América

America

América

You smell like merengue and boleroMe hueles a merengue y a bolero
Sugar cane and coffeeA caña y a café
You smell like corrido and charangoMe hueles a corrido y a charango
Carnavalito and honeyCarnavalito y miel

You smell like maracas and guitarMe hueles a maracas y a guitarra
A lonely gaucho and savannahA gaucho solitario y a sabana
Brown skin and saltA piel morena y sal

You smell like cinnamon and bananasMe hueles a canela y a bananas
Always beloved and always mistreatedQuerida siempre y siempre maltratada
Dreaming of freedomSoñando libertad

America, AmericaAmérica, América
You smell like guavaMe hueles a guayaba
Frozen mountain rangeA cordillera helada
Green landA tierra verde
And tropical rainY lluvia tropical
You smell like prairieMe hueles a pradera
Eternal springA eterna primavera
You smell like future and freedomMe hueles a futuro y libertad

America, AmericaAmérica, América
You smell like guavaMe hueles a guayaba
Frozen mountain rangeA cordillera helada
Green landA tierra verde
And tropical rainY lluvia tropical
You smell like prairieMe hueles a pradera
Eternal springA eterna primavera
You smell like future and freedomMe hueles a futuro y libertad

You smell like tobacco and manisesMe hueles a tabaco y a manises
Dates and rumA dátiles y a ron
You smell like emigrants who leftMe hueles a emigrantes que se fueron
Singing a songCantando una canción

You smell like torrent and ravineMe hueles a torrente y a quebrada
Peasant blood spilledA sangre campesina derramada
For your freedomPara tu libertad

You smell like a woman in loveMe hueles a mujer enamorada
Always beloved and always abandonedQuerida siempre y siempre abandonada
Dreaming by the seaSoñando frente al mar

America, AmericaAmérica, América
You smell like guavaMe hueles a guayaba
Frozen mountain rangeA cordillera helada
Green landA tierra verde
And tropical rainY lluvia tropical
You smell like prairieMe hueles a pradera
Eternal springA eterna primavera
You smell like future and freedomMe hueles a futuro y libertad

America, AmericaAmérica, América
You smell like guavaMe hueles a guayaba
Frozen mountain rangeA cordillera helada
Green landA tierra verde
And tropical rainY lluvia tropical
You smell like prairieMe hueles a pradera
Eternal springA eterna primavera
You smell like future and freedomMe hueles a futuro y libertad

America, AmericaAmérica, América
You smell like guavaMe hueles a guayaba
Frozen mountain rangeA cordillera helada
Green landA tierra verde
And tropical rainY lluvia tropical
You smell like prairieMe hueles a pradera
Eternal springA eterna primavera
You smell like future and freedomMe hueles a futuro y libertad

America, AmericaAmérica, América