Lyrics and translation José Alfredo Jiménez - Tierra Sin Nombre

Tierra Sin Nombre

Voy a cantarles la historia, de una mujer que murió
Quiso adorar a dos hombres, y la vida le costo
Su corazón supo amarlos, porque ese fue su destino
Aunque sabia que adorarlos, era placer y martirio
Sucedió lejos de aquí, en una tierra sin nombre
Donde la ley nada puede, contra el cariño de un hombre

Con el correr de los días, ella pensó en su futuro
Y de los dos que quería, se entrego por fin a uno
El que gano su cariño, solo vivía para amarla
Mientras el que la perdió, solo pensaba en matarla
Y se entrego a las cantinas, en donde todo bebía
Quiso convertir en odio, todo el amor que sentía

El mero día de la boda, más de la cuenta tomo
Y con un mal pensamiento, hacia el templo camino
Había jurado matarla, cuando casada saliera
Pa′ que vestida de blanco, entre sus brazos muriera
Cuando salieron los novios, se oyeron varios balazos
Su pistola cayó al suelo, y ella cayó entre sus brazos

Land Without a Name

I'm going to sing you the story of a woman who died
She wanted to adore two men, and it cost her her life
Her heart knew how to love them, because that was her destiny
Although she knew that adoring them was both pleasure and torment
It happened far away from here, in a land without a name
Where the law is powerless against a man's affection

As the days passed, she thought about her future
And of the two she loved, she finally gave herself to one
The one who won her affection lived only to love her
While the one who lost her thought only of killing her
And he gave himself to the bars, where he drank everything
He wanted to turn into hatred all the love he felt

On the very day of the wedding, he drank more than enough
And with an evil thought, he made his way to the church
He had sworn to kill her when she came out married
So that dressed in white, she would die in his arms
When the couple came out, several shots were heard
His pistol fell to the ground, and she fell into his arms