Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Mujer de Guanahan by Ricardo Arjona from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Tiempo de colonización sometimiento
Time of colonization submission
Y fusión de independencias y muerte
And fusion of independence and death
Se dibujan sobre tu piel mujer de guanahaní
They are drawn on your skin woman of guanahaní
Recompensando al destino
Rewarding fate
Tienes el cuerpo de un sueño de la historias que duerme en tu vientre
You have the body of a dream of the stories that sleeps in your belly
Hija de este mar de la esclavitud de un conquistador
Daughter of this sea of slavery of a conqueror
De un indio taíno y del tiempo
Of a Taino Indian and time
Eres un invento del mar que no te deja pensar
You are an invention of the sea that does not let you think
Que mata con la mirada
That kills with the gaze
Si el pasado es incierto en tu historia
If the past is uncertain in your history
No se tapa el sol con un dedo
Do not cover the sun with a finger
Princesa de cobre
Copper Princess
Alga y corazón de guanahaní llega mi pregón
Seaweed and heart of guanahaní my proclamation arrives
Negro, negro, raza virgen
Black, black, virgin race
Guanahaní baila tu cuerpo y se contonea ay, para mí
Guanahaní dances your body and wiggles woe, for me
Negro, negro, raza virgen
Black, black, virgin race
Guanahaní baila tu cuerpo y se contonea ay, para mí
Guanahaní dances your body and wiggles woe, for me
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