Ojos Chinos – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: El Gran Combo
• Album: 20th Anniversary

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the captivating salsa rhythms of El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico with 'Ojos Chinos.' This song offers a unique glimpse into Latin music's expressive themes of love and admiration, while also sparking conversation about cultural representation. Explore the rich musical heritage of Puerto Rico through this enduring classic.

[English]

Look how beautiful she has,

The little Chinese girl’s little eyes,

That just with her gaze,

I turn red all over.

I will marry you,

In the church of Canton,

Because I love you so much,

Beautiful girl of my heart.

If I had a palace,

There you would be queen,

Because you drive me crazy,

Chinese girl, with those lovely little eyes,

You’ve cast a spell on me,

With that sweet little body,

I’d give my whole life for you, girl,

So you stay with me,

I will marry you,

Because I love you so much,

You’ve got me half crazy, Chinese girl,

With those beautiful little eyes.

...

How beautiful is my Chinese girl,

How good is my Chinese girl,

Little Chinese, little Chinese, no one,

How beautiful is my Chinese girl,

I don't know what I’ll do without you,

Because I only love you,

Hey, how good is my Chinese girl,

Hey, how lovely is my Chinese girl,

Whose little eyes are those?

She calls me "Tuyitos, daddy,"

Little Chinese girl wants her little Chinese guy,

Oh, little Chinese guy wants the little Chinese girl,

To the girl from the Orient,

My Chinese girl, Chinese girl,

...

The little Chinese guy wants again,

The scarves of Puerto Rico,

Such good scarves,

...

How beautiful is my Chinese girl,

Wow, but how good is my Chinese girl,

So cool, so cool, so cool,

Cool, how beautiful is my Chinese girl,

Chinese girl, how I’d love to love you,

Because without you I prefer death,

And there will be no sun,

Chinese girl, if you don’t stay with me,

Chinese girl, I beg you,

Don’t leave me, don’t abandon me,

Don’t forget about me,

I will marry you,

Little Chinese guy asks the little Chinese girl,

Oh, little Chinese girl, ask the little Chinese guy.

...

[Spanish]

Mira que bonito tiene

La chinita los ojitos

Que con su sola mirada

Yo me tengo que poner rojito

Yo me casaré contigo

En la iglesia de cantón

Porque yo te quiero mucho

Nena linda de mi corazón

Si yo tuviera un palacio

Ahí tu serias la reina

Porque tú me tienes loco

China, con esos ojitos lindos

Tú me tienes hechizado

Con ese cuerpito lindo

Yo daría toda la mi vida, nena

Porque te quedes conmigo

Yo me casaré contigo

Porque yo te quiero mucho

Tú me tienes medio loco, china

Con esos ojitos lindos

Que linda es chini (mi chini)

Que buena es chini (mi chini)

Chinito que chinito chinito, nonoo

Que linda es chini (mi chini)

Yo no sé que voy a hacer sin ti (mi chini)

Porque yo te quiero solo a ti

Oye que buena es chini (mi chini)

Oye que linda es chini (mi chini)

¿De quién son esos ojitos? (mi chini)

Ella me dice tuyitos papito (mi chini)

Chinita quiere su chinito (mi chini)

Ay chinito quiere la chinita (mi chini)

A la china del oriente (mi chini)

Mi china, china, china (mi chini)

El chinito vuelve a querer

A los flito

Bien flito de Puerto Rico

Que linda es chini (mi chini)

Oye pero que buena es chini (mi chini)

Que chevere, que chevere, que chevere (mi chini)

Chevere que linda es chini (mi chini)

China como yo quisiera quererte (mi chini)

Porque sin ti prefiero la muerte (mi chini)

Y no habrá sol (mi chini)

China si no te quedas conmigo (mi chini)

China por dios te lo pido (mi chini)

Tú no me dejes, no me abandones (mi chini)

Tú no me eches al olvido (mi chini)

Yo me casaré contigo (mi chini)

Chinito pide a la chinita (mi chini)

Ay chinita pídele a chinito (mi chini)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ojitos /oˈxitos/ A1	noun - little eyes
linda /ˈlinda/ A1	adjective - pretty
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A1	verb - to want, to love
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A1	noun - heart
china /ˈtʃina/ A1	noun - girl, young woman
loco /ˈloko/ A2	adjective - crazy
palacio /paˈlasjo/ B1	noun - palace
reina /ˈreina/ A2	noun - queen
vida /ˈβiða/ A1	noun - life
hacer /aˈθeɾ/ A1	verb - to do, to make
abandonar /aβanˈdo.naɾ/ B1	verb - to abandon
quererte /keˈɾeɾ.te/ B1	verb - to love you
buena /ˈbwe.na/ A1	adjective - good
chevere /ˈtʃe.βe.ɾe/ B2	adjective - cool, great

Key Grammar Structures

• Yo me casaré contigo

  ➔ Futuro simple with reflexive pronoun

  ➔ The phrase shows a future intention using "me casaré" which is the first person singular of "casarse" in the simple future tense, combined with the reflexive pronoun "me".

• Porque tú me tienes loco

  ➔ Present tense with causative "tener"

  ➔ The phrase expresses a current state caused by the second person "tú" using "tienes" (you have) and "loco" (crazy), indicating that someone is made crazy by someone else.

• Que linda es chini (mi chini)

  ➔ Exclamatory sentence with ser + adjective

  ➔ This is an exclamatory statement using the verb "ser" (to be) in the present tense combined with an adjective "linda" (beautiful), expressing admiration.

• Porque yo te quiero mucho

  ➔ Because + present tense verb "querer" to express love

  ➔ This phrase shows the reason for love using "porque" (because) with the present tense of "querer" (to want/love).

• Ella me dice tuyitos papito

  ➔ Indirect speech with "decir" + indirect object pronouns

  ➔ This sentence uses "dice" (he/she says) from the verb "decir" (to say), with indirect object pronouns "me" (to me) and "tuyitos" (diminutive for "tuyos", yours), conveying speech.

• Yo daría toda la mi vida, nena

  ➔ Conditional tense expressing hypothetical action

  ➔ This sentence uses the conditional "daría" (would give) to indicate a hypothetical willingness to give all one's life for someone.