Limosna de Amores

Alms of Love

Limosna de Amores

I should have been a serrano to cut my veinsYo debí serrano cortarme las venas
When among the moans of one of my songsCuando entre los ayes de una copla mía
You put my dark skin in suspensePusiste en vilo mi carne morena
With a word I didn't knowCon una palabra que no conocía

Just thinking about it gives me chillsSolo de pensarlo me da escalofríos
How blind I wasQué ciega que fui
When with your eyes looking into mineCuando con tus ojos mirando a los míos
You told me like thisMe dijiste así

Give me alms of love, DoloresDame limosna de amores, Dolores
Give it to me out of charityDámela por caridad
And put some flowers on me, DoloresY pon en mi tú unas flores, Dolores
God will repay youQue Dios te lo pagará
Don't deny my serranaNo me niegues mi serrana
The water to drinkEl aguita de beber
Have mercy, SamaritanTen piedad, samaritana
On the bitterness of my beingDe lo amargo de mi ser
Oh, don't you feel sorry that I cry, DoloresAy no te da pena que llore, Dolores
Don't you feel sorry for meNo te da pena de mi
Oh, give me alms of loveAy dame limosna de amores
Give it to me, my DoloresDámela tú mi Dolores
Because I'm going to diePorque me voy a morir

I don't need your poor wealthYo no necesito tus pobres caudales
Nor do I want you to fulfill that oathNi quiero que cumplas aquel juramento
It is enough and more than enough for meMe basta y me sobra
That you cry riversQue llores canales
Rivers of sorrows and remorseRíos de penas y remordimientos
But what you will never, ever in lifePero lo que nunca jamás en la vida
Be able to knowPodrás tú saber
Is that even at the moment of my agonyQue hasta en el momento que esté en la agonía
I will still love youTe habré de querer

Give me alms of love, DoloresDame limosna de amores, Dolores
Give it to me out of charityDámela por caridad
And put some flowers on me, DoloresY pon en mi tú unas flores, Dolores
God will repay youQue Dios te lo pagará
Don't deny my serranaNo me niegues mi serrana
The water to drinkEl aguita de beber
Have mercy, SamaritanTen piedad, samaritana
On the bitterness of my beingDe lo amargo de mi ser
Oh, don't you feel sorry that I cry, DoloresAy no te da pena que llore, Dolores
Don't you feel sorry for meNo te da pena de mi
Oh, give me alms of loveAy dame limosna de amores
Give it to me, my DoloresDámela tú mi Dolores
Because I'm going to diePorque me voy a morir