La Niña

The Girl

La Niña

(Ma' I'm going to my friend's house)(Ma' me voy a casa de)

They say there's a bar on the cornerDicen que hay un bar en la esquina
A bar where only girls goQue bar que solo van chicas
That only girls go to the barQue solo van chicas al bar
To the corner barAl bar de la esquina

What's wrong with the girl, the girl, the girlQue le pasa a la niña, la niña, la niña
The girl who no longer comes homeLa niña que ya no entra en casa
What's wrong with the girl, the girl, the girlQue le pasa a la niña, la niña, la niña
The girl, the girl is going throughLa niña, la niña le pasa

The girl is a ninja, ninja and karatekaLa niña es ninja, ninja y karateka
The girl is a pro doing somersaultsLa niña es un hacha haciendo volteretas
The girl is an athleteLa niña es atleta
The girl is a beast, she climbs the fig treeLa niña es una fiera te trepa la higuera
The barefoot girl, stained up to her eyebrowsLa niña descalza manchada hasta las cejas
The girl is Mowgli in the middle of the jungleLa niña es Mowgli en mitad de la selva
The girl is an artist, she sings to youLa niña es artista, lo mismo te canta
Then she paints and tells meQue luego te pinta y me dice

I want the teacher to pick me up in her armsQuiero que me coja en brazos la profesora
Smells good, adds well, explains well, I say how goodHuele bien suma explica bien digo lo bien
Oh, sit me next to Rosita, my little friendAy sientame al lado se la Rosita mi amiguita
Who has pretty handwriting, how cuteQue tiene letra bonita que cosita

The shoes with reinforced tips, the ponytail just rightLos zapatitos con la punta reforzada la coleta bien
Up high so it doesn't get in the way, I change scented leavesArriba no vaya a estorbar cambio hojitas de olores
For a pair of trainers for my friend José JuanPor un par de entrenadores a mi amigo José Juan
Who likes them moreQue a le gusta más

Action Man in abundanceAction Man a borbotones
We meet at 6 and if there's dancingQuedamos a las 6 y si hay baile
It's clear that MelC in the Spice GirlsEsta claro que MelC en las Spice Girl

And I don't like a thing, a thing, a thing, a thing, unsalted potatoesY no me gusta naita, naita, naita, naita las papas sin sal
And I don't like a thing, a thing, a thing, a thing, what can I tell youY no me gusta naita, naita, naita, naita a ti que te voy a contar
I'm going to the neighbor's house to play houseVoy a casa la vecina que juguemos a las casitas
I pay her a visit, she invites me, explains to me andQue le hago una visita y me invita me explica y

They say there's a bar on the cornerDicen que hay un bar en la esquina
A bar where only girls goQue bar que solo van chicas
That only girls go to the barQue solo van chicas al bar
To the corner barAl bar de la esquina

What's wrong with the girl, the girl, the girl, the girlQue le pasa a la niña, la niña, la niña, la niña
Who no longer comes homeQue ya no entra en casa
What's wrong with the girl, the girl, the girlQue le pasa a la niña, la niña, la niña
The girl, the girl is going throughLa niña, la niña le pasa

And I swear, out of pure curiosity, I ended up going in last nightY os lo juro que por pura purita curiosidad acabé anoche entrando
Through the doors of that bar, everything was confettiPor las puertas de ese bar, todo eran confetiles
All well decorated and after a few dancesTodo bien adornao y después de unos bailes
A girl on each sideUna muchacha a cada lao

Oh my goodness, I'm about to jump into the poolAy señorita madre mía que estoy a punto de tirarme a la piscina
Oh my goodness, I only came here to look for my girlAy señorita madre mía que yo viene aquí solo a buscar a mi niña
Oh my goodness, I'm about to jump into the poolAy señorita madre mía que estoy a punto de tirarme a la piscina
Oh my goodness, I only came here to look forAy señorita madre mía que yo viene aquí solo a buscar

They say there's a bar on the cornerDicen que hay un bar en la esquina
A bar where only girls goQue bar que solo van chicas
That only girls go to the barQue solo van chicas al bar
To the corner barAl bar de la esquina

What's wrong with the girl, the girl, the girl, the girlQue le pasa a la niña, la niña, la niña, la niña
Who no longer comes homeQue ya no entra en casa
What's wrong with the girl, the girlQue le pasa a la niña, la niña
The girl, the girl, the girl is going throughLa niña, la niña, la niña le pasa

(Girl, wait for me a bit, I'll come down with you(Niña, espérame una mijilla que bajo contigo
Oh, my girl doesn't know a thing!)Ay, no sabe na' mi niña!)