Margarita
La Sonora Matancera feat. Tony Alvarez Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Margarita fue a la fuente al caer la tardesita
Olele oleolela
Y hasta que salió la luna
Y hasta que salió la luna no la vieron regresar
Olele olelolela
Yo no sé lo que ha pasado
El pueblo está murmurando
Margarita va a la fuente
Y al volver viene cantando
Lalalalalala lalalalala lalalalala lala
Lalalalalala lalalalala lalalalala lala
Un doctor ronda su puerta
Un doctor ronda su puerta y un escriba no la adora
Olele Oleolela
Sin embargo Margarita
Sin embargo Margarita esta llora que te llora
Olele oleolela
Que es lo que le habrá pasado
Que la chica está penando
¡Ey!
Ya no quiere ir a la fuente
Y se pasa el dia llorando
Lalalalala lalalalala lalalala lala
Lalalalala lalalalala lalalala lala
De la nata sale el queso
De la nata sale el queso y del queso los quesine
Olele oleolela
Y de las niñas bonitas
Y de las niñas bonitas brotan nardos y jazmines
Olele oleolela
Lalalalala lalalalala lalalala lala
Lalalalala lalalalala lalalala lala
The song "Margarita" by La Sonora Matancera feat. Tony Alvarez describes a girl named Margarita who goes to the fountain in the late afternoon and doesn't return until the moon is out. The townspeople are gossiping about what may have happened to her. Margarita comes back singing, but is greeted by a doctor and a writer who don't appreciate her. Despite that, Margarita is crying constantly and no longer wants to go to the fountain. The song ends with a metaphor about how something beautiful can come from something plain like cheese from cream, and how beautiful flowers can come from pretty girls.
This song appears to be a cautionary tale about young women being taken advantage of, and possibly even experiencing violence or abuse. The song suggests that Margarita may have been victimized at the fountain or by someone she met on her journey. The lyrics describe her as crying constantly and being treated poorly by a doctor and a writer. It's unclear what the writer and doctor have to do with Margarita's circumstances, but it seems they are not treating her with kindness or respect.
Line by Line Meaning
Margarita fue a la fuente
Margarita went to the fountain
Margarita fue a la fuente al caer la tardesita
Margarita went to the fountain at dusk
Y hasta que salió la luna
And until the moon rose
Y hasta que salió la luna no la vieron regresar
And until the moon rose, she was not seen returning
Yo no sé lo que ha pasado
I don't know what happened
El pueblo está murmurando
The people are murmuring
Margarita va a la fuente
Margarita goes to the fountain
Y al volver viene cantando
And when she returns, she sings
Un doctor ronda su puerta
A doctor is wandering around her doorstep
Un doctor ronda su puerta y un escriba no la adora
A doctor is wandering around her doorstep and a scribe does not love her
Sin embargo Margarita
However, Margarita
Sin embargo Margarita esta llora que te llora
However, Margarita is crying her heart out
Que es lo que le habrá pasado
What could have happened to her
Que la chica está penando
That the girl is suffering
Ya no quiere ir a la fuente
She no longer wants to go to the fountain
Y se pasa el dia llorando
And she spends the day crying
De la nata sale el queso
Cheese comes from cream
De la nata sale el queso y del queso los quesine
Cheese is used to make quesadillas
Y de las niñas bonitas
And from pretty girls
Y de las niñas bonitas brotan nardos y jazmines
And from pretty girls, flowers like tuberoses and jasmines bloom
Writer(s): Adolfo Hernandez
Contributed by Carter G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.