Manuela
Manuela, qué mujer aquella!
de grandes ojos y cabellos negros largos y figura de guitarra
que hay que admirar!
Manuela, ay, que hembra más bella!
de risa coqueta y de cintura pequeñita y de piernas, criminal!
Que estampa sensual!
En todas partes repetían ese nombre
perdían el sueño los hombres ante tanta perfección.
Las otras hembras la miraban y de envidisa preguntaban,
--"y, qué tiene ella que no tenga yo?"--
Pero Manuela,
como una pantera en cada esquina de aquel barrio iba
dejando pedacitos de ilusión
de quien la amó.
Y es que Manuela no tiene problemas.
La juventud grita en su piel,
sólo a la vida ella le es fiel;
no tiene horario, ni deber; no tiene penas.
Y cada hombre que la encuentra, admirado, se lamenta,
--"Que no diera por tumbar a la Manuela"! --(bis)
Ay Dios mío, qué no diera por el amor de la Manuela!
Ay que no diera, ay que no diera yo por tenerla
Es que le tengo un coco y me carga loco
trastornao' me trae la jeba
Coro
Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela
Tiene tiene un caminao' bien rico
e' medio lao'
con un gille de pantera
Coro
Yo seré tú domador bella mujer
Mamacita ven pa' ca pa'' enseñate
a tí a querer !
Coro
De piernas criminal, que estampa sensual
está linda esa morena!
Coro
Su figura de guitarra quiero tocar
ay! compay esa Manuela buena que está!
Coro
Mira tú si le tengo un coco que no me importa
que se traiga hasta la suegra
Coro
Pero Manuela de que, Manuela de que, Manuela de que...
se preguntan toa' las hembras!
Coro
Hay que no diera,
hasta el cheque e' la quincena!
Coro
En la mañana, en la tarde y en la noche
en la esquina este es el tema!!
Coro
Manuelita mira pa'ca ahi!
Currucutá cutá!
Mira mami, mira pa' ca ay mamita! ay que linda! Manuela no!
Coro
Agua ! Agua !
Coro
Echala una flor a Manuela, Leopoldo...
Coro
Pero que que no diera, pero que que no diera ahe!!
que no diera yo por ella!
Coro
Quien tuviera un amor como tú
quien tuviera señores
una nena asi tan"guena"* !
Coro
Se acaba para mí toda
pena y todo problema
Coro
Ay que Manuela Pere' Manuela Pere' Manuela Pere'...
es la envidia de las hembras!
Coro
Que me de el papel que le de la gana
pero que me ponga pana, a trabaja'
en su novela!
Coro
Es que le tengo un coco y me carga loco
trastornao' me trae la jeba!
Coro
Acá en el barrio hay UNA MORA!
a Manuela es la que adora!
Coro
Ay que no diera, ay que no diera,
yo por tenerla
Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela...
Manuela
Manuela, what a woman that one!
with big eyes and long black hair and a guitar-shaped figure
that must be admired!
Manuela, oh, what a beautiful woman!
with a flirtatious laugh and a tiny waist and legs, criminal!
What a sensual figure!
Everywhere they repeated that name
men lost sleep in front of such perfection.
The other women looked at her and asked out of envy,
--'what does she have that I don't?'--
But Manuela,
like a panther, she walked on every corner of that neighborhood
leaving bits of illusion
of those who loved her.
And it's that Manuela has no problems.
Youth screams in her skin,
she is only faithful to life;
she has no schedule, no duty; she has no sorrows.
And every man who meets her, admiringly, laments,
--'What I wouldn't give to have Manuela'! --(repeat)
Oh my God, what I wouldn't give for Manuela's love!
Oh, what I wouldn't give, oh, what I wouldn't give to have her
I have a crush on her and she drives me crazy
she has me all messed up
Chorus
Oh, what I wouldn't give for Manuela's love
She has a very nice walk
kind of sideways
with a panther's sway
Chorus
I will be your tamer, beautiful woman
Mamacita come here to teach you
how to love yourself!
Chorus
With criminal legs, what a sensual figure
that brunette is beautiful!
Chorus
I want to play her guitar-shaped figure
oh! buddy, that good Manuela!
Chorus
Look, I have a crush on her that I don't care
if she brings even her mother-in-law
Chorus
But Manuela, what, Manuela, what, Manuela, what...
all the women wonder!
Chorus
What I wouldn't give,
even the paycheck of the fortnight!
Chorus
In the morning, in the afternoon, and at night
on the corner, this is the topic!!
Chorus
Manuelita, look over here!
Currucutá cutá!
Look mommy, look over here oh mommy! oh how pretty! Not Manuela!
Chorus
Water! Water!
Chorus
Throw a flower to Manuela, Leopoldo...
Chorus
But what I wouldn't give, but what I wouldn't give ahe!!
what I wouldn't give for her!
Chorus
Whoever had a love like you
whoever had, gentlemen
a girl so good like that!
Chorus
All my sorrow and all my problems end for me
Chorus
Oh, Manuela Pere' Manuela Pere' Manuela Pere'...
she's the envy of the women!
Chorus
Let her give me whatever role she wants
but let her support me, to work
on her novel!
Chorus
I have a crush on her and she drives me crazy
she has me all messed up!
Chorus
Here in the neighborhood there's A BLACKBERRY!
Manuela is the one they adore!
Chorus
Oh, what I wouldn't give, oh, what I wouldn't give,
I to have her
Oh, what I wouldn't give for Manuela's love...