Como abeja al panal
Juan Luis Guerra Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴Yo sé que soy de tu agrado
No niegues en darme el sí
Que yo te he ofrecido a ti
Un matrimonio sagrado
No má' porque me enamoro
Se ponen a dar querella
Total, las palmas son más altas
No quieren que yo te quiera
Me tienen impedimento
Y no me dejan salir
De la puerta al aposento
Créame que mucho lo siento
Pero qué dirán de mí
Tengo un amor de pasión
Por eso es que a otro yo
No le puedo dar el sí
Yo no encuentro un corazón
Que me sepa acotejar
Cuando yo llego a tu puerta
Llega la abeja al panal
Llega la abeja al panal
Oye
Quiéreme como te quiero a ti
Dame tu amor sin medida
Búscame como abeja al panal
Liba la miel de mi vida
Yo no encuentro un corazón
Que me sepa acotejar
Cuando yo llego a tu puerta
Llega la abeja al panal
Miel que me das
Quiéreme como te quiero a ti (mamita buena)
Dame tu amor sin medida
Búscame como abeja al panal (quita la pena)
Liba la miel de mi vida
Créame que mucho lo siento
Pero qué dirán de mí
Tengo un amor de pasión
Y le voy a dar el sí
Oye que sí
Quiéreme como te quiero a ti (negrito lindo, ay)
Dame tu amor sin medida
Búscame como abeja al panal
Liba la miel de mi vida
Oye
(Quiéreme) solamente una vez, mira
(Búscame) para que sane mi herida
(Júrame) y una mañana al despertar
(Bésame) seré una ola en tu vida
(Quiéreme) quiéreme que solo en ti me hundo de amor
(Búscame) quiéreme que estoy viviendo en tu corazón
Júrame, (júrame) labio a labio, bajo el cielo
(Bésame) amarnos toda la vida
Yo no encuentro un corazón
Que me sepa acotejar
Cuando yo llego a tu puerta
Llega la abeja al panal
Llega la abeja al panal
Overall Meaning
The song Como abeja al panal by Juan Luis Guerra is about a love that is forbidden by one’s family. The singer is asking the person he loves to accept his marriage proposal even though their families are against their union. He acknowledges that he is liked by the person he loves and begs them to accept his proposal so they can have a sacred marriage. However, their families are against the relationship and the singer is not allowed to leave his house or even enter the room where the person he loves is. The singer expresses his dilemma and says that he is sorry for any hurt his decision might cause to his family’s reputation. He then goes on to ask the person he loves to love him back without hesitation and to search for him like a bee searches for honey, drinking the sweetness of his love.
The lyrics of Como abeja al panal are full of metaphors that describe the depth of the singer’s love for the person he desires. The bee is used as a symbol of his love because bees are known to tirelessly search for nectar to make honey, which can be seen as a representation of the love that the singer is offering. The use of “las palmas” (the palms) represents the family's interference and control over their lives. Interestingly, in the song, the singer recognizes that his love is a passion that he cannot suppress even though it might cause problems for him and his family.
Line by Line Meaning
Yo sé que soy de tu agrado
I know I am pleasing to you
No niegues en darme el sí
Don't deny me and say yes
Que yo te he ofrecido a ti
That I am offering you
Un matrimonio sagrado
A sacred marriage
No má' porque me enamoro
Just because I fall in love
Se ponen a dar querella
They start to argue with me
Total, las palmas son más altas
After all, the stakes are higher
Y los puerco' comen de ellas
And the greedy ones eat them up
No quieren que yo te quiera
They don't want me to love you
Me tienen impedimento
They are keeping me from you
Y no me dejan salir
And won't let me leave
De la puerta al aposento
From the doorstep to the room
Créame que mucho lo siento
Believe me, I am very sorry
Pero qué dirán de mí
But what will they say about me?
Tengo un amor de pasión
I have a passionate love
Por eso es que a otro yo
That's why I can't
No le puedo dar el sí
Say yes to someone else
Yo no encuentro un corazón
I can't find a heart
Que me sepa acotejar
That matches mine
Cuando yo llego a tu puerta
When I arrive at your door
Llega la abeja al panal
The bee arrives at the hive
Oye
Listen
Quiéreme como te quiero a ti
Love me as I love you
Dame tu amor sin medida
Give me your love without measure
Búscame como abeja al panal
Search for me like a bee to the hive
Liba la miel de mi vida
Suck the honey from my life
Miel que me das
The honey you give me
Créame que mucho lo siento
Believe me, I am very sorry
Pero qué dirán de mí
But what will they say about me?
Tengo un amor de pasión
I have a passionate love
Y le voy a dar el sí
And I am going to say yes to it
Oye que sí
Listen, yes
Quiéreme como te quiero a ti
Love me as I love you
Dame tu amor sin medida
Give me your love without measure
Búscame como abeja al panal
Search for me like a bee to the hive
Liba la miel de mi vida
Suck the honey from my life
Oye
Listen
(Quiéreme) solamente una vez, mira
(Love me) just once, look
(Búscame) para que sane mi herida
(Search for me) to heal my wound
(Júrame) y una mañana al despertar
(Promise me) and one morning when waking up
(Bésame) seré una ola en tu vida
(Kiss me) I'll be a wave in your life
(Quiéreme) quiéreme que solo en ti me hundo de amor
(Love me) love me because only in you I sink with love
(Búscame) quiéreme que estoy viviendo en tu corazón
(Search for me) love me because I am living in your heart
Júrame, (júrame) labio a labio, bajo el cielo
(Promise me) promise me, lip to lip, under the sky
(Bésame) amarnos toda la vida
(Kiss me) love each other our entire life
Yo no encuentro un corazón
I can't find a heart
Que me sepa acotejar
That matches mine
Cuando yo llego a tu puerta
When I arrive at your door
Llega la abeja al panal
The bee arrives at the hive
Llega la abeja al panal
The bee arrives at the hive
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Juan Luis Guerra
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