
Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
La hormiguita lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1998
- Genre
- Merengue
- Length
- 3:05
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 tú 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
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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.