Rubén Blades

Manuela lyrics with English translation

Language

Spanish

Level

Intermediate

Released

1980

Genre

Salsa

Length

5:44

Play with synced lyrics

1. Manuela

2. Qué mujer aquella

   What a woman she is

3. De grandes ojos y cabellos negros largos

   With large eyes and long black hair

4. Y figura de guitarra

   And a figure like a guitar

5. Que hay que admirar

   One that must be admired

6. Manuela

7. Ay, qué hembra tan bella

   Oh, what a beautiful lady

8. De risa coqueta y de cintura pequeñita

   With a flirty laugh and a tiny waist

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9. Y de piernas, criminal

   And legs, criminal

10. Qué estampa sensual

    What a sensual figure

11. En todas partes repetían ese nombre

    They repeated that name everywhere

12. Perdían el sueño los hombres

    Men lost their sleep

13. Ante tanta perfección

    In the face of such perfection

14. Las otras hembras la miraban

    The other females watched her

15. Y de envidias preguntaban:

    And asked out of envy:

16. "¿Qué tiene ella que no tenga yo?"

    "What does she have that I don't?"

17. Pero Manuela

    But Manuela

18. Como una pantera

    Like a panther

19. En cada esquina de aquel barrio iba dejando

    In every corner of that neighborhood she left behind

20. Pedacitos de ilusión de quien la amó

    Pieces of hope from those who loved her

21. Y es que Manuela no tiene problemas

    And it's that Manuela has no problems

22. La juventud grita en su piel

    Youth shouts on her skin

23. Sólo a la vida ella le es fiel

    Only to life is she faithful

24. No tiene horario, ni deber no tiene pena

    She has no schedule, no duty, no regret

25. Y cada hombre que la encuentra

    And every man who meets her

26. Admirado se lamenta

    Is amazed and laments

27. Que no diera

    What he wouldn't give

28. Por tumbar a la Manuela

    To win over Manuela

29. Ay Dios mío qué no diera

    Oh my God, what he wouldn't give

30. Por el amor de la Manuela

    For the love of Manuela

31. Ay que no diera

    Oh, what I wouldn't give

32. Ay que no diera yo por tenerla

    Oh, what I wouldn't give to have her

33. Es que le tengo un coco y me carga loco

    It's just that I have a crush on her and it's driving me crazy

34. Trastornao' me trae la jeba

    This girl drives me mad

35. Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela

    Oh, what I wouldn't give for the love of Manuela

36. Tiene, tiene un caminao' bien rico en medio lao'

    She moves with a delicious sway

37. Con un gille de pantera

    With a panther's strut

38. Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela

    Oh, what I wouldn't give for the love of Manuela

39. Yo seré tú domador bella mujer

    I will be your tamer, beautiful woman

40. Mamacita ven pa'ca pa' enseñarte a ti a querer

    Sweetheart, come here so I can teach you to love

41. Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela

    Oh, what I wouldn't give for Manuela's love

42. De piernas criminal, qué estampa sensual

    With criminal legs, what a sensual figure

43. Está linda esa morena

    That brunette is beautiful

44. Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela

    Oh, what I wouldn't give for Manuela's love

45. Su figura de guitarra quiero tocar

    I want to play her body like a guitar

46. Ay, compa y esa Manuela buena que está

    Oh, my friend, and that good Manuela who's there

47. Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela

    Oh, what I wouldn't give for Manuela's love

48. Mira tú si le tengo un coco que no me importa

    Look, if I have a headache, I don't care

49. Que se traiga hasta la suegra

    Let her even bring her mother-in-law

50. Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela

    Oh, what I wouldn't give for Manuela's love

51. Pero Manuela de que, Manuela de que, Manuela de que

    But Manuela, what about it, Manuela, what about it, Manuela, what about it

52. Se preguntan toa' las hembras

    All the women wonder

53. Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela

    Oh, what wouldn't I give for Manuela's love

54. Ay que no diera

    Oh, what wouldn't I give

55. Hasta el cheque e' la quincena

    Even my paycheck

56. Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela

    Oh, what wouldn't I give for Manuela's love

57. En la mañana, por la tarde y en la noche

    In the morning, in the afternoon, and at night

58. En la esquina este es el tema

    On the corner, this is the topic

59. Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela

    Oh, what wouldn't I give for Manuela's love

60. Manuelita mira pa'ca ahí

    Manuelita, look over here

61. Cutu-cutá cutá

62. Mira mami, mira pa' ca

    Look, mommy, look over here

63. Ay mamita

    Oh baby

64. Ay qué linda

    Oh how beautiful

65. Mira, mira, mira

    Look, look, look

66. Manuela no, argh

67. Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela

    Oh, what I wouldn't give for Manuela's love

68. Agua

    Water

69. Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela

    Oh, what I wouldn't give for Manuela's love

70. Échala una flor a Manuela, Leopoldo

    Throw a flower to Manuela, Leopoldo

71. Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela

    Oh, how I would give for the love of Manuela

72. Pero que, que no diera

    But what, what wouldn't I give

73. Pero que que no diera por a e'-

    But what wouldn't I give for her-

74. Que no diera yo por ella

    What wouldn't I give for her

75. Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela

    Oh, how I would give for the love of Manuela

76. Quién tuviera un amor como tú

    Who could have a love like yours

77. Quién tuviera señores, una nena así tan wena

    Who could have, gentlemen, such a good girl like you

78. Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela

    Oh, how I would give for the love of Manuela

79. Se acababa para mi

    It would all end for me

80. Toda la pena y todo el problema

    All the sorrow and all the trouble

81. Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela

    Oh, how I wish for Manuela's love

82. Ay que Manuela Pere', Manuela Pere', Manuela Pere'

    Oh, Manuela Pere', Manuela Pere', Manuela Pere'

83. Es la envidia de las hembras

    She is the envy of all women

84. Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela

    Oh, how I wish for Manuela's love

85. Que me de el papel que le de la gana

    Let her give me whatever she wants

86. Pero que me ponga pana, a trabaja' en su novela

    But let her put me to work on her novel

87. Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela

    Oh, how I wish for Manuela's love

88. Es que le tengo un coco y me carga loco

    It's just that I've fallen for her and she drives me crazy

89. Trastornao' me trae la jeba

    She drives me mad, that girl

90. Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela

    Oh, how I wish for Manuela's love

91. Acá en el barrio hay una mora

    Here in the neighborhood, there's a black berry

92. A Manuela es la que adora

    Manuela is the one he adores

93. Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela

    Oh, how I would give for Manuela's love

94. Ay que no diera, ay que no diera

    Oh, how I would give, oh, how I would give

95. Yo por tenerla

    I, just to have her

96. Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela

    Oh, how I would give for Manuela's love

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