Cielito Lindo
Carlos Periguez Lyrics
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Cielito lindo, vienen bajando,
Un par de ojitos negros,
Cielito lindo, de contrabando.
Ay, ay, ay, ay,
Canta y no llores,
Porque cantando se alegran,
Pájaro que abandona,
Cielito lindo, su primer nido,
Si lo encuentra ocupado,
Cielito lindo, bien merecido.
Ese lunar que tienes,
Cielito lindo, junto a la boca,
No se lo des a nadie,
Cielito lindo, que a mí me toca.
Si tu boquita morena,
Fuera de azúcar, fuera de azúcar,
Yo me lo pasaría,
Cielito lindo, chupa que chupa.
De tu casa a la mía,
Cielito lindo, no hay más que un paso,
Antes que venga tu madre,
Cielito lindo, dame un abrazo.
Una flecha en el aire,
Cielito lindo, lanzó Cupido,
Una flecha en el aire,
Cielito lindo, que a mí me ha herido.
The lyrics of Carlos Periguez’s Cielito Lindo are poetic and captivating, telling a story that is both romantic and tender. The opening lines speak of two dark eyes sneakily coming down the hills of the Morena mountain range. The second verse describes a bird leaving its nest and finding it taken, a feeling of being well deserved. The chorus follows and expresses that singing makes hearts happy, soothes the soul, and crying should not be necessary. The next verse encourages the singer to keep a beauty mark near their mouth a secret, because it belongs to the singer. Following this, the next verse metaphorically compares the singer’s sweet mouth to sugar, and the singer says they could spend all day tasting it. The penultimate verse tells of a simple distance separating the two lovers’ households, but the singer begs the singer for a hug before their mother intervenes. Lastly, in the final verse, Cupid shoots an arrow that hits the singer hard, and they know that they cannot fight their attraction anymore.
Overall, the lyrics speak of love and longing, encouraging the listener to not give up on their desire for their loved one. There are hints of sneaking around and keeping secrets, but ultimately, the message is one of love overcoming all obstacles.
Line by Line Meaning
De la Sierra Morena,
From the Morena mountain range
Cielito lindo, vienen bajando,
Sweet little one, they come down
Un par de ojitos negros,
A pair of black little eyes
Cielito lindo, de contrabando.
Sweet little one, smuggled in
Ay, ay, ay, ay,
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Canta y no llores,
Sing and don't cry
Porque cantando se alegran,
Because singing brings joy to
Cielito lindo, los corazones.
Sweet little one, hearts
Pájaro que abandona,
Bird that leaves
Cielito lindo, su primer nido,
Sweet little one, its first nest
Si lo encuentra ocupado,
If it finds it occupied
Cielito lindo, bien merecido.
Sweet little one, well deserved
Ese lunar que tienes,
That mole you have
Cielito lindo, junto a la boca,
Sweet little one, near your mouth
No se lo des a nadie,
Don't give it to anyone
Cielito lindo, que a mí me toca.
Sweet little one, it belongs to me
Si tu boquita morena,
If your little dark mouth
Fuera de azúcar, fuera de azúcar,
Were made of sugar, made of sugar
Yo me lo pasaría,
I would spend it
Cielito lindo, chupa que chupa.
Sweet little one, sucking away
De tu casa a la mía,
From your house to mine
Cielito lindo, no hay más que un paso,
Sweet little one, it's only a step away
Antes que venga tu madre,
Before your mother comes
Cielito lindo, dame un abrazo.
Sweet little one, give me a hug
Una flecha en el aire,
An arrow in the air
Cielito lindo, lanzó Cupido,
Sweet little one, Cupid shot
Una flecha en el aire,
An arrow in the air
Cielito lindo, que a mí me ha herido.
Sweet little one, that has wounded me
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