Ojos Verdes
Concha Buika Lyrics
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Miraba encenderse la noche de Mayo
Pasaban los hombres y yo sonreía
Cuando ante mi puerta paraste el caballo.
Serrana, me das candela
Y yo le dije gaché
Ven, y toma de mis labios
Que yo fuego te daré.
Y fueron tus ojos dos
Luceros verdes de Mayo pa mi
[Estribillo]
Ojos verdes, verdes como la albahaca
Verdes como el trigo verde
Y al verde, verde limón
Ojos verdes, verdes con brillo de faca
Que se han clavaito en mi corazón
Pa mi ya no hay soles, luceros ni luna
No hay mas que unos ojos que mi vida son
Ojos verdes, verdes como la albahaca.
Vimos desde el cuarto despuntar el dia
Y sonar el alba en la torre la Vela
Dejaste mi cuerpo cuando amanecia
Y en la boca un gusto de menta y canela
Morena para un vestio yo te voy a regalar
Yo te dije estas servio
No me tienes que dar na
Subiste al caballo
Te fuiste de mi
Y nunca otra noche mas bella de Mayo
He vuelto a vivir
[Estribillo]
Ojos verdes, verdes como la albahaca
Verdes como el trigo verde
Y al verde, verde limón
Ojos verdes, verdes con brillo de faca
Que se han clavaito en mi corazón
Pa mi ya no hay soles, luceros ni luna
No hay mas que unos ojos que mi vida son
Ojos verdes, verdes como la albahaca.
(Gracias a Eva por esta letra)
The song "Ojos Verdes" by Concha Buika is a sensual and passionate story about a woman waiting for her lover in the entrance of a brothel. She describes how she watched the night come alive in May as the men passed by, but when her lover arrived, she gave him everything. The lyrics are full of vivid imagery, painting a picture of the green eyes that have caught her heart and soul.
The woman's intense love and desire are highlighted in the chorus, where she talks about how the green eyes have taken over her life. She compares them to different shades of green, and how they have become the center of her universe, removing all other celestial bodies. The passion between the lovers is palpable as the woman describes the deep mint and cinnamon taste in her mouth after their encounter, and how they watched the dawn from a room.
The lyrics of "Ojos Verdes" capture the intensity of love and lust in a unique and poetic manner. It is a song that draws the listener in and immerses them in the romantic and sensual world of the singer. The emotional impact of the lyrics becomes more profound with the powerful voice of Concha Buika, making it a timeless classic.
Line by Line Meaning
Y "apoyá" en el quicio de la mancebía
And leaning on the threshold of the brothel
Miraba encenderse la noche de Mayo
I watched the May night light up
Pasaban los hombres y yo sonreía
Men walked by and I smiled
Cuando ante mi puerta paraste el caballo
When you stopped your horse at my door
Serrana, me das candela
Serrana, you give me fire
Y yo le dije gaché
And I said, "gentleman"
Ven, y toma de mis labios
Come take from my lips
Que yo fuego te daré
For I will give you fire
Dejaste el caballo y lumbre te di
You left the horse and I gave you light
Y fueron tus ojos dos
And your eyes were two
Luceros verdes de Mayo pa mi
Green May stars for me
[Estribillo]
[Chorus]
Ojos verdes, verdes como la albahaca
Green eyes, green like basil
Verdes como el trigo verde
Green like the green wheat
Y al verde, verde limón
And like the green, green lime
Ojos verdes, verdes con brillo de faca
Green eyes, shining like a knife
Que se han clavaito en mi corazón
That have pierced my heart
Pa mi ya no hay soles, luceros ni luna
For me there are no suns, stars or moon
No hay mas que unos ojos que mi vida son
There are only eyes that are my life
Ojos verdes, verdes como la albahaca.
Green eyes, green like basil.
Vimos desde el cuarto despuntar el dia
From the room we saw the day break
Y sonar el alba en la torre la Vela
And heard the dawn sound in the Veil tower
Dejaste mi cuerpo cuando amanecia
You left my body when dawn came
Y en la boca un gusto de menta y canela
And the taste of mint and cinnamon in my mouth
Morena para un vestio yo te voy a regalar
I'm going to give you a brown dress
Yo te dije estas servio
I told you it's alright
No me tienes que dar na
You don't have to give me anything
Subiste al caballo
You got on the horse
Te fuiste de mi
You left me
Y nunca otra noche mas bella de Mayo
And never again in May have I lived such a beautiful night
He vuelto a vivir
I have lived again
Contributed by Logan P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@jaimeduncan6167
Lyrics:
resting in the quisio (corner, a particular one) of the mansebia (brothel)
I was watching the night of May turn on (the poetic reference is to fire);
The men passed and I smiled Until at my door a horse stopped.
"Serrana, will you give me candle?"
And I told you "Gache” (roman for young men),
Come and take it from my lips That I will give you fire.”
You left the horse And I gave you fire,
And two green stars of May were your eyes for me (pa mi, instead of para mi it’s again roman)
Green eyes,
green like basil.
Greens like green wheat And green,
like lemon green.
Green eyes, green with a knife glow (we are talking about a big curved one for work),
That are clavaitos (nailed in the sense of a wound)in my heart.
For me there are no suns, no stars or moon,
There are only two eyes that have become my life
Green eyes,
green like basil.
Greens like green wheat
And green, lemon green.
We watched from the room wake up the day And to sound (i believe it’s a reference to a morning call from the tower, but I am not from Spain) the dawn in the Tower of the Candle (in Spanish the same word is use for candle and a the sail of a boat).
You left my arms when it was daybreak
And in my mouth you left a taste of mint and cinnamon.
“Serrana (women from the mountain, “la sierra” it’s a region not the mountain per se) f
or a dress I want to give you some money”
I told you:” it is done, You have to give me nothing more. "
You climbed your horse You left me,
And never another May night as beautiful as this one I have I ever had.
* Sorry for any English grammar errors. Not a native speaker or an expert.
@hombrequemiralaluna
Esta mujer es extraordinaria. Mezcla flamenco, copla y jazz con una naturalidad apabullante. Y canta con el corazón y las tripas en la boca, no he escuchado una cosa igual en mi vida.
@pedrosalazar4479
Esta diva es fenomenal, encantado de haber descubierto sus magnificas interpretaciones llenas de amor y sentimiento, porque es el arte que sale de su alma, Dios te de larga vida para alegrar tantos corazones...
@Marily678
Ole tu'mare! Tiene la mirada de alguien que encontró su lugar en el mundo y eso da paz. Qué preciosura! Concha buika, tú has clavao tu faca en mi alma!Gra cias!
@diegodrako2947
No puedo creer lo bello que canta esta "Negra preciosa" su voz me resuena en cada tripa..... La Amo!
@mariel3808
Fantástica y maravillosa Concha Buika. Ojala siga cantando mucho tiempo.
@Lumpierre
No habia encontrado una interpretacion de esta cancion que hiciera justicia a los ojos verdes que amo. Buika has puesto en esta interpretacion mi sentir.
@metroguest5547
La virtud inigualable de esa voz, la letra lorquiana que arranca las espinas enquistadas de cualquier pasado, su libertad en la profundidad de ésa mirada y la apertura con que penetra su piel en el cante jondo, nos muestra lo irreal que es el racismo, nos muestra que somos un todo
Bendiciones Buika
@azucenaguedes3088
Bellísima! Tengo la piel erizada , larga vida y salud para disfrutar de esa tu vida, bendiciones
@yesidopole2085
!!!!BUIKA, DESDE ARGENTINA,ME EMOCIONA TU VOS Y TE DIGO,!!!!!UNICA!!!!
@Maria-jd6uk
Ojos negros que nunca olvidaré!!!