La Isla Bonita
Madonna/Bray/Gaitish Lyrics
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Last night I dreamt of San Pedro
Just like I'd never gone, I knew the song
A young girl with eyes like the desert
It all seems like yesterday, not far away
Tropical the island breeze
This is where I long to be
La isla bonita
And when the samba played
The sun would set so high
Ring through my ears and sting my eyes
Your Spanish lullaby
I fell in love with San Pedro
Warm wind carried on the sea, he called to me
Te dijo te amo
I prayed that the days would last
They went so fast
Tropical the island breeze
All of nature wild and free
This is where I long to be
La isla bonita
And when the samba played
The sun would set so high
Ring through my ears and sting my eyes
Your Spanish lullaby
I want to be where the sun warms the sky
When it's time for siesta you can watch them go by
Beautiful faces, no cares in this world
Where a girl loves a boy, and a boy loves a girl
Last night I dreamt of San Pedro
It all seems like yesterday, not far away
Tropical the island breeze
All of nature wild and free
This is where I long to be
La isla bonita
And when the samba played
The sun would set so high
Ring through my ears and sting my eyes
Your Spanish lullaby
Tropical the island breeze
All of nature wild and free
This is where I long to be
La isla bonita
And when the samba played
The sun would set so high
Ring through my ears and sting my eyes
Your Spanish lullaby
La la la la la la la
Te dijo te amo
La la la la la la la
Él dijo que te ama
The song "La Isla Bonita" by Madonna is about her dream of a beautiful island called San Pedro where she has fallen in love with the warm wind and the sea. The lyrics describe the island as tropical with an island breeze, all of nature is wild and free which makes it a place she longs to be. She remembers a young girl with eyes like the desert and how the samba played as the sun set so high that it rang through her ears and stung her eyes like a Spanish lullaby. She wants to be where the sun warms the sky and where beautiful faces have no cares in this world and where a girl loves a boy and a boy loves a girl.
The lyrics offer a sense of escapism and romanticism, as Madonna describes her ideal place of happiness, singing about the samba and beautiful faces with no cares, creating a beautiful and idyllic image of San Pedro. However, this is not a real place; Madonna wrote the song with several co-writers, including the legendary songwriter Patrick Leonard, and they created it as a tribute to the idea of a beautiful island.
Line by Line Meaning
Como puede ser verdad
Is it possible (to be true)?
Last night I dreamt of San Pedro
I had a dream about a place called San Pedro last night
Just like I'd never gone, I knew the song
I knew the song as if I had never left that place
A young girl with eyes like the desert
I saw a young girl who had eyes like the desert
It all seems like yesterday, not far away
It feels like it happened yesterday, not a long time ago
Tropical the island breeze
The breeze on the island is tropical
All of nature wild and free
Nature is untamed and uninhibited
This is where I long to be
This is the place where I want to stay
La isla bonita
The beautiful island
And when the samba played
When the samba music was playing
The sun would set so high
The sun was setting high in the sky
Ring through my ears and sting my eyes
The sound and sight were overwhelming
Your Spanish lullaby
The soothing song in Spanish
I fell in love with San Pedro
I fell in love with a place called San Pedro
Warm wind carried on the sea, he called to me
The warm wind brought a voice to me from the sea
Te dijo te amo
He said 'I love you' to me
I prayed that the days would last
I wished that the days would never end
They went so fast
The days went by so quickly
I want to be where the sun warms the sky
I want to be in a place where the sun makes the sky warm
When it's time for siesta you can watch them go by
During siesta time, you can watch people passing by
Beautiful faces, no cares in this world
People with beautiful faces who seem to have no worries
Where a girl loves a boy, and a boy loves a girl
A place where people can freely love each other
La la la la la la la
No meaning, just a repeated melody
El dijo que te ama
He said 'I love you' to you
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Patrick Leonard, Bruce Gaitsch, Madonna Ciccone
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Charlie Quigg
@beetlemuse, seriously, can you upload the cassette tape of Snow White narrated by Mary D’Arcy that includes chimes ringing every time you turn a page and the song heigh ho?