Quisiera y No Puedo
Nelson Henriquez Lyrics
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Y yo no sé a quién mirar
Tanta boquita para besar
Y yo no sé a quién llamar
Las caleñas con su caminar me hacen delirar
Son rosas de un jardín de amor que alguien plantó
Las caleñas con su caminar me hacen delirar
Tantas caleñas tan lindas que hay
Y yo no sé a quién mirar
Tanta boquita para besar
Y yo no sé a quién llamar
Las caleñas con su caminar me hacen delirar
Son rosas de un jardín de amor que alguien plantó
Las caleñas con su caminar me hacen delirar
Son rosas de un jardín de amor que alguien plantó
Si yo fuera un pajarito
No pensaria en volar
Ni en vivir en tu nidito
Alla en mi soledad
Quisiera ser pajarito
Quisiera y no quisiera
Quisiera hundir el vuelo
Quisiera y no quisiera
Por besar en tu boquita
Quisiera y no quisiera
Ay lástima que no puedo
Qusiera y no quisiera
En la palma de mi mano
Yo quisiera regalarte
Para cuando estes ausente
Alzar la mano y besarte
Si yo fuera un pajarito
Quisiera y no quisiera
Si un pajarito yo fuera
Quisiera y no quisiera
Te metiera en tus sueñitos
Quisiera y no quisiera
Como un pañuelito e seda
Quisiera y no quisiera
The lyrics of Nelson Henríquez's song "Quisiera y No Puedo" express the singer's admiration for the beautiful women of Cali, Colombia. He acknowledges that there are too many to choose from, too many mouths to kiss and he doesn't know who to call. The song compares the women of Cali to roses in a garden of love that someone else planted. The singer is so captivated by their walk that it drives him crazy. He wishes he was a bird so he could live in their nest and be close to them. However, he is also aware of the frustration of being a bird and not being able to kiss them. The song concludes with the singer wishing that he could hold the women of Cali in his palm, kiss them and keep them close while they are absent.
The song is a classic example of the popular Latin American style of "cumbia", which originated in Colombia but has since spread across the continent. "Quisiera y No Puedo" was released in the 1960s and has since become one of the most famous songs in the genre. It has been covered by numerous artists and has been played at countless parties and dance events. Here are a few other interesting facts about this classic tune:
Interesting Facts
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Line by Line Meaning
Tantas caleñas tan lindas que hay
There are so many beautiful women from Cali that I can't decide who to look at
Y yo no sé a quién mirar
And I don't know who to look at
Tanta boquita para besar
So many little mouths to kiss
Y yo no sé a quién llamar
And I don't know who to call
Las caleñas con su caminar me hacen delirar
The way the women from Cali walk drives me crazy
Son rosas de un jardín de amor que alguien plantó
They are like roses in a garden of love that someone planted
Si yo fuera un pajarito
If I were a little bird
No pensaria en volar
I wouldn't think about flying
Ni en vivir en tu nidito
Or living in your little nest
Alla en mi soledad
Out there in my loneliness
Quisiera ser pajarito
I wish I were a little bird
Quisiera y no quisiera
I want to, but I don't want to
Quisiera hundir el vuelo
I want to take flight
Por besar en tu boquita
To kiss your little mouth
Ay lástima que no puedo
Oh, what a shame that I can't
Qusiera y no quisiera
I want to, but I don't want to
En la palma de mi mano
In the palm of my hand
Yo quisiera regalarte
I would like to give you a gift
Para cuando estes ausente
So that when you are away
Alzar la mano y besarte
I can raise my hand and kiss you
Te metiera en tus sueñitos
I would put you in your dreams
Como un pañuelito e seda
Like a silk handkerchief
Quisiera y no quisiera
I want to, but I don't want to
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Antonio Fernandez, Walter Leon Aguilar
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