“Mananitas”
Description
Spanish: Title means "Early morning." The singer wishes for sun, moon, and stars to help him court, or separate from Marianita. Chorus: "Ya viene a maeciendo Ya la lus del dia nos vio, Ys dispierta amiga mia, Mira que ya amanecio."
Notes
The accentuation of the chorus is left as an exercise for the Spanish-speaking reader. - RBW
References
- Sandburg, pp. 292-293, "Mananitas" (1 text plus free translation, 1 tune)
- BI, San292