La Isla Bonita
Who's That Girl Lyrics

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Como puede ser verdad

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

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 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
El dijo que te ama

Overall Meaning

The song "La isla bonita" by Who's That Girl is a nostalgic and dreamy tribute to a beautiful island called San Pedro. The song starts with the lyrics "Como puede ser verdad," which means "How can it be true." These words question the reality of the dream that the singer had about San Pedro. The dream seems so real that the singer feels like it happened just yesterday, despite being far away from the place.

The song's main theme is the love that the singer has for everything in San Pedro. The island breeze, wild nature, and samba music have a profound effect on the singer. She longs to be in that paradise, where there are no worries in the world. The lyrics "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" paint a vivid picture of the romantic and carefree life on the island.

The words "Te dijo te amo" means "He said I love you," which indicates the love story between the singer and someone on the island, who she calls San Pedro. The song expresses the yearning for the days that passed too quickly and ended too soon. It's a song about a lost love, a lost paradise that the singer can only dream of. The song is written in such a way that it feels like a lullaby, a lulling melody that takes the listener to the exotic and romantic world of San Pedro.

Line by Line Meaning

Como puede ser verdad
How can it be true?

Last night I dreamt of San Pedro
I dreamed of San Pedro last night

Just like I'd never gone, I knew the song
I felt like I had never left because I knew the song so well

A young girl with eyes like the desert
There was a young girl with desert-like eyes

It all seems like yesterday, not far away
It feels like it was just yesterday and not far away

Tropical the island breeze
The island breeze is tropical

All of nature wild and free
Nature is all wild and free

This is where I long to be
This is where I want to be

La isla bonita
The beautiful island

And when the samba played
When the samba was played

The sun would set so high
The sun would set high

Ring through my ears and sting my eyes
It would cause a ringing in my ears and sting my eyes

Your Spanish lullaby
Your Spanish lullaby

I fell in love with San Pedro
I fell in love with San Pedro

Warm wind carried on the sea, he called to me
A warm wind carried on the sea and called to me

Te dijo te amo
He said 'te amo' to me

I prayed that the days would last
I wished that the days would never end

They went so fast
But they went by so quickly

I want to be where the sun warms the sky
I want to be 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 them go by

Beautiful faces, no cares in this world
Beautiful faces with no worries in the world

Where a girl loves a boy, and a boy loves a girl
Where a girl loves a boy and a boy loves a girl

La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la

Te dijo te amo
He said 'te amo' to me

La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la

El dijo que te ama
He said that he loves you

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Patrick Leonard, Bruce Gaitsch, Madonna Ciccone

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