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Buscando guayaba – Rubén Blades

Rubén Blades

Buscando guayaba lyrics with English translation

Language
Spanish
Level
Intermediate
Released
1988
Genre
Salsa
Length
5:48
  1. Oh-eh

  2. Me fui pa'l monte buscando guayaba

    I went to the mountains looking for guava

  3. Por la vereda del ocho y el dos

    Down the path of eight and two

  4. Y aunque encontré una casa dorada

    And though I found a golden house

  5. Ese guayaba no la hallaba yo

    That guava I couldn't find

  6. Mucho he viajado por todo el mundo

    I've traveled a lot around the world

  7. Y nunca, nunca pude encontrar

    And never, never could I find

  8. Una guayaba que me gustara

    A guava that I liked

  1. Y detuviera mi caminar

    And stopped my walk

  2. Y aunque encontré una casa dorada

    And though I found a golden house

  3. Esa guayaba no pude hallar

    That guava I could not find

  4. (Buscando guayaba ando yo) ¿cómo?

    (Looking for guava I'm going) what?

  5. (Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol)

    (That has flavor, that has menthol)

  6. (Buscando guayaba ando yo)

    (Looking for guava I'm going)

  7. (Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol)

    (That has flavor, that has menthol)

  8. (Buscando guayaba ando yo)

    (Looking for guava I'm going)

  9. (Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol)

    (That has flavor, that has menthol)

  10. Una guayaba salva morena

    A brown, wild guava

  11. Una guayaba que este bien buena

    A guava that's really good

  12. (Buscando guayaba ando yo)

    (Looking for guava I'm going)

  13. (Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol)

    (That has flavor, that has menthol)

  14. U ru ru guarara ¿dónde va Miguel?

    U ru ru guarara, where is Miguel going?

  15. U ru ru guarara fue a buscar tambien

    U ru ru guarara, he's gone to look too

  16. Guayaba

    Guava

  17. (Buscando guayaba ando yo)

    (Looking for guava I'm going)

  18. (Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol)

    (That has flavor, that has menthol)

  19. Pero que tenga mucho mentol

    But it must have a lot of menthol

  20. Pero que tenga, que tenga muchisimo sabor

    But it must have, must have a lot of flavor

  21. (Buscando guayaba ando yo)

    (Looking for guava I'm going)

  22. (Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol)

    (That has flavor, that has menthol)

  23. Busca una guayaba, busca una guayaba

    Search for a guava, search for a guava

  24. Busca una guayaba

    Search for a guava

  25. Por la vereda del ocho y el dos

    Down the path of eight and two

  26. (Buscando guayaba ando yo)

    (Looking for guava I'm going)

  27. (Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol) Riqui

    (That has flavor, that has menthol) Riqui

  28. Oye el guitarrista no vino, así que

    Hey, the guitarist didn't come, so

  29. Van a tener que soportar

    You're going to have to bear

  30. Un solo de boca

    A mouth solo

  31. Afinación, tin qui

    Tuning, tin qui

  32. Pum pum pum pum pum pim pum pum pim pi

  33. Ah uh nu pim pum pim pim

  34. Pim pim pum pim pum pum pum pum pìm pim pim uh uh pam pim bum

  35. Pum pum pim pim uh ah pim pim pim pam

  36. Pim oh oh pam uh pam uh pim pum pum

  37. Pum pim pim pam pam pum pim pam

  38. Pam pam pu ma pum pum pim pam

  39. Pam pam pam pum pam da bi pam ba du bi pam

  40. Pom pom pom pom pom pim pim

  41. ¡Wuh!

  42. Juega Jimmy

    Play Jimmy

  43. Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol

    That has flavor, that has menthol

  44. (Buscando guayaba ando yo)

    (Looking for guava I'm going)

  45. Guayabita sabanera

  46. (Buscando guayaba ando yo)

    (Looking for guava I'm going)

  47. Aqui hay dos que yo quiero una guayaba

    Here are two that I want a guava

  48. (Buscando guayaba ando yo)

    (Looking for guava I'm going)

  49. Venga y dame una manito

    Come and give me a hand

  50. ¡Ay! ayúdeme compay (buscando guayaba ando yo)

    Oh! help me, buddy (looking for guava I'm going)

  51. Yo la veo que usted

    I see you

  52. Yo la veo que usted no coje

    I see you not picking

  53. Y no dice donde hay

    And you don't say where it is

  54. (Buscando guayaba ando yo)

    (Looking for guava I'm going)

  55. Dime esa guayaba bonita

    Tell me about that pretty guava

  56. Donde la encuentro, ¡ay Dios!

    Where do I find it, oh God!

  57. (Buscando guayaba ando yo)

    (Looking for guava I'm going)

  58. Que, que caminando siempre voy andando señor

    That, that walking, I'm always going on, sir

  59. (Buscando guayaba ando yo)

    (Looking for guava I'm going)

  60. U ru ru guarara, ¿dónde va Miguel?

    U ru ru guarara, where is Miguel going?

  61. (Buscando guayaba ando yo)

    (Looking for guava I'm going)

  62. Ven ayúdame de lado a lado

    Come help me side to side

  63. Dime ¿dónde están? que nunca yo la encuentro

    Tell me where they are? I never find it

  64. (Buscando guayaba ando yo)

    (Looking for guava I'm going)

  65. Acompánñame porque puede suceder

    Accompany me because it might happen

  66. (Buscando guayaba ando yo)

    (Looking for guava I'm going)

  67. Que yo encuentre esa mujer y la aprenda a querer

    That I find that woman and learn to love her

  68. (Buscando guayaba ando yo)

    (Looking for guava I'm going)

  69. La busco por el monte y por la marketa

    I search for her in the mountains and in the market

  70. (Buscando guayaba ando yo)

    (Looking for guava I'm going)

  71. No, no, no, no te escondas más y aparecete prieta

    No, no, no, don’t hide anymore and show up, dark one

  72. (Buscando guayaba ando yo)

    (Looking for guava I'm going)

  73. Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol

    That has flavor, that has menthol

  74. (Buscando guayaba ando yo)

    (Looking for guava I'm going)

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Key vocabulary

aunque
althoughB1
pìm
pip
pu
unknown
encuentre
findB2
pa'l
for the
acompánñame
follow me
afinación
tuning
ando
I go
aparecete
show up
aprenda
learn

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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.

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Buscando guayaba

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

Ah uh nu pim pum pim pim

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

Pim oh oh pam uh pam uh pim pum pum

Pum pim pim pam pam pum pim pam

Pam pam pu ma pum pum pim pam

Pam pam pam pum pam da bi pam ba du bi pam

Pom pom pom pom pom pim pim

¡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

(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)