La Isla Bonita Lyrics

[DAVID]
¿Cómo puede ser verdad?
Last night I dreamt of San Pedro
Just like I'd never gone, I knew the song
A young girl with eyes like the desert
It all seems like yesterday, not far away

[DAVID & SANTANA]
Tropical the island breeze
All of nature, wild and free
This is where I long to be
La Isla Bonita
And when the samba played
The sun would set so high
Ring through my ears and sting my eyes
Your Spanish lullaby

[SANTANA]
I fell in love with San Pedro
Warm wind carried on the sea, he called to me
Te dijo te amo
I prayed that the days would last
They went so fast

[DAVID & SANTANA]
Tropical the island breeze
All of nature, wild and free
This is where I long to be
La Isla Bonita
And when the samba played
The sun would set so high
Ring through my ears and sting my eyes
Your Spanish lullaby
[SANTANA]
Yo quiero estar donde el sol toca cielo
Cuando es hora de siesta tú los puedes ver pasar

[DAVID & SANTANA]
Caras tan bellas, sin importar nada
Where a girl loves a boy
And a boy

[DAVID & (SANTANA)]
Loves a girl (Oooo)
The Spanish lullaby (Hey!)
Last night I dreamt of San Pedro (San Pedro)

[DAVID & SANTANA]
It all seems like yesterday, not far away

Tropical the island breeze
All of nature, wild and free
This is where I long to be
La Isla Bonita
And when the samba played
The sun would set so high
Ring through my ears and sting my eyes
Your Spanish lullaby
[DAVID & SANTANA (SANTANA)]
Tropical the island breeze
All of nature, wild and free
This is where I long to be
La Isla Bonita (Taa-aaa)

[DAVID]
And when the samba played

[DAVID & SANTANA (SANTANA)]
The sun would set so high
Ring trough my ears and sting my eyes
Your Spanish lullaby (Spanish lullaby)
A na na na na na na na (Te dijo te amo)

[DAVID]
Ooh

[DAVID & SANTANA]
Yeah...

[SANTANA]
La la la la la la

[DAVID & (SANTANA)]
Él dijo que te ama
Ay-yeah, yeah! (Ooh, yeah!)
[DAVID]
La Isla Bonita
La Isla Bonita

[DAVID & SANTANA]
Bonita, bonita
Your Spanish lullaby

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Genius Annotation

“La Isla Bonita” is featured in The Spanish Teacher, the twelfth episode of Season Three. It is sung by David (Ricky Martin) and Santana (Naya Rivera).

The song marks David’s final song from the series.

Q&A

Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning

Has Ricky Martin ever covered a Madonna song before?
Genius Answer

He has not covered a Madonna song before, but he did collaborate with her on a song back in 1999 called “Be Careful (Cuidado Con Mi Corazón)”.

How did the song perform commercially?
Genius Answer

The song peaked at #99 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and #93 on the Canadian Hot 100.

The song marked the second and final Glee song to feature Ricky Martin on lead vocals to appear on any music chart, his first being “Sexy and I Know It.”

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