Maria Bonita

Beautiful Maria

Maria Bonita

Remember AcapulcoAcuerdate de acapulco
Those nightsDe aquellas noches
Beautiful Maria, Maria of the soulMaria bonita, María del alma
Remember that on the beachAcuerdate que en la playa
With your little hands the little starsCon tus manitas las estrellitas
You rinsed themLas enjuagabas

Your body, a toy ship adrift from the seaTu cuerpo, del mar juguete nave al garete
The waves came and rocked itVenían las olas lo columpiaban
And while I watched youY mientras yo te miraba
I say it with feelingLo digo con sentimiento
My thoughts betrayed meMi pensamiento me traicionaba

I told you many of those pretty wordsTe dije muchas palabras de esas bonitas
With which hearts are lulledCon que se arrullan los corazones
Asking you to love mePidiendo que me quisieras
To turn into realitiesQue convirtieras en realidades
My illusionsMis ilusiones

The moon that was watching usLa luna que nos miraba
Had been there for a whileYa hacía ratito
She pretended not to noticeSe hizo un poquito desentendida
And when I saw her hidingY cuando la vi escondida
I knelt to kiss youMe arrodille para besarte
And thus give you all my lifeY así entregarte toda mi vida

You may have had many lovesAmores habras tenido muchos amores
Beautiful Maria, Maria of the soulMaria bonita, María del alma
But none as good, nor as honestPero ninguno tan bueno, ni tan honrado
As the one you made sprout in meComo el que hiciste que en mi brotara

I bring it full of flowersLo traigo lleno de flores
To leave it as an offeringPara dejarlo como una ofrenda
Under your feetBajo tus plantas
Receive it excitedRecibelo emocionada
And swear to me you don't lieY jurame que no mientes
Because you feel idolizedPorque te sientes idolatrada