Romance de Rosabella y Domingo

Romance of Rosabella and Domingo

Romance de Rosabella y Domingo

Among all the most beautiful, a flower from my gardenEntre todas la más bella una flor de mi jardín
more beautiful than a cherub and her name is Rosabellamas bella que un querubín y se llama Rosabella
Rosabella goes up and down the streets of the villageRosabella sube y baja por las calles de la aldea
and sways her hips and drives those who love her crazyy su cadera menea y enloquece a quien la ama

But she has a problemPero ella tiene un problema
that visibly ruins herque a ojos vista la remata
and it's that she has never confessedy es que nunca ha confesado
that she is actually a young manque en verdad es un muchachín

Ayayay, you kill me, yesAyayay, tu me matas, si
with your mulattocon tu mulata
ay ay ay you kill me, yesay ay ay tu me matas si
with your mulattocon tu mulata

Rosabella goes to the square on Fridays at the marketRosabella va a la plaza los viernes en el mercado
and only buys apples at the stall of a mulattoy sólo compra manzanas en el puesto de un mulato
she dedicates her smiles to him, she dedicates her looks to hima él dedica sus sonrisas a el dedica sus miradas
and they kiss in secret and love each other in the clear moonlighty se besan a escondidas y se aman en luna clara

This handsome mulatto is called Domingo PérezEste mulato tan guapo se llama Domingo Pérez
he is the coolest in the neighborhood, loved by womenes el mas chulo del barrio a quien quieren las mujeres

Rosabella's parents have married her to DomingoLos padres de Rosabella la han casado con Domingo
he is the son of peasants, a very cute boyes hijo de campesinos un muchachito muy lindo
no one knows that Domingo is actually a mulattonadie sabe que Domingo en verdad es una mulata
who dressed as a boy has caused trouble for everyoneque vestida de chiquillo ha dado a todos la lata
and now the parents are happy, finally breathing calmlyy ya los padres felices respiran por fin tranquilos
they have found a way out of this crossroadshan encontrado salida a este cruce de caminos