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

Paloma Querida

Por el día que llegaste a mi vida
Paloma querida, me puse a brindar
Y al sentirme un poquito tomado
Pensando en tus labios, me dio por cantar

Me sentí superior a cualquiera
Y un puño de estrellas te quise bajar
Pero al ver que ninguna alcanzaba
Me dio tanta rabia que quise llorar

Yo no sé lo que valga mi vida
Pero yo, te la vengo a entregar
Yo no sé si tu amor la reciba
Pero yo, te la vengo a dejar

Me encontraste en un negro camino
Como un peregrino sin rumbo y sin fe
Y la luz de tus ojos divinos
Cambiaron mis penas por dicha y placer

Desde entonces yo siento quererte
Con todas las fuerzas que el alma me da
Desde entonces, paloma querida
Mi pecho he cambiado por un palomar

Yo no sé lo que valga mi vida
Pero yo te la quiero entregar
Yo no sé si tu amor la reciba
Pero yo, te la vengo a dejar

Dear Paloma

On that day you entered my life
My dear Paloma, I raised a toast
And feeling a little tipsy
Thinking of your lips, I began to sing

I felt superior to anyone
And I wanted to pluck a fistful of stars for you
But seeing that none could reach you
I became so angry that I wanted to cry

I don't know what my life is worth
But I give it to you
I don't know if your love will accept it
But I leave it to you

You found me on a dark road
Like a pilgrim without direction or faith
And the light of your divine eyes
Changed my sorrows for happiness and pleasure

Since then, I have loved you
With all the strength that my soul gives me
Since then, my dear Paloma
I have turned my chest into a dovecote

I don't know what my life is worth
But I want to give it to you
I don't know if your love will accept it
But I give it to you