Paroles et traduction Rubén Blades - Manuela

Manuela

Manuela
Qué mujer aquella
De grandes ojos y cabellos negros largos
Y figura de guitarra
Que hay que admirar

Manuela
Ay, qué hembra tan bella
De risa coqueta y de cintura pequeñita
Y de piernas, criminal

Qué estampa sensual
En todas partes repetían ese nombre
Perdían el sueño los hombres
Ante tanta perfección

Las otras hembras la miraban
Y de envidias preguntaban:
"¿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 pena

Y cada hombre que la encuentra
Admirado se lamenta
Que no diera
Por tumbar a la Manuela

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

Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela
Tiene, tiene un caminao' bien rico en medio lao'
Con un gille de pantera

Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela
Yo seré tú domador bella mujer
Mamacita ven pa'ca pa' enseñarte a ti a querer

Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela
De piernas criminal, qué estampa sensual
Está linda esa morena

Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela
Su figura de guitarra quiero tocar
Ay, compa y esa Manuela buena que está

Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela
Mira tú si le tengo un coco que no me importa
Que se traiga hasta la suegra

Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela
Pero Manuela de que, Manuela de que, Manuela de que
Se preguntan toa' las hembras

Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela
Ay que no diera
Hasta el cheque e' la quincena

Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela
En la mañana, por la tarde y en la noche
En la esquina este es el tema

Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela

Manuelita mira pa'ca ahí

Cutu-cutá cutá

Mira mami, mira pa' ca
Ay mamita
Ay qué linda
Mira, mira, mira
Manuela no, argh

Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela
Agua

Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela
Échala una flor a Manuela, Leopoldo

Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela
Pero que, que no diera
Pero que que no diera por a e'-
Que no diera yo por ella

Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela
Quién tuviera un amor como tú
Quién tuviera señores, una nena así tan wena

Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela
Se acababa para mi
Toda la pena y todo el problema

Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela
Ay que Manuela Pere', Manuela Pere', Manuela Pere'
Es la envidia de las hembras

Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela
Que me de el papel que le de la gana
Pero que me ponga pana, a trabaja' en su novela

Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela
Es que le tengo un coco y me carga loco
Trastornao' me trae la jeba

Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela
Acá en el barrio hay una mora
A Manuela es la que adora

Ay que no diera por el amor de Manuela
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 she was
With big eyes and long black hair
And a figure like a guitar
That one must admire

Manuela
Oh, what a beautiful woman
With a flirtatious laugh and a tiny waist
And legs, criminal

What a sensual sight
Everywhere they repeated that name
Men lost sleep
Before such perfection

The other women looked at her
And with envy asked:
"What does she have that I don't?"

But Manuela
Like a panther
On every corner of that neighborhood she was leaving
Pieces of illusion of who loved her

And it is that Manuela has no problems
Youth screams in her skin
Only to life she is faithful
She has no schedule, no duty, no sorrow

And every man who meets her
Admired, laments
That he wouldn't give
To bring down Manuela

Oh my God, what wouldn't I give
For the love of Manuela

Oh, what wouldn't I give
Oh, what wouldn't I give to have her
She's got me crazy and drives me mad
The girl's got me messed up

Oh, what wouldn't I give for the love of Manuela
She has, she has a really nice walk in the middle side
With a panther's grace

Oh, what wouldn't I give for the love of Manuela
I will be your tamer, beautiful woman
Mamacita, come here so I can teach you how to love

Oh, what wouldn't I give for the love of Manuela
With criminal legs, what a sensual sight
That brunette is beautiful

Oh, what wouldn't I give for the love of Manuela
I want to play her guitar-like figure
Oh, man, and that Manuela is so good

Oh, what wouldn't I give for the love of Manuela
Look, I have such a crush on her that I don't care
Even if she brings her mother-in-law

Oh, what wouldn't I give for the love of Manuela
But Manuela of what, Manuela of what, Manuela of what
All the women ask themselves

Oh, what wouldn't I give for the love of Manuela
Oh, what wouldn't I give
Even my paycheck from the fortnight

Oh, what wouldn't I give for the love of Manuela
In the morning, in the afternoon and at night
On the corner this is the theme

Oh, what wouldn't I give for the love of Manuela

Manuelita look over here

Cutu-cutá cutá

Look mommy, look over here
Oh mommy
Oh, how beautiful
Look, look, look
Manuela no, argh

Oh, what wouldn't I give for the love of Manuela
Water

Oh, what wouldn't I give for the love of Manuela
Throw a flower at Manuela, Leopoldo

Oh, what wouldn't I give for the love of Manuela
But what, what wouldn't I give
But what wouldn't I give for the-
What wouldn't I give for her

Oh, what wouldn't I give for the love of Manuela
Who would have a love like you
Who would have, gentlemen, such a good girl

Oh, what wouldn't I give for the love of Manuela
It would end for me
All the sorrow and all the trouble

Oh, what wouldn't I give for the love of Manuela
Oh, that Manuela Pere', Manuela Pere', Manuela Pere'
She is the envy of women

Oh, what wouldn't I give for the love of Manuela
She can give me any role she wants
But let her make me her partner, to work on her novel

Oh, what wouldn't I give for the love of Manuela
She's got me crazy and drives me mad
The girl's got me messed up

Oh, what wouldn't I give for the love of Manuela
Here in the neighborhood there is a Moor
He adores Manuela

Oh, what wouldn't I give for the love of Manuela
Oh, what wouldn't I give, oh, what wouldn't I give
To have her

Oh, what wouldn't I give for the love of Manuela