Benditos Versos

Blessed Verses

Benditos Versos

I wanted to keep some verses, blessed versesYo quise callá' unos versos, benditos versos
And in the end, I couldn't resistY al final no pude resistirme
Because the only dark-haired girl with a tender laughPorque la única morena de risa tierna
My poem hid in her hairMi poema se escondía en su pelo
One day, from seeing you so muchUn día que de verte tanto
I didn't know thenNo supe entonces
If you were my friend or if you were a virginSi eras mi amiga o si era una virgen
And I saw the coffee of your eyes for a momentY vi el café de tus ojos un momentico
Because the Sun was dying of jealousyPorque es que el Sol se moría de celos

And I don't know why the country girlY no sé por qué la guajira
Goes into the sea like thatSe mete hasta el mar así
As if she wanted to fightComo si pelear quisiera
As conceited, as haughtyComo engreída, como altanera
As if to let the world knowComo para que el mundo supiera
That there's a princess hereQue hay una princesa aquí

She has an Indian beauty, pretty and lovelyTiene una belleza india, bonita es linda
Of noble birthDe cuna noble
A prize for the man who luckilyPremio del hombre que por fortuna
Has his trophy in youTenga su trofeo en ti

But Linda, tell me, in the end you keep quietAy, pero Linda dime, al final tu callas
Please tell me what your soul keepsPor favor decime que guarda tu alma
Please tell me what your soul keepsPor favor decime que guarda tu alma
That the star that is very distantQue el lucero que está bien distante
That shines quite a lot, that shines quite a lotQue alumbra bastante, que alumbra bastante

That the star that is very distantQue el lucero que está bien distante
That shines quite a lot, that shines quite a lotQue alumbra bastante, que alumbra bastante

A flirty skirt flutters, perfect legsFlamea una falda coqueta, piernas perfectas
Queenly demeanor with fine mannersPorte de reina de trato fino
And a cactus died peacefully in the hands of a foreignerY un cactus murió tranquilo en manos de un gringo
Because Cerrejon captivated himPorque el cerrejón le enamoraba
They also say that the night asked the dawnDicen también que la noche pidió a la aurora
To be careful with youQue fuera cuidadosa contigo
And one day when I hear this song written in coalY un día que escucho este canto escrito en carbón
There in its region, my guitar saidAllá en su región, dijo mi guitarra

And I don't know why the country girlY no sé por qué la guajira
Goes into the ocean like thatSe mete al océano así
As if she wanted to fightComo si pelear quisiera
As conceited, as haughtyComo engreída, como altanera
As if she wanted to show the worldComo si al mundo mostrar quisiera
Her angelic dark-haired girlSu morena angelical

And it's clear, she has a stampY es claro, tiene una estampa
Of accent and lineageDe acento y casta
Of good peopleDe gente buena
My God in heaven embodied in you, queenMi Dios del cielo encarnó en ti, reina
To the Virgin of El PilarA la Virgen del Pilar

Oh, cool dark-haired girlAy, morenita chévere
How many things you keepCuántas cosas guardas
November 20th20 de noviembre
Please take care of herPor favor cuidala
November 20th20 de noviembre
Please take care of herPor favor cuidala

And the star that is very distantY el lucero que está bien distante
That shines quite a lotQue alumbra bastante
That shines quite a lotQue alumbra bastante
That the star that is very distantQue el lucero que está bien distante
That shines quite a lot, is greatly appreciatedQue alumbra bastante, se aprecia bastante