancos de una mirada entristecida, belén!
| Black hair and white eyes from a sad look, nativity scene!
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| Pretendieron fascinarme y en realidad lo conseguía
| They pretended to fascinate me and actually they succeeded
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| Tenía que suceder en medio de la plaza yo me la encontré
| It had to happen in the middle of the square I found it
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| Cuando ella lloraba
| when she cried
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| Cuando ella me miró yo sentí que me acusaba… de ese
| When she looked at me I felt that she was accusing me... of that
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| Gran dolor por el que pasaba
| Great pain that she went through
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| Y en mi corazón sentí el día en que loco me fui dejando
| And in my heart I felt the day when I went crazy leaving
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| Su alma destrozada
| His soul of hers shattered
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| Ayyy… lelo lay lelo la, cómo llora mi corazón por
| Ayyy… lelo lay lelo la, how my heart cries for
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| Esa negra
| that black
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| Eh! | Hey! |
| señores la rumba no es por aquí que va
| Gentlemen, the rumba is not this way
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| Eeeepá! | Eeeep! |
| Para mí (la Guarapera)
| For me (the Guarapera)
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| Aunque se metan en la nevera ya lo verán, (la Guarapera)
| Even if they get into the fridge they will see it, (the Guarapera)
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| Aquí les traigo la Guarapera señores (la Guarapera)
| Here I bring you the Guarapera gentlemen (the Guarapera)
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| Eso! | That! |
| la Guarapera no me supo comprender que va, que va
| La Guarapera did not know how to understand that she goes, that she goes
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| (la Guarapera)
| (the Guarapera)
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| Pero ella sabe que yo la quería (la Guarapera)
| But she knows that I loved her (La Guarapera)
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| Dime caballero mi amor por ella no es cosa nueva
| Tell me gentleman my love for her is not a new thing
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| (la Guarapera)
| (the Guarapera)
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| Ay… (la Guarapera) la la la (la Guarapera)
| Oh… (the Guarapera) the the the (the Guarapera)
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| Que rico, que rico pa' guarachar ya lo verán
| How rich, how rich for guarachar, you will see it
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| (la Guarapera)
| (the Guarapera)
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| Eh! | Hey! |
| Pa' Colombia para el Perú (la Guarapera)
| Pa 'Colombia for Peru (the Guarapera)
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| Para la borreguita sabroso pa' que lo goces tú
| For the tasty lamb so that you can enjoy it
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| (la Guarapera)
| (the Guarapera)
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| El Joe te lo canta mira de corazón (la Guarapera)
| Joe sings it to you, look from the heart (La Guarapera)
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| Que rico es epa' este negrito es de carnaval
| How rich is epa' this little black is from carnival
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| (la Guarapera)
| (the Guarapera)
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| Que rico la salsa es para bailar… | Salsa is delicious to dance... |