A Puerto Rican merengue group, La Makina was organized by entrepreneurs Fer… Read Full Bio ↴A Puerto Rican merengue group, La Makina was organized by entrepreneurs Fernan Colon (former bassist for Los Sabrosos del Merengue) and Orlando Santana (who played with Wilfredo Vargas and Toño Rosario). Santana's intensive help with the group -- writing nine of the ten tracks on La Makina's debut album, 1996's La Makina...A Mil, as well as arranging and producing -- resulted in the single "La Reina," a huge hit in merengue circles. The group released their second album, Los Reyes del Ritmo, in October 1997. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Tan Solo por Verla
La Makina Lyrics

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Oye mi amor mira con quien vengo
"La Makina"

Yo estoy enamorado de una nena de ojos claros pero
sus padres a mi no me quieren porque ellos
son muy ricos y yo no tengo ni una bicicleta.

Pero ella me quiere, y yo a ella la quiero, algunas veces

no estan sus padres y asi yo puedo entrar a su casa, y me dicen que soy muy pobre y no me dejan, estar con ella.

"La Makina"

(Pa' su casa voy)
Hablar con sus padres.

(Pa' su casa voy)
Quiero visitarla

(Pa' su casa voy)
Yo quiero adorarlaa y quiero besarlaa

(Pa' su casa voy)
Porque yo soy pobre

(Pa' su casa voy)
Sus padres no quieren

(Pa' su casa voy)
Que la ame a ella

(Pa' su casa voy)
Que la busque a ella.

Pa' que goze mama, wron baby?

(Yo la sigo amando)
Ahii

(Yo la sigo amando)
Ahii

(Y ahora sufro tanto)
Ahii

(Y ahora sufro tanto).
Ahii

Tus padres no me quieren porque yo soy pobre.

Subete, Subete, Subete, "La Makina"
Pero yo te amoo.

(Pa' su casa voy)
Voy con un regalo

(Pa' su casa voy)
Un ramo de flores

(Pa' su casa voy)
Las robe de un patio

(Pa' su casa voy)
Son de mil colores

(Pa' su casa voy)
Porque yo la quiero

(Pa' su casa voy)
Porque yo la amo

(Pa' su casa voy)

Pues yo no comprendo eso no es pecado
(Pa' su casa voy)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Tan Solo por Verla" by La Mákina tell the story of a man who is in love with a girl with wealthy parents. Despite his being poor and without even a bicycle, the girl loves him back. However, her parents reject him, forbidding him from being with her. The man persists, wanting to visit her and bring her a bouquet of flowers that he picked from a garden. He doesn't understand why it's wrong to love someone just because they have more money than he does.

The song's simple melody and emotionally charged lyrics reveal the difficulty of loving across socio-economic boundaries. The man's persistence and determination to see the girl show that love can triumph despite societal barriers. The fact that he is willing to steal flowers from a garden to give to the girl also shows his resourcefulness and creativity in expressing his love.

Line by Line Meaning

Oye mi amor mira con quien vengo
Hey, my love, look who I'm with now. It's 'La Makina'.

Yo estoy enamorado de una nena de ojos claros pero
I am in love with a girl with clear eyes but

sus padres a mi no me quieren porque ellos
her parents don't like me because they

son muy ricos y yo no tengo ni una bicicleta.
are very rich, and I don't even have a bicycle.

Pero ella me quiere, y yo a ella la quiero, algunas veces
But she loves me, and I love her, sometimes

no estan sus padres y asi yo puedo entrar a su casa, y me dicen que soy muy pobre y no me dejan, estar con ella.
her parents are not there. Then I can go to her house, but they say that I'm very poor, and they don't let me meet her.

(Pa' su casa voy) Hablar con sus padres.
I am going to her house to talk to her parents.

(Pa' su casa voy) Quiero visitarla.
I want to visit her.

(Pa' su casa voy) Yo quiero adorarlaa y quiero besarlaa.
I want to worship and kiss her.

(Pa' su casa voy) Porque yo soy pobre.
Because I am poor.

(Pa' su casa voy) Sus padres no quieren.
Her parents don't want that.

(Pa' su casa voy) Que la ame a ella.
They don't want me to love her.

(Pa' su casa voy) Que la busque a ella.
They don't want me to look for her either.

Pa' que goze mama, wron baby?
So that you may enjoy, mom, wrong baby?

(Yo la sigo amando) Ahii
(I still love her) Ahh

(Y ahora sufro tanto) Ahii
(And now I suffer so much) Ahh

(Y ahora sufro tanto). Ahii
(And now I suffer so much). Ahh

Tus padres no me quieren porque yo soy pobre.
Your parents don't like me because I am poor.