Lyrics of Cartita de Amor - Niña Pastori

Cartita de Amor (original)

Échame una mano prima
Que viene mi novio a verme
Estoy tan nerviosa que
No se que vestío ponerme
Una cartita de amor
Ayer tarde recibí
En la que dice mi novio
Que esta noche iba a venir
Hace más de veinte días
Primita que no le veo
Tengo que ponerme guapa
Y no me dejan los nervios
De mil maneras me peino
Y ninguna me sienta bien
Me he probao tos los vestíos
Y no se cual escoger
Vente prima y me aconsejas
Por favor, ayúdame…
Échame una mano prima…
Toíta la noche en vela
Primita me la he pasao
Pensando en el marinero
Que mi vida ha cautivao
Y en los rizos de su pelo
Y en sus ojillos azules
Ay azules como el cielo
El murmullo de las olas
Trae el eco de su voz
Y el aire de la bahía
El perfume de su amor
Su barquilla está muy cerca
Me lo dice el corazón
Échame una mano prima…

(translation)

give me a hand cousin
My boyfriend is coming to see me
I'm so nervous that
I don't know what to wear
a love letter
Yesterday afternoon I received
In which my boyfriend says
that tonight was going to come
More than twenty days ago
Cousin I don't see him
I have to make myself pretty
And they don't leave me nervous
In a thousand ways I comb my hair
And none of them suit me
I have tried on all the dresses
And I don't know which one to choose
Come cousin and advise me
Please help…
Give me a helping hand...
Toíta the night awake
Cousin I have passed it
Thinking of the sailor
that my life has captivated
And in the curls of her hair
And in her little blue eyes
Oh blue like the sky
The murmur of the waves
Bring the echo of your voice
And the air of the bay
The scent of your love
His boat is very close to him
my heart tells me
Give me a helping hand...