La Guarecita

The Little Sheltered One

La Guarecita

I'm leaving now, my little sheltered oneYa me voy, mi guarecita
To that damn cityPara esa ciudad maldita
Where I learned to sinDonde me enseñe a pecar
I have immense desiresTengo unas ganas inmezas
To get tangled in your braidsDe enredarme con tus trenzas
And start cryingY de ponerme llorar

Little sheltered one, from my landGuarecita, de mi tierra
In a town in the mountainsEn un pueblo de la sierra
So lonely and sadTan sola y tan triste está
Forget my affections nowOlvida ya mis quereres
After all, why do you want themSi al cabo pa que los quieres
If I'll never returnSi no he de volver jamás

In a divine cityEn una ciudad divina
Oh, I met a flirtatiousAy me encontré a una catrina
And elegant ladyMuy coqueta y principal
Because my love is simplePorque mi amor es sombrete
But where there's blushPero donde hay colorete
There won't be formalityNo ha de haber formalidad

She uses red on her cheeksUsa rojas, las mejillas
And her skirts up to her kneesY las naguas a las rodillas
Maybe because of the heatTal vez sea por la calor
She wears her cut braidsUsa sus trenzas cortadas
And her purple eye bagsY sus ojeras moradas
And colored nailsY las uñas de color

She gives me lots of kissesMe da besos de a montones
Passionate bitesArdorosos mordelones
That sometimes make me cryQue a veces me hacen llorar
And sometimes she cries tooY ella también veces llora
And when she cries, she fadesY al llorar se decolora
But then she paints herself againPero se vuelve a pintar

Now, my country boyAhora si, mi guareyero
Listen to this rancherQue escuches a este ranchero
Who comes from the cityQue viene de la ciudad
Because in love there are manyPor que en amores hay muchos
And I loved her a lotY a ella si la quise mucho
But she didn't know how to love meY ella no me supo amar

I'm leaving now, my little sheltered oneYa me voy, mi guarecita
To that blessed cityPara esa ciudad bendita
Where I taught you to loveDonde te ensené a querer
I have immense desiresTraigo unas ganas inmensas
To get tangled in your braidsDe enredarme con tus trenzas
And kiss you againY volverte a besar