Las Caras Lindas Lyrics in English Ismael Rivera
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Las Caras Lindas by Ismael Rivera from Spanish to English.
Ala-le-ala-le-ala-le
Ala-le-ala-le-ala-le
Ala-le-le
Ala-le-le
Verse 1
Las caras lindas de mi gente negra
The beautiful faces of my Black people
Son un desfile desde la Cenflor
They are a parade from La Cenflor
Que cuando pasa frente a mi se alegra
Which fills with joy whenever it passes in front of me
Que su negrura, todo el corazón
Because of its Blackness, with all its heart
Las caras lindas de mi raza prieta
The beautiful faces of my dark-skinned people
Tienen de llanto, de pena y dolor
They carry tears, sorrow and pain
Son las verdades de la vida reta
They are the truths that life throws down
Pero que llevan dentro mucho amor
But that carry so much love inside
Chorus 1
Somos la melaza que ríe
We are the molasses that laughs
La melaza que llora
The molasses that cries
Somos la melaza que ama
We are the molasses that loves
Y en cada beso es conmovedora
And in every kiss it is moving
Verse 2
Por eso vivo orgulloso de su colorido
That's why I live proud of its color
Somos de un tun amable
We come from a warm, easygoing beat
Declarao' es mesia
Declared, it is a messiah
Tienen su ritmo, tienen melodía
They have their rhythm, they have melody
Verse 3
Las caras lindas de mi gente negra
The beautiful faces of my Black people
Lindas pero-pero mira que lindas son
Beautiful, but, but look how beautiful they are
Tienen, tienen, tienen, tienen
They have, they have, they have, they have
De llanto
Of tears
Mucha melodía te digo, ven
So much melody, I tell you, come
Tienen belleza y también tiene poesía
They have beauty and they also have poetry
De la bien linda
Of the truly beautiful one
Chorus 2
Caritas lindas de gente negra
Beautiful little faces of Black people
Que en el alma tengo un montón
That I carry a ton of in my soul
Las caras lindas de mi gente negra
The beautiful faces of my Black people
Son un vacilón
Are such a joy
Lindas son
Beautiful they are
Chorus 3
Somos te digo, la melaza que ríe
We are, I tell you, the molasses that laughs
Que canta y que llora
That sings and that cries
Y en cada beso bien conmovedora y cautivadora
And in every kiss, so moving and so captivating
Linda, linda
Beautiful, beautiful
Linda, linda, linda
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Linda, que lindas son
Beautiful, how beautiful they are
Bridge
Te digo que en Portobelo, Panamá
I tell you, in Portobelo, Panama
Yo vi la cara más bella y pura
I saw the most beautiful and pure face
Y es por eso que mi corazón se alegra de su negrura
And that's why my heart is glad for its Blackness
¡Esa si que es linda!
Now that one is truly beautiful!
Verse 4
¡Suena!
Play on!
Que lin, que lin, que lindas son
So pretty, so pretty, how beautiful they are
¡Negrura!
Blackness!
De la pura
Of the pure one
Que lin, que lin, que lindas son
So pretty, so pretty, how beautiful they are
Oe pa' alla
Hey, over there
Ala-le-ala-le-ala-le
Ala-le-ala-le-ala-le
Ala-le-ala-le-ala-le
Ala-le-ala-le-ala-le
Chorus 4
Pero que linda
But how beautiful
Pero que lindas son
But how beautiful they are
Óyeme, pero que bonitas son
Listen to me, but how pretty they are
Lindas son, chulas son
Beautiful they are, gorgeous they are
Bonitas son, lindas que son
Pretty they are, how beautiful they are
Lindas como tú eras así son
As beautiful as you used to be, that's how they are
Verse 5
Caritas lindas como aquellas que dije con un vacilón
Beautiful little faces like the ones I mentioned, what a joy
Tórritito vacilón, con tu corazón, rico de melón
Little bull having fun, with your heart, sweet as a melon
Pa' las caritas lindas de Jorel Torres
For the beautiful little faces of Jorel Torres
Dile Mario
Tell him, Mario
Chorus 5
Que lindas, que lindas
How beautiful, how beautiful
Que lindas, que lindas
How beautiful, how beautiful
Que chulas que son, bonitas son
How gorgeous they are, pretty they are
Bien bonitas, chulitas que son
Really pretty, so gorgeous they are
Que lindas que son
How beautiful they are
Carita linda, linda, linda, lindas son
Beautiful little face, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful they are
Chorus 6
¡Llévame!
Take me with you!
Lindas que son, lindas son
How beautiful they are, beautiful they are
Pero que lindas son
But how beautiful they are
Pero que lindas son
But how beautiful they are
Lindas que son, lindas son
How beautiful they are, beautiful they are
Verse 6
¡Componte!
Come on, get it together!
Muchas caras lindas
So many beautiful faces
Pero que lin, que lin, que lindas son
But so pretty, so pretty, how beautiful they are
Verse 7
¡Que mano'!
What talent!
Para todas la caras lindas
For all the beautiful faces
De Latinoamérica
Of Latin America
Yopo-to-pa-tín
Yopo-to-pa-tín
Chorus 7
Pero que lindas, pero mira que lindas son
But how beautiful, but look how beautiful they are
Las caras lindas de mi gente negra
The beautiful faces of my Black people
Son un motón
They're a whole bunch
Desfile de negrura pura
A parade of pure Blackness
Que vine de allá abajo
That I came from down there
Las caras lindas de mi gente negra, son un vacilón
The beautiful faces of my Black people, they're such a joy
Outro
Melaza que ríe, melaza que ríe
Molasses that laughs, molasses that laughs
Aja
Uh-huh
Ay que canta y que llora
Oh, that sings and that cries
Y en cada beso bien conmovedora
And in every kiss, so moving
Pero que linda
But how beautiful
Requete linda
So very beautiful
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