Canción Bonita Lyrics in English Carlos Vives , Ricky Martin

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Canción Bonita by Carlos Vives from Spanish to English.

Chorus 1

I have so many songs in a notebook

It has your name and I have reasons

To look for you and talk to you again

It says in that notebook with no more reasons

The time and the date and two hearts

And it says Calle San Sebastián

And if I have to choose

I stay, I stay with you

And if I go back to San Juan

I dance, I dance with you

And if I have to forget you

You know that it's not going to happen

And if I see you again

I stay, I stay, I stay, I stay, I stay with you

Verse 1

With you from Alaska to Buenos Aires

With you from London to New York

'Damn punishment' I shout to the air

If I know that I'm always better with you

I have in my notebook that Boricua song

The one that I wrote thinking about your little mouth

And I want to dance it really tight

Face to face, sweet little thing

I have in my notebook that pretty song

The one that always, always was your favorite

The one that always, always moves your little mouth

Chorus 2

And if I have to choose

I stay, I stay with you

And if I go back to San Juan

I dance, I dance with you

And if I have to forget you

You know that it's not going to happen

And if I see you again

I stay, I stay, I stay, I stay, I stay with you

I keep in an address book

Your name written and some songs

And I feel like going to look for you

It says in that notebook with no more reasons

The time and the date and two hearts

And it says Calle San Sebastián

And if I have to choose

I stay, I stay with you

And if I go back to San Juan

Chorus 2

I dance, I dance with you

And if I have to forget you

You know that it's not going to happen

And if I see you again

I stay, I stay, I stay, I stay, I stay with you

Bridge

I stay, I stay, I stay with you

I have in my notebook that Boricua song

The one that I wrote thinking about your little mouth

And I want to dance it really tight

I stay, I stay, I stay with you

I have in my notebook that pretty song

The one that always, always was your favorite

The one that always, always moves your little mouth

I stay, I stay, I stay with you

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SONG MEANING

“Canción Bonita” is a sun-soaked love letter to both a special someone and the magical streets of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Carlos Vives opens his well-worn notebook and finds it bursting with songs, dates, little hearts, and one unforgettable address on calle San Sebastián. Those scribbles remind him that, no matter how far he travels—from Alaska to Buenos Aires or London to New York—his heart keeps returning to the same person and the same island rhythm. The chorus is a playful promise: if he has to choose, he’ll always choose you; if he ever sets foot in San Juan again, he’ll be the first to hit the dance floor with you in his arms.

Ricky Martin joins in to crank up the Caribbean spirit, turning the track into a bilingual celebration of passionate devotion, catchy melodies, and irresistible salsa-pop beats. Together they declare that forgetting this love is simply impossible, because the “canción bonita” in that little notebook was written for one voice and one smile alone. The result is a feel-good anthem that invites listeners to dance, sing, and dream of tropical nights where music and romance never end.

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