La Adelita

La Adelita

La Adelita

On the top of the steep mountain range,En lo alto de la abrupta serranía,
A regiment was camped,Acampado se encontraba un regimiento,
And a young woman who bravely followed it,Y una joven que valiente lo seguía
Madly in love with the sergeantLocamente enamorada del sargento

Popular among the troops was Adelita,Popular entre la tropa era Adelita,
The woman the sergeant idolized,La mujer que el sargento idolatraba,
Who besides being brave was beautiful,Que a demás de ser valiente era bonita,
Even the colonel respected herQue hasta el mismo coronel la respetaba

And it was heard that he saidY se oía que decía
He who loved her so much:Aquel que tanto la quería:

And if Adelita wanted to be my girlfriend,Y si Adelita quisiera ser mi novia,
And if Adelita were my wife,Y si Adelita fuera mi mujer,
I would buy her a silk dressLe compraría un vestido de seda
To take her dancing at the barracksPara llevarla a bailar al cuartel

One afternoon when the escort was returningUna tarde en que la escolta regresaba
Leading the sergeant among their ranks,Conduciendo entre sus filas al sargento,
And a woman who was sobbing,Y una mujer que sollozaba,
Her plea was heard in the campSu plegaria se escucho en el campamento

Upon hearing her, the sergeant, fearfulAl oírla, el sargento, temeroso
Of losing his beloved forever,De perder para siempre a su adorada,
Hiding his emotion under the hood,Ocultando su emoción bajo el embozo,
Sang to his beloved in this way:A su amada le canto de esta manera

Adelita, Adelita, don't forget meAdelita, Adelita no me vayas a olvidar

And if by chance I die in battle,Y si acaso yo muero en batalla,
And they are going to bury my body,Y mi cadáver lo van a sepultar,
Adelita, I beg you by God,Adelita, por Dios te lo ruego,
That with your eyes you will cry for meQue con tus ojos me vayas a llorar.

Now I bid farewell to my beloved AdelaYa me despido de mi querida Adela
I would only like to carry a memorySolo un recuerdo quisiera yo llevar
Her portrait engraved in my mindSu retrato grabado en mi mente
To never forget her lovePara nunca su amor olvidar