María Bonita

Beautiful Maria

María Bonita

Remember Acapulco, those nights,Acuérdate de acapulco, de aquellas noches,
Beautiful Maria, soul of my heart?María bonita, maría del alma?
Remember on the beach, with your little hands, the little starsAcuérdate que en la playa, con tus manitas, las estrellitas
You washed them off?Las enjuagabas?

Your body, a toy of the sea, drifting like a shipTu cuerpo, del mar juguete, nave al garete
The waves came and rocked itVenían las olas lo columpiaban
And while I watched youY mientras yo te miraba
I say this with feelingLo digo con sentimiento
My thoughts betrayed meMi pensamiento me traicionaba

I told you many sweet wordsTe dije muchas palabras de esas bonitas
That sweeten heartsCon que se endulçan los corazones
Asking you to love mePidiendo que me quisieras
To turn my dreamsQue convirtieras en realidades
Into realityMis ilusiones

The moon that watched usLa luna que nos veya
Had been a whileYa hacía ratito
It got a little shySe hizo un poquito desentendida
And when I saw it hidingY cuando la vi escondida
I knelt down to kiss youMe arrodille para besarte
And give you all my lifeY así entregarte toda mi vida

You must have had many loves,Amores habrás tenido muchos amores,
Beautiful Maria, soul of my heart?María bonita, maría del alma?
But none as good or as honestPero ninguno tan bueno ni tan honrado
As the one you made bloom in meComo el que hiciste que en mi brotara
I bring it full of flowersLo traigo lleno de flores
To lay it as an offering at your feet,Para ponerlo como una ofrenda bajo tus plantas,
Receive it with emotionRecíbelo emocionada
And swear to me you’re not lyingY júrame que no mientes
Because you feel adoredPorque te sientes idolatrada
Swear to me you’re not lyingJúrame que no mientes
Because you feel adoredPorque te sientes idolatrada
Swear to me you’re not lyingJúrame que no mientes
Because you feel adoredPorque te sientes idolatrada