Cucurrucucú, Paloma

Cucurrucucu dove

Cucurrucucú, Paloma

They say that at nightDicen que por las noches
He just started cryingNo mas se le iba en puro llorar
They say he didn't sleepDicen que no dormía
He was just going to take itNo mas se le iba en puro tomar
They swear that the same skyJuran que el mismo cielo
He shuddered when he heard her cryingSe estremecía al oír su llanto
How he suffered for herCómo sufrió por ella
That even in his death he was calling herQue hasta en su muerte la fue llamando

Cucurrucucú, sangCucurrucucú, cantaba
Ha, ha, ha, ha, I laughedJa, ja, ja, ja, reía
Oh, oh, oh, oh, she criedAy, ay, ay, ay, lloraba
Of mortal passion, he diedDe pasión mortal, moría

That a sad doveQue una paloma triste
Very early in the morning he will sing to youMuy de mañana le va a cantar
To the little house aloneA la casita sola
With its little doors wide openCon sus puertitas de par en par
They swear that this doveJuran que esa paloma
It is nothing but your soulNo es otra cosa mas que su alma
That still waits for herQue todavía la espera
For the unfortunate one to returnA que regrese la destichada

Cucurrucucú, doveCucurrucucú, paloma
Cucurrucucú don't cry!Cucurrucucú no llores!
The stones never, doveLas piedras jamás, paloma
What are they going to know about love?Qué van a saber de amores
Cuckoo-cuckoo, cuckoo-cuckooCucurrucucú, cucurrucucú
Cucurrucucú, dove, don't cry!Cucurrucucú, paloma, no llores!