Tan Linda Era Costa Rica

Costa Rica Was So Beautiful

Tan Linda Era Costa Rica

Costa Rica was so beautifulTan linda era costa rica
That the Virgin of the Angels came downQue la virgen de los ángeles bajó
And when she saw it so differentY cuando la vio tan distinta
She returned to the better heavenAl cielo mejor regresó

She saw changes in Alajuela, in CartagoVió cambios en alajuela en cartago
Puntarenas and LimónPuntarenas y limón
And in Guanacaste, which is landY en guanacaste que es tierra
Symbol of this great nationSímbolo de esta gran nación

Going out on the street is tortureSalir a la calle es una tortura
In Costa Rica, it's not like yesterdayEn costa rica ya no es la de ayer
And on its plateau, unfortunatelyY en su meseta y por desventura
The disaster of its San José shinesLuce el desastre de su san josé

Costa Rica was so beautiful and nowEra tan linda costa rica y ahora
The beauty is almost goneLo lindo casi se le acaba
Costa Rica was so beautiful and nowEra tan linda costa rica y ahora
The beauty is almost goneLo lindo casi se le acaba

The Costa Rican problemEl problema costarricense
Is that almost no one appreciates its folkloreEs que casi nadie aprecia su folklore
The same as Heredia governsLo mismo que heredia gobierne
Not to be seen complete todayA no verse completo hoy

Of its healthiest customsDe sus costumbres mas sanas
We know they will never returnYa sabemos que nunca mas volverán
They must think that tomorrowHan de pensar que mañana
Things will improveLas cosas van a mejorar

From sugarcane comes the liquorDe la caña se hace el guaro
What the heck, if sugarcane is good fruitQue caramba si la caña es buena fruta
If the sugarcane is crushed, what the heck, the liquor is also suckedSi la caña se machuca que caramba el guaro también se chupa
You were the one who told me you would never forget meTu eras la que me decía que nunca me olvidarías
Let's get drunkVamonos emborrachando
What the heck, until the day dawnsQue caramba y hasta que amanezca el día
Let's get drunkVamonos emborrachando
What the heck, until the day dawnsQue caramba y hasta que amanezca el día

Going out on the street is tortureSalir a la calle es una tortura
In Costa Rica, it's not like yesterdayEn costa rica ya no es la de ayer
And on its plateau, unfortunatelyY en su meseta y por desventura
The disaster of its San José shinesLuce el desastre de su san josé

Costa Rica was so beautiful and nowEra tan linda costa rica y ahora
The beauty is almost goneLo lindo casi se le acaba
Costa Rica was so beautiful and nowEra tan linda costa rica y ahora
The beauty is almost goneLo lindo casi se le acaba

Costa Rica was so beautiful and nowEra tan linda costa rica y ahora
The beauty is almost goneLo lindo casi se le acaba
Costa Rica was so beautiful and nowEra tan linda costa rica y ahora
The beauty is almost goneLo lindo casi se le acaba