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La hormiguita – Juan Luis Guerra 4.40

Juan Luis Guerra 4.40

La hormiguita lyrics with English translation

Language
Spanish
Level
Intermediate
Released
1998
Genre
Merengue
Length
3:05
  1. La conocí una tarde

    I met her one afternoon

  2. Con su guitarra cazaba boleros

    With her guitar, she hunted boleros

  3. Tenía puesto un jean

    She was wearing jeans

  4. Y una rosita amarilla en el pelo

    And a little yellow rose in her hair

  5. ¿Qué vas a hacer?

    What are you going to do?

  6. Me preguntó sonriendo

    She asked me with a smile

  7. "Lo que quieras", respondí

    "Whatever you want," I replied

  8. Fuimos al mar y mojamos los sueños

    We went to the sea and soaked our dreams

  9. Guiñé mis ojos, y un delfín

    I winked my eyes, and a dolphin

  10. Pintó una ola rizada en su pecho

    Painted a wavy wave on her chest

  11. Luego reí

    Then I laughed

  12. Y rompimos el hielo (y rompimos el hielo)

    And we broke the ice (and we broke the ice)

  13. Nos mordimos los dedos (nos mordimos los dedos)

    We bit our fingers (we bit our fingers)

  14. Como viola en un solo de cello

    Like a viola in a cello solo

  15. Eres como una hormiguita

    You're like an ant

  16. Que me besa y me pica

    That kisses me and bites me

  17. Que recorre mi espalda

    That crawls down my back

  18. Y se acuesta en mi barba

    And lies down in my beard

  19. A estudiar Geografía

    To study Geography

  20. Eres como un trapecista

    You're like a trapeze artist

  21. Que atraviesa mi lengua

    That crosses my tongue

  22. Y tu circo de flores

    And your circus of flowers

  23. Me carga y me suelta

    It lifts me and then lets me go

  24. Perdiendo la cuenta

    Losing the count

  25. Perdiendo la cuenta

    Losing the count

  26. Eres

    You are

  27. Y tuve ganas de llorar

    And I felt like crying

  28. Pero tan solo en mi ojo derecho

    But just in my right eye

  29. Ella hablaba de la luna y de Chopin

    She spoke of the moon and Chopin

  30. Y yo tocaba el Preludio de un Beso

    And I played the Prelude of a Kiss

  31. Luego reí

    Then I laughed

  32. Y rompimos el hielo (y rompimos el hielo)

    And we broke the ice (and we broke the ice)

  33. Nos mordimos los dedos (nos mordimos los dedos)

    We bit our fingers (we bit our fingers)

  34. Como viola en un solo de cello

    Like a viola in a cello solo

  35. Eres como una hormiguita

    You're like a little ant

  36. Que me besa y me pica

    That kisses me and bites me

  37. Que recorre mi espalda

    That runs down my back

  38. Y se acuesta en mi barba

    And lies down in my beard

  39. A estudiar Geografía

    To study Geography

  40. Eres como un trapecista

    You're like a trapeze artist

  41. Que atraviesa mi lengua

    That crosses my tongue

  42. Y tu circo de flores

    And your circus of flowers

  43. Me carga y me suelta

    Lifts me up and lets me go

  44. Perdiendo la cuenta

    Losing track of the count

  45. Perdiendo la cuenta

    Losing track of the count

  46. Eres

    You are

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Key vocabulary

carga
loadB2
pica
stingB2
flores
flowersA1
recorre
traverse
espalda
backA2
acuesta
lies down
barba
beardA1
estudiar
studyA1
trapecista
trapeze artistA2
atraviesa
crosses

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.

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La hormiguita

La conocí una tarde

I met her one afternoon

Con su guitarra cazaba boleros

With her guitar, she hunted boleros

Tenía puesto un jean

She was wearing jeans

Y una rosita amarilla en el pelo

And a little yellow rose in her hair

¿Qué vas a hacer?

What are you going to do?

Me preguntó sonriendo

She asked me with a smile

"Lo que quieras", respondí

"Whatever you want," I replied

Fuimos al mar y mojamos los sueños

We went to the sea and soaked our dreams

Guiñé mis ojos, y un delfín

I winked my eyes, and a dolphin

Pintó una ola rizada en su pecho

Painted a wavy wave on her chest

Luego reí

Then I laughed

Y rompimos el hielo (y rompimos el hielo)

And we broke the ice (and we broke the ice)

Nos mordimos los dedos (nos mordimos los dedos)

We bit our fingers (we bit our fingers)

Como viola en un solo de cello

Like a viola in a cello solo

Eres como una hormiguita

You're like an ant

Que me besa y me pica

That kisses me and bites me

Que recorre mi espalda

That crawls down my back

Y se acuesta en mi barba

And lies down in my beard

A estudiar Geografía

To study Geography

Eres como un trapecista

You're like a trapeze artist

Que atraviesa mi lengua

That crosses my tongue

Y tu circo de flores

And your circus of flowers

Me carga y me suelta

It lifts me and then lets me go

Perdiendo la cuenta

Losing the count

Perdiendo la cuenta

Losing the count

Eres

You are

Y tuve ganas de llorar

And I felt like crying

Pero tan solo en mi ojo derecho

But just in my right eye

Ella hablaba de la luna y de Chopin

She spoke of the moon and Chopin

Y yo tocaba el Preludio de un Beso

And I played the Prelude of a Kiss

Luego reí

Then I laughed

Y rompimos el hielo (y rompimos el hielo)

And we broke the ice (and we broke the ice)

Nos mordimos los dedos (nos mordimos los dedos)

We bit our fingers (we bit our fingers)

Como viola en un solo de cello

Like a viola in a cello solo

Eres como una hormiguita

You're like a little ant

Que me besa y me pica

That kisses me and bites me

Que recorre mi espalda

That runs down my back

Y se acuesta en mi barba

And lies down in my beard

A estudiar Geografía

To study Geography

Eres como un trapecista

You're like a trapeze artist

Que atraviesa mi lengua

That crosses my tongue

Y tu circo de flores

And your circus of flowers

Me carga y me suelta

Lifts me up and lets me go

Perdiendo la cuenta

Losing track of the count

Perdiendo la cuenta

Losing track of the count

Eres

You are