Malagueña
Ernesto Lecuona Lyrics


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Malagueña
Composed by Ernesto Lecuona
with Placido Domingo
Conducted by Lee Holdridge

El amor me lleva hacia ti
con impulso arrebatador
yo prefiero mejor morir
que vivir sin tener tu amor.
La inconstancia de tu querer
la alegria mató en mi ser,
Eh, eh Ah, ah,
y al temor de perder tu amor
hoy mi canto será dolor.

Malaguena de ojos negros
Malaguena de mis suenos.
Me estoy muriendo de pena
Por tu sole tu querer.

Malaguena rebonita te quiero besar.

Malaguena de ojos negros
Malaguena de mis suenos.
Me estoy muriendo de pena
Por tu sole tu querer.





Malaguena rebonita te queiro besar.

Overall Meaning

The song Malagueña composed by Ernesto Lecuona with Placido Domingo and conducted by Lee Holdridge is a passionate love song that speaks about the overwhelming desire to have the love of a person who is easily unfaithful. The lyrics convey that the love of the singer is so powerful that they would rather die if they cannot have the love they long for. The inconstancy of the person's love has taken away all the happiness in the singer's life.


The song goes on to talk about the beauty of the Malaguena, with her black eyes and the way the singer is dying of sadness for her love. The singer expresses a desire to kiss the beautiful Malaguena. Despite the singer's sorrow for the love they cannot have, they still long for it with all their heart.


Line by Line Meaning

El amor me lleva hacia ti
My love takes me towards you


con impulso arrebatador
with a powerful impulse


yo prefiero mejor morir
I would rather die


que vivir sin tener tu amor.
than live without your love.


La inconstancia de tu querer
The fickleness of your love


la alegria mató en mi ser
killed the joy in my being


Eh, eh Ah, ah,
Hmm, hmm ah, ah


y al temor de perder tu amor
and the fear of losing your love


hoy mi canto será dolor.
today my song will be sorrow.


Malaguena de ojos negros
Malagueña with black eyes


Malaguena de mis suenos.
Malagueña of my dreams.


Me estoy muriendo de pena
I am dying of sorrow


Por tu sole tu querer.
For your sunlight, your love.


Malaguena rebonita te quiero besar.
Pretty Malagueña, I want to kiss you


Malaguena de ojos negros
Malagueña with black eyes


Malaguena de mis suenos.
Malagueña of my dreams.


Me estoy muriendo de pena
I am dying of sorrow


Por tu sole tu querer.
For your sunlight, your love.


Malaguena rebonita te queiro besar.
Pretty Malagueña, I want to kiss you




Writer(s): Casado Ernesto Lecuona, George Brown, Ernesto Lecuona

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@amaurysanchez9197

El mas genial de todos los músicos
cubanos,abandono Cuba en los primeros
años de la Revolucion,pero su trascenden
cia internacional ha sido tal que no pudieron
prohibir su obra,por lo menos en los conser
vatorios,aunque en la radio y la television
si.Pero Lecuona es el musico cubano mas
reconocido internacionalmente,y como esto
np fue un logro revolucionario,el gobierno
no lo tomo en cuenta.



All comments from YouTube:

@douglasmcneil8413

I'm 62 now. But when I was young, my mother used to play Malaguena on the piano we had at home. She passed away in 1987 but hearing this piece always reminds me of her. Thankyou.

@ricksanchez7847

Очень трогательная история, долгих лет жизни вам.

@Dylonely42

May she rest in peace.

@luisboza-qm4cf

ES UN ORGULLO INCREIBLE OIRLO Y SER CUBANO.

@Lee---

Hearing him play these pieces actually brought tears to my eyes. How lucky we are to live in this day and age when we can find treasures like this in a matter of seconds online.

@luiscaba5062

Como alguien nacido en Cuba y descendiente de andaluces, esta musica del Maestro Lecuona tiene un significado muy especial para mi.....Gloria eterna al Maestro Ernesto Lecuona.!!

@MariaPerez-hl4js

El padre de Lecuona era de Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Espana y alli fue Lecuona a morir.

@juanchotrouble7403

Que gran país es Cuba ♥️🇨🇺💥🎶 saludos desde Cali Colombia 🇨🇴

@josefinaduranquintana8825

Lecuona el mejor compositor que a dado Cuba.!!! Sin igual.

@elenaschwartz8859

El gran maestro Lecuona. Impresionante sus obras y un gran orgullo cubano 🇨🇺

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