Saturday, September 7, 2024

English Song: Madonna - La Isla Bonita ("The beautiful island")

 "La Isla Bonita" from Madonna's True Blue album was released on Sire Records in 1986.


Lyrics:

¿Cómo puede ser verdad?

[English translation: "How could it be true?"]


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

["The beautiful island"]


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

["He told you, 'I love you.'"]

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


Te dijo te amo

El dijo que te ama

["He said he loves you"]


La isla bonita

Your Spanish lullaby

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