She reminds me of a westside story
(她提醒我一個西方的故事)
Growing up in Spanish Harlem
(在西班牙的哈林區長大)
She s livin her life just like a movie star
(她像一個電影明星一樣的活著)
Oh, Maria Maria
She fell in love in East LA
(她在L.A東區陷入愛河)
To the sounds of the guitar
(對著吉他的聲音)
Played by Carlos Santana
Stop the looting, stop the shooting
(停止掠奪,停止開槍吧)
Pick pocking on the corner
(在角落挖著凹坑)
See as the rich is getting richer
(看著有錢的變得更有錢)
The poor is getting poorer
(貧窮的變得更貧窮)
Se mira Maria on the corner
(看著角落的瑪麗亞)
Thinkin of ways to make it better
(想著使她更好的路)
In my mailbox there s an eviction letter
(在我的信箱有一封退回的信)
Somebody just said see you later
(某個人剛說再見)
Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola
Ahora vengo mama chola (East coast)
Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola
Ahora vengo mama chola (West coast)
Oh Maria Maria
She reminds me of a westside story
Growing up in Spanish Harlem
She s livin her life just like a movie star
Oh, Maria Maria
She fell in love in East L.A.
To the sounds of the guitar
Played by Carlos Santana
I said a la favella los colores
(我說了一個顏色)
The streets are getting hotter
(街道變得更熱)
There is no water
To put out the fire
(沒有水來澆熄這火)
Mi canto la esperanza
Se mira Maria on the corner
(看著瑪莉雅在角落)
Thinkin of ways to make it better
(想著使她更好的路)
Then I looked up in the sky
(然後我在天空尋找著)
Hoping of days of paradise
(希望著天堂的日子)
Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola
Ahora vengo mama chola (North side)
Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola
Ahora vengo mama chola (South side)
Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola
Ahora vengo mama chola (World wide)
Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola
Ahora vengo mama chola (Open up your eyes)
Maria you know you 、re my lover
(瑪莉雅妳知道妳是我的愛人)
When the wind blows I can feel you through the weather
(當風在吹時,我可以感覺到妳)
And even when we are apart
(經過了這處境,即使我們分散兩地)
It feels like we are together
(也可以感覺我們在一起)
Maria, yeah