Carlos Vives
La muchachita lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2009
- Genre
- Latin Pop, Cumbia
- Length
- 3:05
Yo tengo una muchachita
I have a little girl
Es una muchacha bella
She's a beautiful girl
Yo tengo una muchachita
I have a little girl
Es una muchacha bella
She's a beautiful girl
Pero a mi me mortifica, compadre
But it drives me crazy, buddy
Qué no puedo hablar con ella
That I can't talk to her
Pero a mi me mortifica, compadre
But it drives me crazy, buddy
Qué no puedo hablar con ella
That I can't talk to her
Yo la tengo dominada, a esa linda muchachita
I've got that lovely little girl under my spell
Yo la tengo dominada, a esa linda muchachita
I've got that lovely little girl under my spell
Yo le lanzó una mirada, caramba
I throw her a glance, wow
Me contesta con sonrisa
She answers me with a smile
Yo le lanzó una mirada, caramba
I throw her a glance, wow
Me contesta con sonrisa
She answers me with a smile
Le voy a manda' una carta
I'm going to send her a letter
¿Señores que les parece?
What do you think, gentlemen?
Le voy a manda' una carta
I'm going to send her a letter
¿Señores que les parece?
What do you think, gentlemen?
Pa' ver si me da respuesta, compadre
To see if she replies, buddy
Ella cuando me conteste
When she answers me
Pa' ver si me da respuesta, compadre
To see if she replies, buddy
Ella cuando me conteste
When she answers me
Yo tengo una muchachita
I have a little girl
Es una muchacha bella
She's a beautiful girl
Yo tengo una muchachita
I have a little girl
Es una muchacha bella
She's a beautiful girl
Pero a mi me mortifica, compadre
But it drives me crazy, buddy
Qué no puedo hablar con ella
That I can't talk to her
Pero a mi me mortifica, compadre
But it drives me crazy, buddy
Qué no puedo hablar con ella
That I can't talk to her
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Key vocabulary
- bella
- beautifulA1
- contesta
- answerB1
- cuando
- whenB1
- da
- givesB1
- esa
- thatA1
- le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning “to him/to her/to you” (singular) or “to it” (in formal/impersonal uses), depending on context.A2
- les
- to themA2
- linda
- pretty
- puedo
- canA1
- qué
- whatA1
About this song
Colombian singer who brought vallenato into the pop mainstream by mixing it with rock and Caribbean rhythms.