
Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
Oficio de enamorado lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1994
- Genre
- Merengue
- Length
- 4:54
Salgo de la casa, corro por las calles
I leave the house, I run through the streets
y un rayo me atrapa con su luz
and a lightning bolt catches me with its light
leo los diarios, Jordan retirado
I read the papers, Jordan retired
y el colesterol no ayuda a mi salud
and cholesterol doesn't help my health
opinan todos menos tú
everyone has an opinion but you
(Pero te digo que yo)
(But I tell you that I)
Me siento en la acera, te escribo un poema
I sit on the curb, I write you a poem
y un perro me guiña un ojo azul
and a dog winks at me with a blue eye
oigo mil llamadas, no respondo nada
I hear a thousand calls, I don't answer anything
el código de área de mi comprensión
the area code of my understanding
se lo entregué a tu corazón, negrita linda
I gave it to your heart, beautiful one
Y lo que me pasa a mí
And what happens to me
mamita estoy ofuscado
Mommy, I'm all confused
y de seguir así
And if it goes on like this
voy a acabar tostado
I'm going to end up burnt out
¡Ay no! no me hagas sufrir
Oh no! Don't make me suffer
que eres mi fuente de luz
Because you are my source of light
lo que me pasa a mí
What happens to me
le pasa a todo el mundo
Happens to everyone
una locura así
Such madness
que me lleva a lo absurdo
that leads me to the absurd
es oficio de enamorado
it's the craft of the lover
Oficio de enamorado
Craft of the lover
Oficio de... enamorado
Craft of... the lover
Sigo caminando, me grita el asfalto
I keep walking, the asphalt screams at me
y un tráfico multa mi razón
and traffic fines my reason
busco bien tu cara, la ilusión me ladra
I search closely for your face, illusion barks at me
me perfumo el alma con exactitud
I perfume my soul with precision
Estaban todos menos tú, negrita linda
Everyone was there except you, beautiful dark one
Y lo que me pasa a mí
And what happens to me
mamita estoy ofuscao
Mommy, I'm all confused
y de seguir así
And if this goes on
voy a acabar tostao
I'm going to end up burnt out
¡Ay no! no me hagas sufrir
Oh no! Don't make me suffer
que eres mi fuente de luz
Because you are my source of light
lo que me pasa a mí
What happens to me
le pasa a todo el mundo
Happens to everyone
una locura así
Such madness
que me lleva a lo absurdo
That leads me to the absurd
es oficio de enamorao
It's the job of someone in love
Oficio de enamorado
The craft of being in love
Oficio de
The craft of
¡echa pa' cá, mamá!
Come here, mama!
Mamita, sal a la calle
Mommy, step out on the street
que mi cariño es profundo
for my love runs deep
lo que me pasa a mí
what happens to me
le pasa a todo el mundo
happens to everyone
una locura infinita
an endless madness
del principio del mundo, negrita
since the beginning of the world, my dear
lo que me pasa a mí
what happens to me
le pasa a todo el mundo
it happens to everyone
eres mi talón de Aquiles
you're my Achilles' heel
mi brujulita y mi rumbo
my little compass and my direction
lo que me pasa a mí
what happens to me
le pasa a todo el mundo
it happens to everyone
de Puerto Rico a Argentina
from Puerto Rico to Argentina
Santo Domingo a Berlín
Santo Domingo to Berlin
a todos nos pasa
it happens to all of us
Este... que mira, pero
This... look, but
¡echa pa-cá!
come here!
Mamita, sal a la calle
Mommy, step out to the street
que mi cariño es profundo, tú ves
because my love runs deep, you see
lo que me pasa a mí
what happens to me
le pasa a todo el mundo
happens to everyone
se me anestesia la vida
life becomes numb for me
si no te veo en mi rumbo
if I don't see you in my path
lo que me pasa a mí
what happens to me
le pasa a todo el mundo
happens to everyone
de Venezuela a Colombia
from Venezuela to Colombia
y desde España hasta el mundo, ya ves
and from Spain to the world, you see
Lo que me pasa a mí
What happens to me
le pasa a cualquiera
happens to anyone
le pasa a él
happens to him
en medio (d)e la acera
in the middle of the sidewalk
me pasa a mí
happens to me
cruzando la esquina
crossing the corner
bebiendo una soda o leyendo rayuela
drinking a soda or reading Hopscotch
lo que me pasa a mí
what happens to me
uehei, acomódate Magdalena
yeh, settle down Magdalena
le pasa a él
happens to him
que ahora vengo Super-Nintendo
that now I come like Super-Nintendo
con dispositivo de turbo que vuela
with a turbo device that flies
Lo que me pasa a mí
What happens to me
pero que mira, cuando paso por tu
but look, when I pass by your
casa, niña
house, girl
le pasa a él
it happens to him
se me alborota el corazón, triqui-traque
my heart goes wild, triki-trake
me pasa a mí
it happens to me
me sube la bilis, me brotan las venas
my bile rises, my veins burst out
se aprieta el pechito y la rumba está
my chest tightens and the party is on
buena
good
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Key vocabulary
- asfalto
- asphaltB1
- cariño
- affectionB1
- enamorado
- in loveB1
- estaban
- wereB1
- hagas
- doB1
- ladra
- barksB1
- lleva
- carriesB1
- salgo
- I leaveA1
- casa
- houseA1
- corro
- I run
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.