Los Van Van
Marilú lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1999
- Genre
- Son Cubano
- Length
- 3:26
Busque la soledad
I sought solitude
Junto al mar me fui a vivir
By the sea I went to live
No se cuando llego
I don't know when she arrived
Mas se que soy feliz
But I know that I am happy
Coro
Chorus
Ohhh con mi muchacha
Ohhh with my girl
Marilu oh marilu
Marilu oh Marilu
Todos los dias a la misma hora
Every day at the same hour
Ella llega a mi ventana
She arrives at my window
Me despierta con alegria
She wakes me with joy
Es ella la novia mia
She is my girlfriend
Coro
Chorus
Oh con mi muchacha
Oh with my girl
Marilu oh marilu
Marilu oh Marilu
Yo quiero vivir asi
I want to live like this
Con ella ser muy feliz
To be very happy with her
Aqui en esta playa
Here on this beach
Con sol y con estrellas
With the sun and the stars
Coro
Chorus
Oh con mi muchacha
Oh with my girl
Marilu oh marilu
Marilu oh Marilu
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Key vocabulary
- busque
- search
- junto
- togetherB1
- fui
- I wentB1
- misma
- sameB1
- cuando
- whenB1
- mas
- moreB1
- feliz
- happyA2
- coro
- choirC1
- ohhh
- oh
- muchacha
- girl
About this song
Los Van Van is a Cuban band in the son genre that helped pioneer songo in the late 1960s, blending electric instruments, jazz influences, and dance-focused son with topical lyrics. They are among Cuba’s most popular groups, known for shaping a sound that draws on African roots and island song traditions.