Los Mangos Bajitos Lyrics in English Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Los Mangos Bajitos by Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 from Spanish to English.
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Dice don Martín Garata
Don Martín Garata says
Persona de alto rango
A high-ranking person
Que le gusta mucho el mango
That he really likes mango
Porque es una fruta grata
Because it's a pleasant fruit
Pero treparse en la mata (ay, eso no)
But climbing the tree (oh, not that)
Y verse en los cogollitos (ay, eso no)
And seeing himself in the treetops (oh, not that)
En aprietos infinitos (ay, eso no)
In endless trouble (oh, not that)
Como eso es tan peligroso
Since that's so dangerous
Él encuentra más sabroso
He finds it tastier
Coger los mangos bajitos (ay, ñeñe)
To pick the low-hanging mangoes (oh, ñeñe)
Coger los mangos bajitos (tulile)
To pick the low-hanging mangoes (tulile)
Coger los mangos bajitos
To pick the low-hanging mangoes
Ey
Hey
Dice don Martín también
Don Martín also says
Que le gusta la castaña
That he likes chestnuts
Pero cuando mano extraña
But when a strange hand
La saca de la sartén
Takes it out of the pan
Y que se la pelen bien (ay, eso sí)
And that they peel it well for him (oh, yes indeed)
Con todos los requisitos (ay, eso sí)
With all the requirements (oh, yes indeed)
Pero arderse los deditos (ay, eso no)
But burning his little fingers (oh, not that)
Metiéndolos en la flama
Putting them in the flame
Eso sí que no se llama
That's certainly not called for
Coger los mangos bajitos (ay, ñeñe)
To pick the low-hanging mangoes (oh, ñeñe)
Coger los mangos bajitos (tulile)
To pick the low-hanging mangoes (tulile)
Coger los mangos bajitos
To pick the low-hanging mangoes
Ey
Hey
Por eso la suerte ingrata
That's why the ungrateful luck
De mi vida no mejora
Of my life doesn't improve
Porque muchos son ahora
Because many are now
Como don Martín Garata
Like Don Martín Garata
Que quieren meterse en plata (ay, eso sí)
Who want to get rich (oh, yes indeed)
Ganando cuartos mansitos (ay, eso no)
Earning easy money (oh, not that)
Con monopolios bonitos (ay, eso no)
With nice monopolies (oh, not that)
Con chivos y contrabando
With shady deals and contraband
Sin dar un golpe y soñando
Without lifting a finger and dreaming
Coger los mangos bajitos (ay, ñeñe)
To pick the low-hanging mangoes (oh, ñeñe)
Coger los mangos bajitos (tulile)
To pick the low-hanging mangoes (tulile)
Coger los mangos bajitos
To pick the low-hanging mangoes
(Aquí tengo una pera, pa' que le den matinela)
(Here I have a pear, so they can give it a matinela)
¿Y a quién no le gusta un mango?
And who doesn't like a mango?
Que se lo den peladito
That they give it to him peeled
¿Y a quién no le gusta un mango?
And who doesn't like a mango?
Amarillo o rosadito
Yellow or pinkish
¿Y a quién no le gusta un mango?
And who doesn't like a mango?
Sin trabajar y soñando
Without working and dreaming
¿Y a quién no le gusta un mango?
And who doesn't like a mango?
Coger un mango bajito
To pick a low-hanging mango
¿Y a quién no le gusta un mango?
And who doesn't like a mango?
Sin treparse al cogollito
Without climbing to the treetop
¿Y a quién no le gusta un mango?
And who doesn't like a mango?
Banilejo o mameyito
Banilejo or mameyito
¿Y a quién no le gusta un mango?
And who doesn't like a mango?
Pasar la vida soñando
To spend life dreaming
¿Y a quién no le gusta un mango?
And who doesn't like a mango?
Comerse un mango bajito
To eat a low-hanging mango
Mamacita, qué bonito
Babe, how nice
¿Y a quién no le gusta un mango?
And who doesn't like a mango?
Sin arderse los deditos
Without burning his little fingers
¿Y a quién no le gusta un mango?
And who doesn't like a mango?
Amarillo o rosadito
Yellow or pinkish
¿Y a quién no le gusta un mango?
And who doesn't like a mango?
Sin trabajar y soñando
Without working and dreaming
¿Y a quién no le gusta un mango?
And who doesn't like a mango?
Comer los mangos bajitos
To eat the low-hanging mangoes
¿Y a quién no le gusta un mango?
And who doesn't like a mango?
Que se lo den peladito
That they give it to him peeled
¿Y a quién no le gusta un mango?
And who doesn't like a mango?
Banilejo o mameyito
Banilejo or mameyito
¿Y a quién no le gusta un mango?
And who doesn't like a mango?
Pasar la vida soñando
To spend life dreaming
¿Y a quién no le gusta un mango?
And who doesn't like a mango?
Comerse un mango bajito
To eat a low-hanging mango
Mamacita, qué bonito
Babe, how nice
Pero mira como viene
But look how it comes
Uy, uy, uy, uy, uy, uy
Uy, uy, uy, uy, uy, uy
Ay mamá, eh, ay mamá
Oh babe, eh, oh babe
Ay mamá, eh, ay mamá
Oh babe, eh, oh babe
Ay mamá, eh, ay mamá
Oh babe, eh, oh babe
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bajitos — low-hanging
Bajitos is the diminutive plural of bajos, meaning 'low'. In this song, it literally refers to 'low-hanging' mangos, which are easy to pick.
However, Juan Luis Guerra uses coger los mangos bajitos as a clever idiom. It means to take the easy way out, to seek rewards without effort, or to avoid challenges. This double meaning makes the word particularly interesting and central to the song's social commentary.
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