María bonita

Acuérdate de Acapulco,

Remember Acapulco,

de aquellas noches,

those nights,

María bonita,

Maria beautiful,

María del alma.

Maria of the soul.

Acuérdate que en la playa

Remember that on the beach

con tus manitas

with your little hands

las estrellitas

you rinsed

las enjuagabas.

the little stars.

Tu cuerpo del mar juguete,

Your body, a toy of the sea,

nave al garete,

ship adrift,

venían las olas,

the waves came,

lo columpiaban,

they rocked it,

y mientras yo te miraba,

and while I watched you,

te juro con sentimiento,

I swear with feeling,

mi pensamiento te traicionaba.

my thoughts betrayed you.

Te dije muchas palabras

I told you many words

de esas bonitas

of those beautiful ones

con que se arrullan

with which hearts are lulled,

los corazones,

asking you to love me,

pidiendo que mi quisieras,

to turn

que convirtieras

my illusions

en realidades

into realities.

mis ilusiones.

The moon that watched us,

La luna que nos miraba

had been looking for a while,

ya hacía un ratito

it became a little

se hizo un poquito

disinterested,

desentendida,

and when I saw it hiding,

y cuando la vi escondida

I knelt to kiss you

me arrodillé a besarte

and thus give you

y así entregarte

all my life.

toda mi vida.

You may have had loves,

Amores habrás tenido,

many loves,

muchos amores,

Maria Bonita,

María Bonita,

Maria of the soul,

María del alma,

but none as good

pero ninguno tan bueno

or as honorable

ni tan honrado

as the one you made

como el que hiciste

that sprouted in me.

que en mí brotara.

I bring it full of flowers

Lo traigo lleno de flores

like an offering

como una ofrenda

to leave it

para dejarlo

under your feet.

bajo tus plantas.

Receive it excited

Recíbelo emocionada

and swear to me you don't lie

y júrame que no mientes

because you feel

porque te sientes

idolized.

idolatrada.