Buscando Guayaba – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Ruben Blades

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Oh-eh

Oh-eh

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Me fui pa'l monte buscando guayaba

I went to the mountains searching for guava

Por la vereda del ocho y el dos

Along the eight and two road

Y aunque encontré una casa dorada

And even though I found a golden house

Ese guayaba no la hallaba yo

I couldn't find that guava

Mucho he viajado por todo el mundo

I've traveled far around the world

Y nunca, nunca pude encontrar

And never, ever could I find

Una guayaba que me gustara

A guava that I liked

Y detuviera mi caminar

To make me stop walking

Y aunque encontré una casa dorada

And even though I found a golden house

Esa guayaba no pude hallar

That guava I couldn't find

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(Buscando guayaba ando yo) ¿cómo?

(Looking for guava I am) How?

(Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol)

(That tastes good, has menthol)

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(Buscando guayaba ando yo)

(Looking for guava I am)

(Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol)

(That tastes good, has menthol)

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(Buscando guayaba ando yo)

(Looking for guava I am)

(Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol)

(That tastes good, has menthol)

Una guayaba salva morena

A dark-skinned, sweet guava

Una guayaba que este bien buena

A guava that’s really delicious

(Buscando guayaba ando yo)

(Looking for guava I am)

(Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol)

(That tastes good, has menthol)

U ru ru guarara ¿dónde va Miguel?

U ru ru guarara, where's Miguel going?

U ru ru guarara fue a buscar tambien

U ru ru guarara, he also went searching

Guayaba

For a guava

(Buscando guayaba ando yo)

(Looking for guava I am)

(Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol)

(That tastes good, has menthol)

Pero que tenga mucho mentol

But with lots of menthol

Pero que tenga, que tenga muchisimo sabor

But with, oh yes, lots of flavor

(Buscando guayaba ando yo)

(Looking for guava I am)

(Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol)

(That tastes good, has menthol)

Busca una guayaba, busca una guayaba

Looking for a guava, searching for a guava

Busca una guayaba

Looking for a guava

Por la vereda del ocho y el dos

Along the eight and two road

(Buscando guayaba ando yo)

(Looking for guava I am)

(Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol) Riqui

(That tastes good, has menthol) Riqui

Oye el guitarrista no vino, así que

Hey, the guitarist didn’t come, so

Van a tener que soportar

You’ll have to put up with

Un solo de boca

A guitar solo

Afinación, tin qui

Tune up, tin qui

Pum pum pum pum pum pim pum pum pim pi

Pum pum pum pum pum pim pum pum pim pi

Ah uh nu pim pum pim pim

Ah uh nu pim pum pim pim

Pim pim pum pim pum pum pum pum pìm pim pim uh uh pam pim bum

Pim pim pum pim pum pum pum pum pìm pim pim uh uh pam pim bum

Pum pum pim pim uh ah pim pim pim pam

Pum pum pim pim uh ah pim pim pim pam

Pim oh oh pam uh pam uh pim pum pum

Pim oh oh pam uh pam uh pim pum pum

Pum pim pim pam pam pum pim pam

Pum pim pim pam pam pum pim pam

Pam pam pu ma pum pum pim pam

Pam pam pu ma pum pum pim pam

Pam pam pam pum pam da bi pam ba du bi pam

Pam pam pam pum pam da bi pam ba du bi pam

Pom pom pom pom pom pim pim

Pom pom pom pom pom pim pim

¡Wuh!

¡Wuh!

Juega Jimmy

Play, Jimmy

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Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol

That tastes good, has menthol

(Buscando guayaba ando yo)

(Looking for guava I am)

Guayabita sabanera

A little Sabanero guava

(Buscando guayaba ando yo)

(Looking for guava I am)

Aqui hay dos que yo quiero una guayaba

Here are two I want, a guava

(Buscando guayaba ando yo)

(Looking for guava I am)

Venga y dame una manito

Come and give me a hand

¡Ay! ayúdeme compay (buscando guayaba ando yo)

Oh! help me, mate (looking for guava I am)

Yo la veo que usted

I see her, you see her

Yo la veo que usted no coje

I see she doesn’t pick

Y no dice donde hay

And she won’t say where it is

(Buscando guayaba ando yo)

(Looking for guava I am)

Dime esa guayaba bonita

Tell me that beautiful guava

Donde la encuentro, ¡ay Dios!

Where can I find it, oh God!

(Buscando guayaba ando yo)

(Looking for guava I am)

Que, que caminando siempre voy andando señor

I keep walking and always go

(Buscando guayaba ando yo)

(Looking for guava I am)

U ru ru guarara, ¿dónde va Miguel?

U ru ru guarara, where's Miguel going?

(Buscando guayaba ando yo)

(Looking for guava I am)

Ven ayúdame de lado a lado

Come help me all around

Dime ¿dónde están? que nunca yo la encuentro

Tell me, where are they? I can never find her

(Buscando guayaba ando yo)

(Looking for guava I am)

Acompánñame porque puede suceder

Come with me, because it might just happen

(Buscando guayaba ando yo)

(Looking for guava I am)

Que yo encuentre esa mujer y la aprenda a querer

That I find that woman and learn to love her

(Buscando guayaba ando yo)

(Looking for guava I am)

La busco por el monte y por la marketa

I search in the mountains and the market

(Buscando guayaba ando yo)

(Looking for guava I am)

No, no, no, no te escondas más y aparecete prieta

No, no, don’t hide anymore, show up, dark one

(Buscando guayaba ando yo)

(Looking for guava I am)

Que tenga sabor que tenga mentol

That tastes good, has menthol

(Buscando guayaba ando yo)

(Looking for guava I am)

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
guayaba /ɡwaiˈaβa/ A2	noun - guava, a tropical fruit
buscar /busˈkaɾ/ A1	verb - to search or look for
sabor /saˈβoɾ/ A2	noun - flavor or taste
mentol /menˈtol/ B1	noun - menthol, a compound used for flavoring
casa /ˈkasa/ A1	noun - house
mundo /ˈmundo/ A2	noun - world
caminar /kamiˈnaɾ/ A1	verb - to walk
bonita /boˈnita/ A2	adjective - pretty or beautiful
salva /ˈsalβa/ B2	adjective - wild or untamed
quiero /ˈkjeɾo/ A1	verb - I want
dame /ˈdame/ A1	verb - give me
encontrar /eŋkonˈtɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to find
viene /ˈvjene/ A2	verb - he/she/it comes
soportar /so.poɾˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to endure or bear
ayudar /aʝuˈðaɾ/ A1	verb - to help