Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
Guavaberry lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1992
- Genre
- Merengue
- Length
- 4:21
¡Oh!, San Pedro de Macorís, ey
Oh!, San Pedro de Macorís, hey
I'd like to live in the streets
I'd like to live in the streets
Of San Pedro de Macorís
Of San Pedro de Macorís
I'd like to live in the streets
I'd like to live in the streets
Of San Pedro de Macorís
Of San Pedro de Macorís
I'd like to sing my song
I'd like to sing my song
In the middle of malecón
In the middle of malecón
I'd like to sing my song
I'd like to sing my song
In the middle of malecón
In the middle of malecón
Drinking my guavaberry
Drinking my guavaberry
Watching the sun go down, oh
Watching the sun go down, oh
Woman that's all I need
Woman that's all I need
In San Pedro de Macorís, oh!
In San Pedro de Macorís, oh!
Quiero vivir junto a ti
I want to live by your side
En San Pedro de Macorís
In San Pedro de Macorís
Quiero vivir junto a ti
I want to live by your side
En San Pedro de Macorís
In San Pedro de Macorís
Quiero bailar mi canción
I want to dance my song
En el medio del malecón
In the middle of the promenade
Quiero bailar mi canción
I want to dance my song
En el medio del malecón
In the middle of the boardwalk
Bebiendo guavaberry
Drinking guavaberry
Al ritmo de un tambor, oh
To the beat of a drum, oh
O bailando feliz
Or dancing happily
En San Pedro de Macorís, ¡oh!
In San Pedro de Macorís, oh!
I wanna dance in the streets
I wanna dance in the streets
Of San Pedro de Macorís
Of San Pedro de Macorís
I wanna dance in the streets
I wanna dance in the streets
Of San Pedro de Macorís
Of San Pedro de Macorís
I wanna hear the sound
I wanna hear the sound
Of cocolos beating their drums
Of cocolos beating their drums
I wanna hear the sound
I wanna hear the sound
Of cocolos beating their drums
Of cocolos beating their drums
Drinking my guavaberry
Drinking my guavaberry
Watching the sun go down, oh
Watching the sun go down, oh
Woman that's all I need
Woman that's all I need
In San Pedro de Macorís, oh!
In San Pedro de Macorís, oh!
Woman that's all I need
Woman that's all I need
Watching the sun dance in the streets
Watching the sun dance in the streets
Woman that's all I need
Woman that's all I need
Singing my song from Macorís
Singing my song from Macorís
Woman that's all I need
Woman that's all I need
Bailando me siento feliz
Dancing makes me feel alive
Woman that's all I need
Woman that's all I need
En San Pedro de Macorís
In San Pedro de Macorís
Woman that's all I need
Woman that's all I need
In the middle of the lonely street
In the middle of the lonely street
Woman that's all I need
Woman that's all I need
I wanna dance it in the heat
I wanna dance it in the heat
Woman that's all I need
Woman that's all I need
Eh!, yeah, yeah, yeah
Eh!, yeah, yeah, yeah
Woman that's all I need
Woman that's all I need
Of San Pedro de Macorís
From San Pedro de Macorís
Watch out!...
Watch out!...
Good morning, good morning
Good morning, good morning
Good morning my guavaberry
Good morning my guavaberry
Good morning, good morning
Good morning, good morning
I wanna dance in the streets
I wanna dance in the streets
Good morning, good morning
Good morning, good morning
Good morning guavaberry
Good morning guavaberry
Good morning, good morning
Good morning, good morning
Of San Pedro de Macorís
From San Pedro de Macorís
Watch out!...
Watch out!...
Good morning, good morning
Good morning, good morning
Good morning guavaberry
Good morning guavaberry
Good morning, good morning
Good morning, good morning
I could hear from the streets
I could hear from the streets
Good morning, good morning
Good morning, good morning
Good morning guavaberry
Good morning guavaberry
Good morning, good morning
Good morning, good morning
From San Pedro de Macorís
From San Pedro de Macorís
Woman that's all I need
Woman that's all I need
Watching the sun dance in the streets
Watching the sun dance in the streets
Woman that's all I need
Woman that's all I need
Singing my song from Macorís
Singing my song from Macorís
Woman that's all I need
Woman that's all I need
Bailando me siento feliz
Dancing I feel so happy
Woman that's all I need
Woman that's all I need
En San Pedro de Macorís, ¡oh!
In San Pedro de Macorís, oh!
Cocolo from San Pedro!
Cocolo from San Pedro!
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Key vocabulary
- san
- saintB1
- that's
- that is
- bailar
- danceA1
- wanna
- want
- cocolos
- people
- siento
- I feelA1
- pedro
- PeterA1
- macorís
- name
- ey
- hey
- i'd
- I wouldC1
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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.