
Carlos Vives
Canción bonita lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2021
- Genre
- Latin Pop, Cumbia
- Length
- 2:50
Tengo en una libreta tantas cancione'
I have in a notebook so many songs
Tiene tu nombre y tengo razone'
It has your name and I have reasons
Para buscarte y volverte a hablar
To seek you out and talk to you again
Dice, en esa libreta, sin más razone'
It says, in that notebook, no more reasons
La hora y la fecha, y dos corazone'
The time and the date, and two hearts
Y dice: "Calle San Sebastián"
And it says: 'San Sebastián Street'
Y si tengo que escoger
And if I have to choose
Me quedo, me quedo contigo
I stay, I stay with you
Y si yo vuelvo a San Juan
And if I return to San Juan
Yo bailo, yo bailo contigo
I dance, I dance with you
Y si te tengo que olvidar
And if I have to forget you
Tú sabe' que no va a pasar
You know it won't happen
Y si te vuelvo a ver
And if I see you again
Me quedo, me quedo
I stay, I stay
Me quedo, me quedo contigo
I stay, I stay with you
Contigo, desde Alaska a Buenos Aire'
With you, from Alaska to Buenos Aires
Contigo, desde Londres hasta Nueva York
With you, from London to New York
Maldito castigo, le grito al aire
Damn punishment, I shout into the air
Si yo sé que contigo siempre estoy mejor
If I know I'm always better with you
Tengo en mi libreta esa canción boricua
I have in my notebook that Boricua song
Esa que escribí pensando en tu boquita
That I wrote thinking of your sweet lips
Y yo quiero bailarla bien apreta'ita
And I want to dance it tightly
Carita con carita, cosita rica
Face to face, such a lovely thing
Tengo en mi libreta esa canción bonita
I have in my notebook that beautiful song
La que siempre, siempre fue tu favorita
The one that was always, always your favorite
La que siempre, siempre mueve tu boquita
The one that always, always moves your lips
Y si tengo que escoger
And if I have to choose
Me quedo, me quedo contigo
I stay, I stay with you
Y si yo vuelvo a San Juan
And if I return to San Juan
Yo bailo, yo bailo contigo
I dance, I dance with you
Y si te tengo que olvidar
And if I have to forget you
Tú sabe' que no va a pasar
You know it won't happen
Y si te vuelvo a ver
And if I see you again
Me quedo, me quedo
I stay, I stay
Me quedo, me quedo
I stay, I stay
Me quedo contigo
I stay with you
Guardo en una libreta de direccione'
I keep in a notebook of addresses
Tu nombre escrito y unas cancione'
Your name written and some songs
Y siento ganas de irte a buscar, ooh
And I feel the urge to go find you, oh
Te hice, en esa libreta, sin más razone'
I made, in that notebook, without more reasons
La hora y fecha, y dos corazone'
The time and date, and two hearts
Y dice: "Calle San Sebastián"
And it says: 'San Sebastián Street'
Y si tengo que escoger
And if I have to choose
Me quedo, me quedo contigo
I stay, I stay with you
Y si yo vuelvo a San Juan
And if I return to San Juan
Yo bailo, yo bailo contigo
I dance, I dance with you
Y si te tengo que olvidar
And if I have to forget you
Tú sabes que no va a pasar
You know it won't happen
Y si te vuelvo a ver
And if I see you again
Me quedo, me quedo
I stay, I stay
Me quedo, me quedo
I stay, I stay
Me quedo contigo
I stay with you
Me quedo, me quedo
I stay, I stay
Me quedo contigo
I stay with you
Tengo en mi libreta esa canción boricua
I have in my notebook that Boricua song
Esa que escribí pensando en tu boquita
That I wrote thinking of your sweet lips
Y yo quiero bailarla bien apretadita
And I want to dance it tightly
Me quedo, me quedo,
I stay, I stay,
Me quedo contigo
I stay with you
Tengo en mi libreta esa canción bonita
I have in my notebook that beautiful song
La que siempre, siempre fue tu favorita
The one that was always, always your favorite
La que siempre, siempre mueve tu boquita
The one that always, always moves your lips
Me quedo, me quedo
I stay, I stay
Me quedo contigo
I stay with you
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Key vocabulary
- bailo
- dance
- bien
- wellA1
- boquita
- Diminutive of “boca,” meaning a little mouth; used affectionately (e.g., for a child’s mouth or as an endearing term).
- boricua
- Puerto Rican
- buscar
- searchA2
- buscarte
- to look for you
- calle
- streetA1
- aire
- airA1
- buenos
- goodA1
- apreta'ita
- tighten
About this song
Colombian singer who brought vallenato into the pop mainstream by mixing it with rock and Caribbean rhythms.