
Gian Marco
La flor de la canela lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1996
- Genre
- Pop, Latin Pop
- Length
- 3:26
Déjame que te cuente, limeña
Let me tell you, girl from Lima
Déjame que te diga la gloria
Let me tell you of the glory
Del ensueño que evoca la memoria
Of the daydream that memory evokes
Del viejo puente, el río y la alameda
Of the old bridge, the river, and the avenue
Déjame que te cuente, limeña
Let me tell you, girl from Lima
Ahora que aún perfuma el recuerdo
Now that the memory still perfumes the air
Ahora que aún se mece en un sueño
Now that it still sways in a dream
El viejo puente, el río y la alameda
The old bridge, the river, and the avenue
Jazmines en el pelo y rosas en la cara
Jasmine in her hair and roses on her face
Airosa caminaba la flor de la canela
The cinnamon flower walked gracefully
Derramaba lisura y su paso dejaba
She spilled smoothness and left her mark,
Aroma de mixtura que en el pecho llevaba
An aroma of mixture that she carried in her heart.
Del puente a la alameda menudo pie la lleva
From the bridge to the promenade, her delicate foot leads,
Por la vereda que se estremece al ritmo de su cadera
Along the path that trembles to the rhythm of her hips.
Recogía la risa de la brisa del río
She gathered the laughter from the breeze of the river,
Y al viento la lanzaba del puente a la alameda
And tossed it to the wind from the bridge to the promenade.
Déjame que te cuente, limeña
Let me tell you, limeña,
Ay, deja que te diga, morena, mis pensamientos
Oh, let me say, my dark-skinned beauty, my thoughts,
A ver si así despiertas del sueño
Let's see if this awakens you from the dream,
Del sueño que entretiene, morena, tus sentimientos
From the dream that keeps your feelings entertained, my love.
Aspiras de la lisura que da la flor de canela
You aspire to the smoothness that the cinnamon flower gives
Adornada con jazmines, matizando tu hermosura
Adorned with jasmine, highlighting your beauty
Alfombra de nuevo el puente y engalana la alameda
Newly carpet the bridge and decorate the walkway
Que el río acompasará tu paso por la vereda
For the river will keep time with your steps along the path
Y recuerda que
And remember that
Jazmines en el pelo y rosas en la cara
Jasmines in the hair and roses on the face
Airosa caminaba la flor de la canela
The cinnamon flower walked with grace
Derramaba lisura y su paso dejaba
It spilled smoothness and left a mark with each step
Aroma de mistura que en el pecho llevaba
A blend of aromas that it carried in its chest
Del puente a la alameda menudo pie la lleva
From the bridge to the walkway, it takes delicate steps
Por la vereda que se estremece al ritmo de su cadera
On the pathway that trembles to the rhythm of her hips
Recogía la risa de la brisa de la río
I gathered the laughter from the breeze of the river
Y al viento la lanzaba del puente a la alameda
And to the wind, I threw it from the bridge to the grove
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Key vocabulary
- mis
- myA1
- nuevo
- newA1
- pie
- footA1
- recuerda
- rememberC2
- ver
- seeA2
- mece
- rocks
- sueño
- dreamA2
- jazmines
- jasmine
- rosas
- rosesA2
- cara
- faceA1
About this song
Gian Marco is a Peruvian singer and songwriter in Latin pop. Over several decades, he has been most recognized for songwriting, with artists including Gloria Estefan, Marc Anthony, Alejandro Fernández, Jon Secada, and Cristian Castro recording his work.