
Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
Rompiendo fuente lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1992
- Genre
- Merengue
- Length
- 4:27
Mi mujer trabaja en zona franca
My woman works in a free trade zone
borda sueño en mangas de camisa
sewing dreams into the sleeves of her shirt
y recoge el ruedo se la tarde
and gathers the hem of the afternoon
con un sol de jean en su sonrisa
with a sunshine of denim in her smile
Lleva nueve meses de ilusiones
She's been carrying hopes for nine months
con mi amor preñado cada dia
with my love growing every day
y un bidòn de estrellas anunciando
and a jug of stars announcing
que ha de ser pronto mujer parìa
that soon she'll become a mother
Chorus
Chorus
Y es que tenga la sospecha de que vas a dar la luz
And it's that I have a feeling you're about to shine
una niña hermosa como tù
a beautiful girl like you
niña hermosa como tù...
beautiful girl like you...
Mi mujer ordeña la esperanza
My woman milks hope
con pañales y almohada de hilo
with diapers and a thread pillow
y entre corte y tela se disfraza
and between cuts and fabric she disguises herself
como làgrima que cae en rìo
like a tear that falls into a river
No te apures corazòn baldìo
Don't rush, empty heart
puja el vientre y que se abran los mares
push the belly and let the seas part
que la vida duele es ley de madre
for life aches, it's the law of a mother
pero el fruto olvida lo sufrido
but the fruit forgets what it has suffered
Chorus
Chorus
Traigan sueños de levadura
Bring dreams of leaven.
noche de agua ardiente
night of burning water
mi mujer con yerba de luna
my woman with moon's herb
va rompiendo fuente
it's breaking the fountain
en un mundo donde los vivos
in a world where the living
son sobrevivientes
they are survivors
mi mujer con yerba de luna
my woman with moonlit herbs
va rompiendo fuente
it's breaking the source
Nueve meses y un pecesito
Nine months and a little fish
nadando en tu vientre
swimming in your belly
mi mujer con yerba de luna
my woman with moon grass
va rompiendo fuente
is breaking the source
Mi mujer con yerba de luna
my woman with moon grass
va rompiendo fuente (repeat)
is breaking the source
Agua de lluvia, noche transparente
Rainwater, transparent night
mi mujer con yerba de luna
my woman with moon grass
va rompiendo fuente
is breaking the source
en un mundo donde los vivos
in a world where the living
son sobrevivientes
are survivors
mi mujer con yerba de luna
my woman with moon herbs
va rompiendo
is breaking through
Puja madre que con grito
Push, mama, with a shout
la vida se enciende
life ignites
mi mujer con yerba de luna
my woman with moon herbs
va rompiendo
is breaking through
mi mujer con yerba de luna
my woman with moon herbs
va rompiendo (repeat)
is breaking through
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Key vocabulary
- zona
- zoneB1
- borda
- borderB2
- sueño
- dreamA2
- mangas
- sleevesC1
- camisa
- shirtA1
- recoge
- pick up
- ruedo
- ring
- jean
- jeans
- sonrisa
- smileB2
- lleva
- carriesB1
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.