Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
Fogaraté lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1994
- Genre
- Merengue
- Length
- 3:40
¡Suelta, Dibala!
Let it go, Dibala!
¡Suelta, Dibala!
Let it go, Dibala!
¡Suelta, Dibala!
Let it go, Dibala!
¡Suelta, Dibala!
Let it go, Dibala!
Que ya llegó la morenita
The dark-skinned girl has arrived
La reina de las flores
The queen of the flowers
Morena eh, eh
Dark beauty, eh, eh
La reina de las flores
The queen of the flowers
Tiene un cuerpito de azucena
She has a little body like a lily
Y ojitos de algodones
And little eyes like cotton
Morena eh, eh
Brunette eh, eh
Y ojitos de algodones
With eyes like cotton
Que cuando mueve su cintura
When she moves her waist
Suenan los saxofones
The saxophones play
Morena eh, eh
Brunette eh, eh
Suenan los saxofones
The saxophones play
Y si la morenita baila
And if the little brunette dances
Fogaraté señores
Fire it up, gentlemen
Morena eh, eh
Brunette eh, eh
Fogaraté señores (bonita)
Fire it up, gentlemen (pretty)
Baila conmigo, morenita
Dance with me, dark beauty
Que tengo mal de amores
For I've got a heartache
Morena eh, eh
Dark beauty eh, eh
Que tengo mal de amores
For I've got a heartache
Que tu cachet pone en cintura
For your charm wraps around my waist
Y arregla corazones
And mends broken hearts
Morena eh, eh
Dark beauty eh, eh
Y arregla corazones
And mends broken hearts
Tiene un cuerpito de azucenas
She has a body like lilies
Y ojitos de algodones
And eyes like cotton clouds
Morena eh, eh
Brunette, eh, eh
Y ojitos de algodones
With eyes like cotton
Y si la morenita baila
And if the little brunette dances
La fiesta se compone
The party comes alive
Morena eh, eh
Brunette, eh, eh
La fiesta se compone
The party comes alive
Eh, ey
Eh, hey
La fiesta se compone
The party comes alive
Bailar fogaraté (¡uh!)
Dance, oh!
La fiesta se compone
The party comes alive
Morena eh, ey (¡uh!, ¡uh!)
Brunette eh, hey (uh!, uh!)
La fiesta se compone
The party is in full swing
Y ella baila como es (¡uh!)
And she dances just like that (uh!)
La fiesta se compone
The party is in full swing
Y es que la morena ('ta encendia')
And it's that the brunette (she's on fire)
Con yerbabuena ('ta encendia')
With mint (she's on fire)
Clavo y canela ('ta encendia')
Clove and cinnamon (she's on fire)
Como una vela ('ta encendia')
Like a candle (she's on fire)
Gastando suela ('ta encendia')
Wearing out her soles (she's on fire)
Y es que la morena ('ta encendia')
And it's that the brunette (she's on fire)
Ih-ih-ih-ih...
Ih-ih-ih-ih...
Oh-oh-oh-oh...
Oh-oh-oh-oh...
Uh-uh-uh-uh...
Uh-uh-uh-uh...
Eh-eh-eh-eh...
Eh-eh-eh-eh...
¡Quiero, quiero, quiero, quiero!
I want, I want, I want, I want!
Morena fogaratera
Dark-skinned fire starter
Eh, ey
Eh, hey
La fiesta se compone
The party comes alive
Bailar fogaraté (¡uh!)
Dance, fire starter (uh!)
La fiesta se compone
The party comes alive
Pero morena eh, ey (¡uh!, ¡uh!)
But brown girl, eh, hey (uh!, uh!)
La fiesta se compone
The party is made up
Y ella baila como es (¡uh!)
And she dances as she is (uh!)
La fiesta se compone
The party is made up
Y es que la morena ('ta encendia')
And it's that the brown girl ('she's on fire')
Con yerbabuena ('ta encendia')
With mint ('she's on fire')
Clavo y canela ('ta encendia')
Nail and cinnamon ('she's on fire')
Como una vela ('ta encendia')
Like a candle ('she's on fire')
Le dio candela ('ta encendia')
She got lit ('she's on fire')
Gastando suela ('ta encendia')
Wearing out the soles ('she's on fire')
Fogaratera ('ta encendia')
Fire is burning ('it's lit')
Y es que la morena ('ta encendia')
And it's that the brunette ('it's lit')
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Key vocabulary
- ta
- yeah
- encendia
- lit
- yerbabuena
- mint
- clavo
- nailC2
- canela
- cinnamonA1
- vela
- candleB1
- gastando
- spending
- suela
- soleA2
- ih-ih-ih-ih
- giggle
- oh-oh-oh-oh
- oh
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.