Translation of the song Maruja Limón artist Gracia Montes

Era una rosa morena

She was a tanned rose

con los labios de coral,

with coral lips,

y un hombre al verla con pena,

and a man seeing her sad,

cantaba y cantaba

he sang and sang

por la madruga':

in the morning:

¿Qué te pasa a ti en los clisos,

What do you have in your eyes

Maruja Limón,

Maruja Limón,

que se te han puesto pajizos,

that they turned straw-coloured

Maruja Limón?

Maruja Limón?

Al saber de tu ceguera,

About your blindness

comenta Grana':

Granada say:

Amarillita y con ojeras,

Yellow and with bags

¡qué pena me das!

What a shame!

Ya te he dicho muchas veces,

I told you many times,

Maruja Limón,

Maruja Limón,

que este hombre me parece

I think that man

palomo ladrón.

is a thief.

Como no pongas cerrojos

As you don't put bolts

en tu corazón,

in your heart,

ay ay ay...

ay ay ay...

van a ser fuentes tus ojos,

your eyes will become fountains,

Maruja Limón, Maruja Limón,

Maruja Limón, Maruja Limón,

Maruja Limón, Maruja Limón.

Maruja Limón, Maruja Limón.

~ ~ ~

~ ~ ~

Tiene brillantes por cientos

She has hundreds of jewels

y esmeraldas un sinfín,

and an endless amount of emeralds,

pero por mor de este cuento,

but because of this story,

los hombres le cantan

the men sing to her

por el Albaicín:

through the Albaicín:

¿Dónde fueron tus cantares,

Where went your songs,

Maruja Limón,

Maruja Limón,

y tu blusa de lunares,

and your polka dot blouse,

Maruja Limón?

Maruja Limón?

Ahora gastas terciopelo

Now you spend on velvet

en vez de percal,

instead of percale,

y no llevas en el pelo

and you don't carry in the hair

ramitos de azahar.

orange blossom bouquets.

No me hiciste lindo caso,

You didn't pay me attention,

Maruja Limón,

Maruja Limón,

y ahora vas pasito a paso

and now you're moving slowly

a tu perdición.

to your doom.

Por no haber puesto cerrojos

For not putting bolts

en tu corazón,

in your heart,

ay ay ay...

ay ay ay...

ahora son fuentes tus ojos,

now your eyes are fountains,

Maruja Limón, Maruja Limón,

Maruja Limón, Maruja Limón,

Maruja Limón, Maruja Limón.

Maruja Limón, Maruja Limón.

~ ~ ~

~ ~ ~

No me hiciste lindo caso,

You didn't pay me attention,

Maruja Limón,

Maruja Limón,

y ahora vas pasito a paso

and now you're moving slowly

a tu perdición.

to your doom.

Por no haber puesto cerrojos

For not putting bolts

en tu corazón,

in your heart,

ay ay ay,

ay ay ay...

ahora son fuentes tus ojos,

now your eyes are fountains,

Maruja Limón, Maruja Limón,

Maruja Limón, Maruja Limón,

Maruja Limón, Maruja Limón,

Maruja Limón, Maruja Limón,

Maruja Limón, Maruja Limón,

Maruja Limón, Maruja Limón,

Maruja Limón, Maruja Limón...

Maruja Limón, Maruja Limón.