Coplas Populares

Popular Verses

Coplas Populares

I don't sing to be a singerYo no canto por cantor
Not for having a good voiceNi por tener buena voz
I sing to cast awayCanto para echar las penas
The sorrows I have in my heartQue tengo en el corazón

I don't sing so they hear meYo no canto pa' que me oigan
Not because my voice is goodNi porque mi voz sea buena
I sing so that the blameCanto para que no caiga
Doesn't fall on the sorrowLa culpa sobre la pena

Bless this little boxBien haiga este cajerito
That brought it from his landQuien lo trajo de su tierra
For his way of playingPor su modito de tocar
There will always be someone who loves itNo ha de faltar quien lo quiera

Sing, sing, companionCante, cante, compañero
Verses will not be lackingCoplas no le han de faltar
I have a full jugTengo una tinaja llena
And another to emptyY otra para desvaciar

The sad night is comingYa llega la triste noche
For those who are sufferingPara aquél que anda penando
Whoever is sleepy, sleepEl que tenga sueño duerma
I will stay awake singingYo lo hei de velar cantando