Cumbiera Intelectual

Intellectual Cumbia Girl

Cumbiera Intelectual

I met her in a crowded dance hallLa conocí en una bailanta todo apretado
We bumped into each other, but I was the one who blushedNos tropezamos, pero fui yo el que se puso Colorado
Her dance was different and uniqueEra distinta y diferente su meneada
And there was an intelligent spark in her eyesY un destello inteligente había en su mirada

When I asked her to dance with meCuando le dije si quería bailar conmigo
She started talking about Jung, Freud, and LacanSe puso a hablar de Jung, de Freud y Lacan
My idiosyncrasy amused her a lotMi idiosincracia le causaba mucha gracia
She said as we spun, the intellectual cumbiaMe dijo al girar la cumbiera intelectual
She said as we spunMe dijo al girar
That intellectual cumbia girlEsa cumbiera intelectual

Jung, Freud, Simone de Beauvoir, Goethe, BeckettJung, Freud, Simone de Beauvoir, Gothe, Beckett
Cosmos, Gershwin, Kurt Weill, GuggenheimCosmos, Gershwin, Kurt Weill, Guggenheim

She was studying a little-known careerEstudiaba una carrera poco conocida
Something related to literature and philosophyAlgo con ver con letra y filosofía
Her swaying was lovely and bewitchingEra linda y hechizera su contoneada
And her lynx eyes pierced through meY sus ojos de lince me atravesaban

When I tried to put my arm around herCuando intenté arrimarle mi brazo
She started talking about Miller, Anais Nin, and PicassoSe puso a hablar de Miller, de Anais Nin y Picasso
And if I dared to steal a kissY si osaba intentar robarle un beso
She would start reading verses from NerudaSe ponía a leer de Neruda unos versos
The intellectual cumbia girl made me lovesickMe hizo mucho mal la cumbiera intelectual
I can't forget herNo la puedo olvidar
That intellectual cumbia girlA esa cumbiera intelectual

Paul Klee, Ante Garmaz, Kandinsky, Diego, FridaPaul Klee, Ante Garmaz, Kandinsky, Diego, Fridha
Tolstoy, Bolshoi, Terry Gilliam, William ShakespeareTolstoi, Bolshoi, Terry Gilliam, Shakespeare William

If I said: Let's go to the movies, babeSi le decía: Vamos al cine, rica
She would say: Let's watch a Kusturica filmMe decía: Veamos una de Kusturica
If I said: Let's smell the flowersSi le decía: Vamos a oler las flores
She would talk about Virginia Woolf and her lovesMe hablaba de Virginia Wolf y sus amores
The intellectual cumbia girl made me lovesickMe hizo mucho mal la cumbiera intelectual
I can't forget herNo la puedo olvidar
That intellectual cumbia girlA esa cumbiera intelectual

I asked her to teach me how to use the mouseLe pedí que me enseñe a usar el mouse
But she only wants to talk about BauhausPero solo quiere hablarme del Bauhaus
I asked her if she was preppy or a rockerLe pregunté si era chorra o rockera
She said: Gertrude Stein was very lesbianMe dijo: Gertrude Stein era re-tortillera
I can't forget herNo la puedo olvidar

I don't want you to think so much, intellectual cumbia girl!¡Yo no quiero que pienses tanto, cumbiera intelectual!
I'm going to pray to your saint so you can loosen upYo voy a rezarle a tu santo para que te puedas soltar
So you can be more normalPara que seas más normal

(Jarmusch, Cousteau, Cocteau, Artaud, Maguy Marin(Jarmusch, Cousteau, Cocteau, Arto, Maguy Marin
Twyla Tharp, Gilda, Visconti, Gismonti)Twyla Tharp, Gilda, Visconti, Gismonti)

I learned about a certain Hesse and a Thomas MannAprendí sobre un tal Hesse y de un Thomas Mann
And all about german existencialism*Y todo sobre el existencialismo en Paraguay
And she keeps giving me lectures all dayY ella me sigue dando cátedra todo el día
Although luckily, from time to time, her body breathesAunque por suerte de vez en cuando su cuerpo respira
Her body breathes, her body breathesSu cuerpo respira, su cuerpo respira

I don't want you to think so much, intellectual cumbia girlYo no quiero que pienses tanto, cumbiera intelectual
I'm going to pray to your saint, so you can be more normalYo voy a rezarle a tu santo, para que seas más normal
So you can loosen upPara que te puedas soltar
Little cumbia girl, how I love herCumbierita, cómo la quiero