
Rubén Blades
Buscando guayaba lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1988
- Genre
- Salsa
- Length
- 5:48
Oh-eh
Oh-eh
Me fui pa'l monte buscando guayaba
I went to the mountains looking for guava
Por la vereda del ocho y el dos
Down the path of eight and two
Y aunque encontré una casa dorada
And though I found a golden house
Ese guayaba no la hallaba yo
That guava I couldn't find
Mucho he viajado por todo el mundo
I've traveled a lot around the world
Y nunca, nunca pude encontrar
And never, never could I find
Una guayaba que me gustara
A guava that I liked
Y detuviera mi caminar
And stopped my walk
Y aunque encontré una casa dorada
And though I found a golden house
Esa guayaba no pude hallar
That guava I could not find
(Buscando guayaba ando yo) ¿cómo?
(Looking for guava I'm going) what?
(Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol)
(That has flavor, that has menthol)
(Buscando guayaba ando yo)
(Looking for guava I'm going)
(Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol)
(That has flavor, that has menthol)
(Buscando guayaba ando yo)
(Looking for guava I'm going)
(Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol)
(That has flavor, that has menthol)
Una guayaba salva morena
A brown, wild guava
Una guayaba que este bien buena
A guava that's really good
(Buscando guayaba ando yo)
(Looking for guava I'm going)
(Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol)
(That has flavor, that has menthol)
U ru ru guarara ¿dónde va Miguel?
U ru ru guarara, where is Miguel going?
U ru ru guarara fue a buscar tambien
U ru ru guarara, he's gone to look too
Guayaba
Guava
(Buscando guayaba ando yo)
(Looking for guava I'm going)
(Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol)
(That has flavor, that has menthol)
Pero que tenga mucho mentol
But it must have a lot of menthol
Pero que tenga, que tenga muchisimo sabor
But it must have, must have a lot of flavor
(Buscando guayaba ando yo)
(Looking for guava I'm going)
(Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol)
(That has flavor, that has menthol)
Busca una guayaba, busca una guayaba
Search for a guava, search for a guava
Busca una guayaba
Search for a guava
Por la vereda del ocho y el dos
Down the path of eight and two
(Buscando guayaba ando yo)
(Looking for guava I'm going)
(Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol) Riqui
(That has flavor, that has menthol) Riqui
Oye el guitarrista no vino, así que
Hey, the guitarist didn't come, so
Van a tener que soportar
You're going to have to bear
Un solo de boca
A mouth solo
Afinación, tin qui
Tuning, tin qui
Pum pum pum pum pum pim pum pum pim pi
Pum pum pum pum pum pim pum pum pim pi
Ah uh nu pim pum pim pim
Ah uh nu pim pum pim pim
Pim pim pum pim pum pum pum pum pìm pim pim uh uh pam pim bum
Pim pim pum pim pum pum pum pum pìm pim pim uh uh pam pim bum
Pum pum pim pim uh ah pim pim pim pam
Pum pum pim pim uh ah pim pim pim pam
Pim oh oh pam uh pam uh pim pum pum
Pim oh oh pam uh pam uh pim pum pum
Pum pim pim pam pam pum pim pam
Pum pim pim pam pam pum pim pam
Pam pam pu ma pum pum pim pam
Pam pam pu ma pum pum pim pam
Pam pam pam pum pam da bi pam ba du bi pam
Pam pam pam pum pam da bi pam ba du bi pam
Pom pom pom pom pom pim pim
Pom pom pom pom pom pim pim
¡Wuh!
Wuh!
Juega Jimmy
Play Jimmy
Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol
That has flavor, that has menthol
(Buscando guayaba ando yo)
(Looking for guava I'm going)
Guayabita sabanera
Sabanera guayabita
(Buscando guayaba ando yo)
(Looking for guava I'm going)
Aqui hay dos que yo quiero una guayaba
Here are two that I want a guava
(Buscando guayaba ando yo)
(Looking for guava I'm going)
Venga y dame una manito
Come and give me a hand
¡Ay! ayúdeme compay (buscando guayaba ando yo)
Oh! help me, buddy (looking for guava I'm going)
Yo la veo que usted
I see you
Yo la veo que usted no coje
I see you not picking
Y no dice donde hay
And you don't say where it is
(Buscando guayaba ando yo)
(Looking for guava I'm going)
Dime esa guayaba bonita
Tell me about that pretty guava
Donde la encuentro, ¡ay Dios!
Where do I find it, oh God!
(Buscando guayaba ando yo)
(Looking for guava I'm going)
Que, que caminando siempre voy andando señor
That, that walking, I'm always going on, sir
(Buscando guayaba ando yo)
(Looking for guava I'm going)
U ru ru guarara, ¿dónde va Miguel?
U ru ru guarara, where is Miguel going?
(Buscando guayaba ando yo)
(Looking for guava I'm going)
Ven ayúdame de lado a lado
Come help me side to side
Dime ¿dónde están? que nunca yo la encuentro
Tell me where they are? I never find it
(Buscando guayaba ando yo)
(Looking for guava I'm going)
Acompánñame porque puede suceder
Accompany me because it might happen
(Buscando guayaba ando yo)
(Looking for guava I'm going)
Que yo encuentre esa mujer y la aprenda a querer
That I find that woman and learn to love her
(Buscando guayaba ando yo)
(Looking for guava I'm going)
La busco por el monte y por la marketa
I search for her in the mountains and in the market
(Buscando guayaba ando yo)
(Looking for guava I'm going)
No, no, no, no te escondas más y aparecete prieta
No, no, no, don’t hide anymore and show up, dark one
(Buscando guayaba ando yo)
(Looking for guava I'm going)
Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol
That has flavor, that has menthol
(Buscando guayaba ando yo)
(Looking for guava I'm going)
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Key vocabulary
- aunque
- althoughB1
- pìm
- pip
- pu
- unknown
- encuentre
- findB2
- acompánñame
- follow me
- afinación
- tuning
- ando
- I go
- aparecete
- show up
- aprenda
- learn
- aqui
- here
About this song
Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna is an award-winning singer, composer, actor, and activist known for his foundational contributions to salsa music and Latin jazz.