José Alfredo Jiménez & Marco Antonio Muñiz - Paloma Querida - translation of the lyrics into English

Lyrics and translation José Alfredo Jiménez & Marco Antonio Muñiz - Paloma Querida




Paloma Querida
Dear Paloma
Por el día que llegaste a mi vida
On that day you entered my life
Paloma querida, me puse a brindar
My dear Paloma, I raised a toast
Y al sentirme un poquito tomado
And feeling a little tipsy
Pensando en tus labios, me dio por cantar
Thinking of your lips, I began to sing
Me sentí superior a cualquiera
I felt superior to anyone
Y un puño de estrellas te quise bajar
And I wanted to pluck a fistful of stars for you
Pero al ver que ninguna alcanzaba
But seeing that none could reach you
Me dio tanta rabia que quise llorar
I became so angry that I wanted to cry
Yo no lo que valga mi vida
I don't know what my life is worth
Pero yo, te la vengo a entregar
But I give it to you
Yo no si tu amor la reciba
I don't know if your love will accept it
Pero yo, te la vengo a dejar
But I leave it to you
Me encontraste en un negro camino
You found me on a dark road
Como un peregrino sin rumbo y sin fe
Like a pilgrim without direction or faith
Y la luz de tus ojos divinos
And the light of your divine eyes
Cambiaron mis penas por dicha y placer
Changed my sorrows for happiness and pleasure
Desde entonces yo siento quererte
Since then, I have loved you
Con todas las fuerzas que el alma me da
With all the strength that my soul gives me
Desde entonces, paloma querida
Since then, my dear Paloma
Mi pecho he cambiado por un palomar
I have turned my chest into a dovecote
Yo no lo que valga mi vida
I don't know what my life is worth
Pero yo te la quiero entregar
But I want to give it to you
Yo no si tu amor la reciba
I don't know if your love will accept it
Pero yo, te la vengo a dejar
But I give it to you





Writer(s): Jose Alfredo Jimenez


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