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Con esa Chamaca me quiero casar Y por más que la miro no le puedo hablar porque a todas partes va con la mamá. Un día de pasada, fingiendo un tropiezo Me acerqué a su cara y le planté un beso Al principio asustada quedó, pero al fin me besó. Qué bonita, Qué chiquita La boquita de mi chamaquita, Qué bonita, Qué preciosa, Nunca he visto mujer más preciosa. Yo quisiera volverla a besar Pero tengo miedo De que pueda vernos la mamá Ya haya una explosión Y entre pitos y flautas me voy a quedar Sin mi chamaquita Y sin su carita Sin esa boquita chiquita y bonita Que quiero besar.
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- by Maria Grever (1885 - 1951) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
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- by Maria Grever (1885 - 1951), "Qué bonita", published 1946 [ voice and piano ], New York: Portilla Music Corp. [sung text checked 1 time]
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- ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , "How lovely", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]
Text added to the website: 2020-01-10 00:00:00
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I want to marry that girl And as much as I look at her, I cannot speak to her because she goes everywhere with her mother. One day in passing, feigning a stumble, I approached her face and planted a kiss. At first she was frightened, but at last she kissed me. How lovely, how tiny, My little lass’ little mouth, How lovely, how gorgeous, I have never seen a more beautiful woman. I would like to kiss her once more But I am afraid That her mother would see us. Already there is an explosion And among whistles and flutes I will stay, Without my little lass And without her little face, Without that little mouth, tiny and lovely, Which I want to kiss.
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- Translation from Spanish (Español) to English copyright © 2020 by Garrett Medlock, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in Spanish (Español) by Maria Grever (1885 - 1951)
Text added to the website: 2020-01-10 00:00:00
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