Uruguaya
Uruguaya (Uruguayan Woman) is the title of a tango vals written by Juan Velich. The music was composed by Francisco Polonio.
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Lyrics
Uruguaya, reina de las Diosas,
por tu garbo y tu gracia gentil,
yo te ofrezco un palacio de rosas
con dinteles de oro y marfil.
¡Por qué no amar,
si es mi querer
el mirarme en tus ojos de hada
y embriagarme de dicha y placer!
Un palacio, uruguaya, que encierra
el ensueño, la dicha, el amor;
donde unir nuestro encanto quisiera
con tus besos de extraño calor.
¡Por qué no amar,
si es mi querer
el mirarme en tus ojos de hada
y embriagarme de dicha y placer!
En mi alma te llevo prendida,
mi tesoro, mi Estro, mi ideal;
y serás la mujer preferida
que amaré, ¡oh, mi Reina Oriental!
Uruguayan woman, queen of the Godesses,
because of your elegance and your gentle grace,
I offer you a palace of roses
with lintels of gold and ivory.
Why not love,
if it’s my wish
to contemplate myself in your fairy eyes
and get drunk with joy and pleasure!
A palace, Uruguayan woman, that keeps within
fantasy, happiness, love;
where I’d wish to join our charm
with you kisses, full of a strange warmth.
Why not love,
if it’s my wish
to contemplate myself in your fairy eyes
and get drunk with joy and pleasure!
I carry you pinned to my soul,
my treasure, my inspiration,[1] my ideal,
and you’ll be the cherished woman
I’ll love, oh, my Oriental[2] Queen!