Lyrics and translation Chavela Vargas - Macorina

Macorina

Ponme la mano aquí, Macorina
Ponme la mano aquí
Ponme la mano aquí, Macorina
Ponme la mano aquí

Tus pies dejaban la estera
Y se escapaba tu saya
Buscando la verde raya
Que al ver tu talle tan fino
Las cañas azucareras
Se echaban por el camino
Para que tu las molieras
Como si fueses molino

Ponme la mano aquí, Macorina
Ponme la mano aquí
Ponme la mano aquí, Macorina
Ponme la mano aquí

Tus senos carne de anón
Tu boca una bendición
De guanábana madura
Y era tu fina cintura
La misma de aquel danzon

Ponme la mano aquí, Macorina
Ponme la mano aquí
Ponme la mano aquí, Macorina
Ponme la mano aquí

Después el amanecer
Que de mis brazos te lleva
Y yo sin saber que hacer
De aquel olor a mujer
A mango y a caña nueva
Con que me llenaste al son
Caliente de aquel danzon

Ponme la mano aquí, Macorina
Ponme la mano aquí
Ponme la mano aquí, Macorina
Ponme la mano aquí

Macorina

Put Your Hand Here, Macorina
Put your hand here
Put your hand here, Macorina
Put your hand here

Your feet left the mat
And your skirt escaped
Looking for the green stripe
That when seeing your waist so fine
The sugar cane
Threw themselves in the road
So that you would grind them
As if you were a mill

Put Your Hand Here, Macorina
Put your hand here
Put your hand here, Macorina
Put your hand here

Your breasts flesh of anona
Your mouth a blessing
Of ripe soursop
And your fine waist
Was the same as that danzon

Put Your Hand Here, Macorina
Put your hand here
Put your hand here, Macorina
Put your hand here

Then dawn
That takes you from my arms
And I without knowing what to do
Of that scent of woman
Of mango and new cane
With which you filled me to the sound
Warm of that danzon

Put Your Hand Here, Macorina
Put your hand here
Put your hand here, Macorina
Put your hand here