Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
Canto de hacha lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1994
- Genre
- Merengue
- Length
- 3:49
Ay, mamá (aé)
Oh, mother (aé)
óyeme mi negra (oé)
listen to me, my darling (oé)
Corazón bendito
Blessed heart
óyeme, mi negra
listen to me, my darling
Corazón bendito
Blessed heart
No le des disgusto
Don't give him displeasure
A tu papacito
To your dear father
No le des disgusto
Don't give him displeasure
A tu papacito
To your dear father
Eh,... oh...
Ay, Lolita, oh...
Oh, Lolita, oh...
(¡Alínea!)
(Align!)
A mí no me gustan, Lola
I don't like them, Lola
A mí no me gustan
I don't like them
Las mujeres ajenas
Other people's women
A mí no me gustan
I don't like them
Las mujeres ajenas
Other people's women
Tienen un sabor
They have a taste
A la berenjena
Like eggplant
Tienen un sabor
They have a taste
A la berenjena
To the eggplant
Ay, Lola... oh...
Oh, Lola... oh...
Ay, Lolita, oh...
Oh, Lolita, oh...
¡Fiesta!
Party!
¡Fuego, Ulloa!
Fire, Ulloa!
Ay, mamá
Oh, mom
Ay, Lola, oh...
Oh, Lola, oh...
Le dije a mi negra
I told my black girl
Que a mí no me cele
That she doesn't celebrate me
Le dije a mi negra
I told my black girl
Que a mí no me cele
That I don't like
Que a mí no me gustan
That I don't like
Todas las mujeres
All the women
Que a mí no me gustan
That I don't like
Todas las mujeres
All the women
Key vocabulary
- aé
- oh
- óyeme
- listen to me
- negra
- blackB2
- oé
- hey
- corazón
- heartB1
- bendito
- blessedC1
- le
- to him/her/youA2
- des
- de-A1
- disgusto
- disgustB1
- papacito
- daddy
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About this song
Dominican singer-songwriter, composer, and record producer Juan Luis Guerra Seijas creates Latin music, especially merengue and bachata. He has won multiple awards including 31 Latin Grammy Awards and three Grammy Awards, and he is recognized for major charting releases and producing credits.