Perfume de gardenias
La Sonora Santanera
Lyrics
Translation
Perfume de gardenias
Fragrance of gardenias
Tiene tu boca
Your mouth has
Bellísimos destellos
Beautiful flashes
De luz en tu mirar
Of light in your gaze
Tu risa es una rima
Your laughter is a rhyme
De alegres notas
Of joyful notes
Se mueven tus cabellos
Your hair moves
Cual ondas en la mar
Like waves in the sea
Tu cuerpo es una copia
Your body is a copy
De venus, de citeres
Of Venus, of Citeres
Que envidian las mujeres
That women envy
Cuando te ven pasar
When they see you pass by
Y llevas en tu alma
And you carry in your soul
La virginal pureza
The virginal purity
Por eso es tu belleza
That's why your beauty is
De un místico candor
Of a mystical candor
Perfume de gardenias
Fragrance of gardenias
Tiene tu boca
Your mouth has
Perfume de gardenias
Fragrance of gardenias
Perfume del amor
Fragrance of love