Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
La guagua lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2010
- Genre
- Merengue
- Length
- 3:18
¡Se va la guagua!
The bus is leaving!
Tú me prometiste una guaracha
You promised me a guaracha
Para yo animar mi fiesta
To liven up my party
Y me prometiste una maraca, ¡oye!
And you promised me a maraca, hey!
De un iguano y fruta seca vaya usté a vé
Go see an iguana and some dried fruit
¿Dónde esta la fiesta, la guaracha?
Where is the party, the guaracha?
¿Dónde esta la fruta seca?
Where is the dried fruit?
¿A dónde va el ordeño de la vaca?
Where does the milking of the cow go?
Al bidón de las promesas
To the container of promises
Tira la palanca, ya endereza
Pull the lever, straighten it out already
Que la guagua va en reversa
The bus is going in reverse
¡Oye! La guagua va en reversa
Hey! The bus is going in reverse
Que la guagua va en reversa
The bus is going in reverse
Traeme la maraca y dame fiesta
Bring me the maraca and let’s have a party
Que la guagua va en reversa
The bus is going in reverse
¡Oye! La guagua va en reversa
Hey! The bus is going in reverse
Es que la guagua va
It’s just that the bus is going
Tú me prometiste un té de tilo, para yo dormir mi siesta
You promised me a linden tea, so I could take my nap
Y me prometiste un cariñito, ¡oye!
And you promised me some affection, hey!
Para yo alegrar mi orquesta vaya usté a vé
So I can lift my orchestra, go on and see
¿Donde esta la siesta, el té de tilo?
Where is the siesta, the linden tea?
La bollita de la orquesta
The little ball of the orchestra
¿A donde va el ordeño de la vaca?
Where does the milking of the cow go?
Pues al bidón de las promesas
Well, to the jug of promises
Tira la palanca, ya endereza
Pull the lever, straighten it out
Que la guagua va en reversa
Because the bus is going in reverse
¡Oye! La guagua va en reversa
Hey! The bus is going in reverse
Que la guagua va en reversa
Because the bus is going in reverse
Traeme un cariñito de la orquesta
Bring me a little affection from the orchestra
Que la guagua va en reversa
Because the bus is going in reverse
¡Mira! La guagua va en reversa
Look! The bus is going in reverse
Es que la guagua va
It's just that the bus is going
¡Muu! ¡Muu!
Moo! Moo!
¡Muu! Muu!
Moo! Moo!
Tú me decías que era chévere la guagua
You told me the bus was cool
Con un timón hidráulico y motor de biela
With a hydraulic steering and a rod engine
Así que tira la palanca y pon un cambio
So throw the lever and shift a gear
Y te aseguro, la guagua sienta
And I assure you, the bus feels good
Pon la primera (¡Oh! ¡Oh!)
Put it in first (Oh! Oh!)
Pon la tercera (¡Oh! ¡Oh!)
Put it in third (Oh! Oh!)
Échale líquido de freno a esa hechicera
Add brake fluid to that sorceress
Y ya verás como la guagua se endereza
And you'll see how the bus straightens out
Buena, la guagua va en reversa
Good, the bus is going in reverse
Que la guagua va en reversa
The bus is going in reverse
Que la guagua va en reversa
The bus is going in reverse
La palanca, ya endereza
The lever, now straighten it out
Que la guagua va en reversa
The bus is going in reverse
¡Oye! La guagua va en reversa
Hey! The bus is going in reverse
Que la guagua va en reversa
The bus is going in reverse
Queda mucha pista dobla y frena
There's a lot of road left, turn and brake
Que la guagua va en reversa
The bus is going in reverse
¡Mira! La guagua va en reversa
Look! The bus is going in reverse
Es que la guagua va
It's just that the bus is going
Es que la guagua va
It's just that the bus is going
¡Muu! ¡Muu!
Moo! Moo!
Se va la guagua!
The bus is leaving!
Pero la guagua va
But the bus is going
¡Muu! ¡Muu!
Moo! Moo!
Es que la guagua va
It's just that the bus is going
¡O-oye!
Hey-hey!
Pero la gagua va
But the bus keeps going
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Key vocabulary
- primera
- firstA2
- pues
- wellA2
- palanca
- leverC1
- ya
- alreadyA2
- endereza
- straighten
- timón
- rudderC1
- dormir
- sleepA2
- cariñito
- pet name
- alegrar
- gladdenA2
- orquesta
- orchestraB1
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.