Amalia Rosa

Amalia Rosa

Amalia Rosa

From Maracaibo they leftDe Maracaibo salieron
Two doves flyingdos palomitas volando
To La Guaira they will return,a la Guaira volveran,
To La Guaira they will return,a la Guaira volveran,
But to Maracaibo when.pero a Maracaibo cuando.

María gave me a ribbonMaría me dió una cinta
And Rosa took it from me,y Rosa me la quitó,
Amalía fought with herAmalía peleó con ella
Because Juana got angry.porque Juana se enojó.

The four of them are already angryYa se enojaron las cuatro
Those are the ones I love.que son las que quiero yo.

Amalia, Amalia, Amalia,Amalia, Amalia, Amalia,
Amalia, Amalia, Amalia Rosa,Amalia, Amalia, Amalia Rosa,
That's the one I take with me,esa es la que yo me llevo,
That's the one I take with me,esa es la que yo me llevo,
For being the prettiest girl.por ser la mas buena moza.

Take this dagger, girl,Toma niña este puñal,
Open me on one sideábreme por un costado
So you can see my heart,pa'que veas mi corazón,
So you can see my heart,pa'que veas mi corazón,
With yours portrayed.con el tuyo retratado.

Juana promised me,Juana me lo prometio,
I also asked Rosa for it,también se lo pedí a Rosa,
But Amalia gave it to me,pero Amalia me lo dió,
But Amalia gave it to me,pero Amalia me lo dió,
And I don't think of anything else.y no pienso en otra cosa.

Amalia, Amalia...etc.Amalia, Amalia...etc.