Spanish lyrics
Morena Ya Lo Ves
Canta: Arístides Incháustegui
Morena...
El amor que puse en ti
Era firme y verdadero
Morena...
Si lo hubiera puesto en Dios
Hubiera ganado el cielo
Morena...
Me volvieron a decir
Que era falso tu querer
Morena...
Y yo como te quería
Dije que no podía ser.
Morena ya lo ves...
Me mandaste a decir
Morena ya lo ves...
Que tú ya no me querías
Morena ya lo ves...
Y yo te mandé a decir
Morena ya lo ves...
Que olvidarte no podía.
Morena ya lo ves...
El amor es un humito
Morena ya lo ves...
Que por los ojos se mete
Morena ya lo ves...
Y en llegando al corazón
Morena ya lo ves...
A cualquiera compromete
Morena ya lo ves...
Las estrellas en el cielo
Morena ya lo ves...
Caminan de medio lado
Morena ya lo ves...
Así caminan mis ojos
Morena ya lo ves...
Cuando estoy enamorado.
English translation
My Brown Girl
Morena ya lo ves
English translation by Patricia V. Lunn
(This is a free translation designed to reflect the rhyme scheme and rhythm of the original song.)
My brown girl...
The love I gave to you
It was sincere and steady
My brown girl...
If I'd loved God that way
By now I'd be in Heaven
My brown girl...
Everybody said
That you were fooling me
My brown girl...
And because I loved you
I said it couldn't be
My brown girl, now you see...
You sent me a message
My brown girl, now you see...
That said you loved me ill
My brown girl, now you see...
And I replied to you
My brown girl, now you see...
That I loved you still
My brown girl, now you see...
Love's like a kind of smoke
My brown girl, now you see...
That enters through your eyes
My brown girl, now you see...
And when it reaches your heart
My brown girl, now you see...
It takes you by surprise
My brown girl, now you see...
The stars up in the sky
My brown girl, now you see...
They are too shy to shine
My brown girl, now you see...
That's why I avert my eyes
My brown girl, now you see...
When deep in love am I