La Isla Bonita
Alizee(艾莉婕) Lyrics


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(spoken:)
Como puede ser verdad

Last night I dreamt of San Pedro
Just like I'd never gone, I knew the song
A young girl with eyes like the desert
It all seems like yesterday, not far away
Refrain:

Tropical the island breeze
All of nature wild and free
This is where I long to be
La isla bonita
And when the samba played
The sun would set so high
Ring through my ears and sting my eyes
Your Spanish lullaby

I fell in love with San Pedro
Warm wind carried on the sea, he called to me
Te dijo te amo
I prayed that the days would last
They went so fast

(refrain)

I want to be where the sun warms the sky
When it's time for siesta you can watch them go by
Beautiful faces, no cares in this world
Where a girl loves a boy, and a boy loves a girl

Last night I dreamt of San Pedro
It all seems like yesterday, not far away

(refrain x 2)

La la la la la la la
Te dijo te amo




La la la la la la la
El dijo que te ama

Overall Meaning

The song "La Isla Bonita" by Alizee is an interpretation of Madonna's "La Isla Bonita" which talks about San Pedro, a town located in Los Lagos Region of Chile. In the song, the singer talks about how she dreamt of San Pedro last night and knew the song. She talks about a young girl with eyes like the desert, which makes it seem like yesterday when she was there. The singer is nostalgic about the place and wants to go back to where the sun warms the sky in this beautiful island.


The refrain of the song talks about the tropical breeze and how nature is wild and free on this island. The singer longs to be back in the isla bonita, a place where she felt loved, and the samba played while the sun sets high. The Spanish lullaby that played made her fall in love with San Pedro. She prays that the days would last longer, but they went by fast.


The singer shares an idyllic picture of San Pedro, where people have no cares in the world and everything is beautiful. The song ends with the singer dreaming about San Pedro and how she was told that she was loved. Overall, the song is about nostalgia and longing for a place where the singer felt loved and free.


Line by Line Meaning

Como puede ser verdad
How can it be true?


Last night I dreamt of San Pedro
Last night I had a dream about San Pedro


Just like I'd never gone, I knew the song
Even though I had never been there before, I already knew the song


A young girl with eyes like the desert
I saw a young girl with eyes that resembled the desert


It all seems like yesterday, not far away
My memory of it feels like it was just yesterday, it doesn't feel like it happened far away


Tropical the island breeze
The breeze on the island is tropical


All of nature wild and free
Nature is untamed and unrestrained


This is where I long to be
This is where I want to be


La isla bonita
The beautiful island


And when the samba played
When the samba music was played


The sun would set so high
The sun would set at a high point


Ring through my ears and sting my eyes
The music was loud in my ears and the sun was bright in my eyes


Your Spanish lullaby
Your Spanish song that puts me to sleep


I fell in love with San Pedro
I fell in love with San Pedro


Warm wind carried on the sea, he called to me
The warm wind that was blowing on the sea seemed to call out to me


Te dijo te amo
He told me he loves me


I prayed that the days would last
I prayed that the days would be longer


They went so fast
The days went by so quickly


I want to be where the sun warms the sky
I want to be where the sun heats up the sky


When it's time for siesta you can watch them go by
During siesta time, you can watch people strolling by


Beautiful faces, no cares in this world
Beautiful faces without any worries in this world


Where a girl loves a boy, and a boy loves a girl
Where there's mutual love between a girl and a boy


La la la la la la la


Te dijo te amo
He told me he loves me


La la la la la la la


El dijo que te ama
He said he loves you




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@StoriesWorthSpreading

Last night I dreamt of san pedro
Just like I'd never gone, I knew the song
A young girl with eyes like the desert
It all seems like yesterday, not far away
Tropical the island breeze

All of nature wild and free
This is where I long to be
La isla bonita
And when the samba played
The sun would set so high
Ring through my ears and sting my eyes
Your spanish lullaby
I fell in love with san pedro
Warm wind carried on the sea, he called to me
Te dijo te amo
I prayed that the days would last
They went so fast
Tropical the island breeze
All of nature wild and free
This is where I long to be
La isla bonita
And when the samba played
The sun would set so high
Ring through my ears and sting my eyes
Your spanish lullaby
I want to be where the sun warms the sky
When it's time for siesta you can watch them go by
Beautiful faces, no cares in this world
Where a girl loves a boy, and a boy loves a girl
Last night I dreamt of san pedro
It all seems like yesterday, not far away
Tropical the island breeze
All of nature wild and free
This is where I long to be
La isla bonita
And when the samba played
The sun would set so high
Ring through my ears and sting my eyes
Your spanish lullaby
Tropical the island breeze
All of nature wild and free
This is where I long to be
La isla bonita
And when the samba played
The sun would set so high
Ring through my ears and sting my eyes
Your spanish lullaby
Your spanish lullaby



@ImmortalAliens

Lyrics
Last night I dreamed of San Pedro
Just like I'd never gone, I knew the song
A young girl with eyes like the desert
It all seems like yesterday, not far away
Tropical the island breeze
All of nature wild and free
This is where I love to be
La isla bonita
And when the samba played
The sun would set so high
Ring through my ears and sting my eyes
Your Spanish lullaby (lullaby, lullaby, your Spanish lullaby)
I fell in love with San Pedro
Warm wind carried on the sea, he called to me
Te dijo te amo
I prayed that the days would last
They went so fast
Tropical the island breeze
All of nature wild and free
This is where I love to be
La isla bonita
And when the samba played
The sun would set so high
Ring through my ears and sting my eyes
Your Spanish lullaby (lullaby, lullaby, your Spanish lullaby)
I want to be where the sun warms the sky
When it's time for siesta you can watch them go by
Beautiful faces, no cares in this world
Where a girl loves a boy, and a boy
Loves a girl
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na
Last night I dreamt of San Pedro
Just like I'd never gone, I knew the song
Tropical the island breeze
All of nature wild and free
This is where I love to be
La isla bonita
And when the samba played
The sun would set so high
Ring through my ears and sting my eyes
Your Spanish lullaby
Tropical the island breeze
All of nature wild and free
This is where I love to be
La isla bonita
And when the samba played
The sun would set so high
Ring through my ears and sting my eyes
Your Spanish lullaby
Island breeze
Wild and free
La isla bonita
Samba played
Set so high
Island breeze
Wild and Free
La isla bonita
(Ah) Samba played
Set so high



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