Ismael Rivera
Los apuros de Miguel lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1975
- Genre
- Salsa
- Length
- 3:42
Y apuros tiene Miguel para salir del trabajo
And Miguel is in a rush to get off work
Y apuros tiene Miguel para llegar a su casa
And Miguel is in a rush to get home
Parece que esté amarrado
It seems like he's tied up
Por los siete nudos de plata
By the seven silver knots
Parece que esté hechizado
It seems like he's enchanted
Ha dejado la bachata
He's left the bachata behind
La gente dice 'Está embrujado
People say 'He's bewitched
Con la salsa de su mulata'
With the salsa of his mulata'
Parece que esté hechizado
It seems like he's enchanted
Ha dejado la bachata
He's left the bachata behind
Parece que esté embrujado
It seems like I'm bewitched
Con la salsa de su mulata
With the rhythm of his mulata
¿Qué más?
What else?
¡Qué!
What!
(¿Qué le pasará a Miguel con esa mulata?)
(What will happen to Miguel with that mulata?)
El otro día Miguel estaba en la barra
The other day Miguel was at the bar
Y esa negrita lo sacó por la corbata
And that little dark girl pulled him by the tie
(¿Qué le pasará a Miguel con esa mulata?)
(What will happen to Miguel with that mulata?)
Miguelito me lo confesó a mí
Miguelito confessed it to me
Me dijo que esa negrita linda sí que lo arrebata
He told me that lovely little dark girl really drives him wild
(¿Qué que le pasará a Miguel con esa mulata?)
(What will happen to Miguel with that mulata?)
Miguelito, Miguelito, Miguelito tijeras
Little Miguel, Little Miguel, Little Miguel scissors
El empobrecido de Miguelito tijeras
The impoverished one, Little Miguel scissors
(¿Qué le pasará a Miguel con esa mulata?)
(What will happen to Miguel with that mulata?)
La linda mulata
The beautiful mulata
(Con esa mulata)
(With that mulata)
(Con esa mulata)
(With that mulata)
Que le arrebata
Who snatches away
(Con esa mulata)
(With that mulata)
Toma Miguelo
Here you go, Miguelo
(¿Qué le pasará a Miguel con esa mulata?)
(What will happen to Miguel with that mulatto?)
El negrito Miguel tiene prisa
Little Miguel is in a hurry
De salir del trabajo para llegar a su casa
To leave work and get home
(¿Qué le pasará a Miguel con esa mulata?)
(What will happen to Miguel with that mulatto?)
Parece que lo tiene embrujado
It seems she has him enchanted
Lo tiene hechizado
He is under her spell
Amarradito con siete nudos de plata
Tied up with seven silver knots
(¿Qué le pasará a Miguel con esa mulata?)
(What will happen to Miguel with that mulatto?)
(¿Qué le pasará a Miguel...) Huye Miguelo
(What will happen to Miguel...) Run, Miguel
(... Con esa mulata?)
(... with that mulatto?)
(Con esa mulata) Tremenda, tremenda mulata
(With that mulatto) Tremendous, tremendous mulatto
(Con esa mulata)
(With that mulatto)
(Con esa mulata)
(With that mulatto)
Epa
Hey
(¿Qué le pasará a Miguel con esa mulata?)
(What's going to happen to Miguel with that mulatto?)
El pobrecito de Miguelito tijeras tijeras Miguelito
Poor little Miguelito, scissors scissors Miguelito
Dale tijeras
Give it scissors
(¿Qué le pasará a Miguel con esa mulata?)
(What's going to happen to Miguel with that mulatto?)
Directo sale del trabajo
Straight out of work
Viene corriendo pa'l lado
He comes running to the side
Parece que lo tiene embrujado
Seems like he's under a spell
(¿Qué le pasará a Miguel con esa mulata?)
(What's going to happen to Miguel with that mulatta?)
Húyele
Run away from her
¿Qué más?
What else?
Miguelo
Miguelo
Key vocabulary
- miguelo
- Miguel
- le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning “to him/to her/to you” (singular) or “to it” (in formal/impersonal uses), depending on context.A2
- estaba
- wasB1
- parece
- seemsB1
- plata
- silverB1
- amarradito
- tied up
- amarrado
- tied
- apuros
- troubleC2
- arrebata
- snatches
- barra
- barA2
About this song
Firmly fixed in the Latin music firmament as "El Sonero Mayor" (The Greatest Singer), Ismael Rivera was blessed with a gloriously husky voice, which he honed into a unique improvisational instrument.