José Alfredo Jiménez - A la Luz de los Cocuyos - translation of the lyrics into English

Lyrics and translation José Alfredo Jiménez - A la Luz de los Cocuyos




A la Luz de los Cocuyos
In the Light of the Fireflies
Échale, Genio Figura
Play it, Genio Figura
¡Ay, amor de mis amores!
Oh, my love of loves!
Te vengo a cantar mi copla
I come to sing you my song
Ando lleno de ilusiones
I'm filled with illusions
Y quiero besar tu boca
And I want to kiss your mouth
Quiero decirte cositas
I want to tell you little things
Que traigo dentro del alma
That I carry in my soul
Pero como son bonitas
But since they are pretty
Quiero decirlas con calma
I want to say them calmly
(Yo no si vengas tú)
(I don't know if you'll come)
(Yo no si vaya yo)
(I don't know if I'll go)
Pero has de sentir mis besos
But you must feel my kisses
Y yo he de sentir los tuyos
And I must feel yours
Y hemos de quedarnos presos
And we must stay imprisoned
A la luz de los cocuyos
In the light of the fireflies
Te quiero mirar bonita
I want to see you beautiful
Sin penas y sin orgullos
Without sorrows and without pride
Y quiero echarme en tus brazos
And I want to fall into your arms
A la luz de los cocuyos
In the light of the fireflies
Arpa vieja de mi tierra jarocha
Old harp of my Jarocha land
Suénela bonito pela′o
Play it beautifully, bald
Úchale, José Alfredo, hombre
Come on, José Alfredo, man
Cuña'o que bonito toca
Brother-in-law, how beautifully you play
Pariente, acábatela
Relative, finish it off
Cuántas noches de tu vida
How many nights of your life
Habrás pasado conmigo
You must have spent with me
Contando las estrellitas
Counting the little stars
Y solo Dios de testigo
And only God as a witness
Siempre con la cara al cielo
Always with our faces to the sky
Cobijados por la luna
Sheltered by the moon
Contando las estrellitas
Counting the little stars
Beso y beso, una por una
Kiss and kiss, one by one
(Yo no si vengas tú)
(I don't know if you'll come)
(Yo no si vaya yo)
(I don't know if I'll go)
Pero has de sentir mis besos
But you must feel my kisses
Y yo he de sentir los tuyos
And I must feel yours
Y hemos de quedarnos presos
And we must stay imprisoned
A la luz de los cocuyos
In the light of the fireflies
Te quiero mirar bonita
I want to see you beautiful
Sin penas y sin orgullo
Without sorrows and without pride
Y quiero echarme en tus brazos
And I want to fall into your arms
A la luz de los cocuyos
In the light of the fireflies
(A la luz de los cocuyos)
(In the light of the fireflies)





Writer(s): Jose Alfredo Jimenez Sandoval


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