
Willie Colón
Señora Lola lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1973
- Genre
- Salsa
- Length
- 3:24
Señora Lola, dile a tu esposo
Lady Lola, tell your husband
Que aguante el bembo
To hold back his bravado
Yo soy hachero de verdad
I’m a real lumberjack
Y no como miedo
And I don’t back down
Señora Lola, dile a tu esposo
Lady Lola, tell your husband
Que aguante el bembo
To hold back his bravado
Que yo soy hachero de verdad
Because I’m a real lumberjack
Y no como miedo
And I don’t back down
Y si es que viene con un alarde
And if he comes in all pompous
Que olvide el cuento
Let him forget the tale
Yo lo conozco bien de atrás
I know him well from the past
Desde hace tiempo
For quite some time
La única hazaña de su marido
The only feat of her husband
Es haber corrido como un demente
Is having run like a madman
Señora Lola, dígale rápidamente
Lady Lola, tell him quickly
Porque si sigue hablando me está obligando y no quiero actuar
Because if he keeps talking, he’s forcing me, and I don’t want to act
Si sigue hablando me está obligando y no quiero actuar
If he keeps talking, he’s forcing me, and I don’t want to act
Aconseja, aconseja a tu marido
Advise, advise your husband
Anda, aconséjalo, Lola
Come on, advise him, Lola
(Lola, aconséjalo, Lola)
(Lola, advise him, Lola)
¡Eh!, que si el tiene un machete
Eh!, because if he has a machete
Yo tengo una ametralladora
I have a machine gun
(Lola, aconséjalo, Lola)
(Lola, advise him, Lola)
Me dicen que vieron a su marido en Santo Domingo
They tell me they saw your husband in Santo Domingo
Bailando una batahola
Dancing a wild dance
(Lola, aconséjalo, Lola)
(Lola, advise him, Lola)
Eh, pero guapo que va, guapo
Eh, but he’s bold, so bold
Guapo que va, guapo
Bold indeed, so bold
(Lola, aconséjalo, Lola)
(Lola, advise him, Lola)
Anda y aconséjalo por favor
Come on, and please advise him
Anda, aconséjalo ahora
Come on, advise him now
Aguántalo, ante' que le sople una galleta
Hold him back before he throws a punch
Estos consejos te vo'a dar
These are the tips I’ll give you
Oye, y escúchame ahora
Listen, and hear me now
(Lola, aconséjalo, Lola)
(Lola, advise him, Lola)
¡Eh!, que no me venga con julepe
Eh!, don’t come at me all spooked
O te vo'a tumbar la chola
Or I’ll knock you down
(Lola, aconséjalo, Lola)
(Lola, advise him, Lola)
Anda y vete pa' tu casa
Come on, go back home
Siéntate en el baúl, ponte la batola
Sit in the trunk, put on the gown
(Lola, aconséjalo, Lola)
(Lola, advise him, Lola)
Tú dices que tú manda en tu casa
You say you’re in charge at home
En tu casa no manda na', qué va, díselo Lola
At home you charge nothing, oh no, tell him, Lola
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Key vocabulary
- ahora
- nowA1
- anda
- walkB2
- ante
- beforeB2
- atrás
- backC1
- bailando
- dancing
- bien
- wellA1
- como
- likeB1
- qué
- whatA1
- va
- goesA2
- venga
- come onB1
About this song
Salsa trombonist and bandleader from the Bronx. A core artist of the 1970s Fania era.