Translation of the song Tehuana Mía artist Mexican Folk
Tehuana Mía
My Tehuana
Tehuana, tehuana mía
Tehuana1, my tehuana
tehuana del hondo mar
tehuana of the deep sea
si yo pudiera te haría
if I could I would make
la soberana del día
you sovereign for a day
por tu divino1 mirar.
for your divine gaze.
Tehuana, tehuana mía
Tehuana, my tehuana
tehuana del hondo mar
tehuana of the deep sea
si yo pudiera te haría
if I could I would make
la soberana del día
you sovereign for a day
por tu divino mirar.
for your divine gaze.
Cuando Dios hizo los cielos
When God created the heavens
también la tierra creó
He made the earth too
hubo tempestad de celos
there was a storm of jealousy
y en sus divinos anhelos
and in His divine longings
de un lucero te formó.
from a morning star He formed you.
Tehuana que amor provocas
Tehuana, you provoke such love
tehuana del hondo mar
tehuana of the deep sea
quién tuviera mucho o poca
whoever has too little or too much
miel de colmena en la boca
honey from the beehive in their mouth
para poderte besar.
in order to kiss you.
Tehuana que amor provocas
Tehuana, you provoke such love
tehuana del hondo mar
tehuana of the deep sea
quién tuviera mucho o poca
whoever has too little or too much
miel de colmena en la boca
honey from the beehive in their mouth
para poderte besar.
in order to kiss you.
Quién fuera como el jilguero
Who like a goldfinch
que canta rústico son
that sings a rustic melody
para ser tu prisionero
so he can be your prisoner
teniendo por carcelero
and he has for a jailer
tu divino corazón.
your divine heart.