La Virgen de la Macarena
Los cinco latinos Lyrics
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Le rezo a la Virgen de la Macarena
De noche cuando me acuesto
Le rezo a la Virgen de la Macarena
Y allí solita en mi cuarto
A la virgencita le cuento mis penas
Que el serrano que yo quiero
Mientras en el mundo viva
No me sea traicionero
Y mi virgencita, y mi virgencita
Como es tan gitana
Le da lo que pide, le da lo que pide
A esta sevillana
Estoy mirando a un moreno
Que tiene sus ojos clavao′s en los míos
Estoy mirando a un moreno
Que tiene sus ojos clavao's en los míos
Y es hombre que por su hechura
A cualquier morena le quita el sentido
Madrecita de mi alma
Si yo tuviera la suerte
De que un hombre tan serrano
Se decidiera quererme
Y si lo consigo
Y si lo consigo, le haré una novena
A mi virgencita
A mi virgencita de la Macarena
La, ra, la, la
La, la
The lyrics to Los cinco latinos's song "La Virgen de la Macarena" depict a personal prayer to the Virgin of Macarena. The singer of the song confesses that every night when they go to bed, they pray to the Virgin in their room. They confide in her, sharing their sorrows and asking her with all their heart for the person they love not to betray them. The singer believes that the Virgin, being of a gypsy nature, will grant their request and fulfill their desires as a Sevillana, a woman from Seville.
The second verse describes the singer's admiration for a dark-skinned man who has his eyes locked onto theirs. This man possesses a captivating charm that can mesmerize any woman. The singer expresses a wish that the Virgin, their mother figure, grants them the luck of having this man, who embodies the essence of a rugged mountain dweller, fall in love with them. If this desire is fulfilled, the singer promises to honor the Virgin by performing a novena, a religious devotion, dedicated to her.
Overall, the song expresses a mix of devotion to the Virgin of Macarena, a hope for love, and a belief in the power of prayers to fulfill desires. It highlights the cultural and religious elements of Seville, including the significance of the Macarena Virgin and the charm associated with the people and traditions of the region.
Line by Line Meaning
De noche cuando me acuesto
At night when I lie down
Le rezo a la Virgen de la Macarena
I pray to the Virgin of Macarena
Y allí solita en mi cuarto
And there all alone in my room
A la virgencita le cuento mis penas
I tell the little virgin about my sorrows
Y de corazón le pido
And from my heart I ask her
Que el serrano que yo quiero
That the mountain man I love
Mientras en el mundo viva
As long as he lives in the world
No me sea traicionero
He won't betray me
Y mi virgencita, y mi virgencita
And my little virgin, my little virgin
Como es tan gitana
Being so gypsy
Le da lo que pide, le da lo que pide
She gives her what she asks for, she gives her what she asks for
A esta sevillana
To this Sevillian woman
Estoy mirando a un moreno
I am looking at a dark-skinned man
Que tiene sus ojos clavao’s en los míos
Who has his eyes fixed on mine
Y es hombre que por su hechura
And he's a man who, because of his appearance
A cualquier morena le quita el sentido
Takes the senses away from any brunette
Madrecita de mi alma
Mother of my soul
Si yo tuviera la suerte
If I were lucky
De que un hombre tan serrano
To have such a mountain man
Se decidiera quererme
Decide to love me
Y si lo consigo
And if I succeed
Le haré una novena
I will do a novena for him
A mi virgencita
To my little virgin
A mi virgencita de la Macarena
To my little virgin of Macarena
La, ra, la, la
La, ra, la, la
La, la
La, la
Writer(s): Bernardo Bautista Monterde, Antonio Ortiz Calero
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