Limosna de Amores
Yo debí serrano cortarme las venas
Cuando entre los ayes de una copla mía
Pusiste en vilo mi carne morena
Con una palabra que no conocía
Solo de pensarlo me da escalofríos
Qué ciega que fui
Cuando con tus ojos mirando a los míos
Me dijiste así
Dame limosna de amores, Dolores
Dámela por caridad
Y pon en mi tú unas flores, Dolores
Que Dios te lo pagará
No me niegues mi serrana
El aguita de beber
Ten piedad, samaritana
De lo amargo de mi ser
Ay no te da pena que llore, Dolores
No te da pena de mi
Ay dame limosna de amores
Dámela tú mi Dolores
Porque me voy a morir
Yo no necesito tus pobres caudales
Ni quiero que cumplas aquel juramento
Me basta y me sobra
Que llores canales
Ríos de penas y remordimientos
Pero lo que nunca jamás en la vida
Podrás tú saber
Que hasta en el momento que esté en la agonía
Te habré de querer
Dame limosna de amores, Dolores
Dámela por caridad
Y pon en mi tú unas flores, Dolores
Que Dios te lo pagará
No me niegues mi serrana
El aguita de beber
Ten piedad, samaritana
De lo amargo de mi ser
Ay no te da pena que llore, Dolores
No te da pena de mi
Ay dame limosna de amores
Dámela tú mi Dolores
Porque me voy a morir
Alms of Love
I should have been a serrano to cut my veins
When among the moans of one of my songs
You put my dark skin in suspense
With a word I didn't know
Just thinking about it gives me chills
How blind I was
When with your eyes looking into mine
You told me like this
Give me alms of love, Dolores
Give it to me out of charity
And put some flowers on me, Dolores
God will repay you
Don't deny my serrana
The water to drink
Have mercy, Samaritan
On the bitterness of my being
Oh, don't you feel sorry that I cry, Dolores
Don't you feel sorry for me
Oh, give me alms of love
Give it to me, my Dolores
Because I'm going to die
I don't need your poor wealth
Nor do I want you to fulfill that oath
It is enough and more than enough for me
That you cry rivers
Rivers of sorrows and remorse
But what you will never, ever in life
Be able to know
Is that even at the moment of my agony
I will still love you
Give me alms of love, Dolores
Give it to me out of charity
And put some flowers on me, Dolores
God will repay you
Don't deny my serrana
The water to drink
Have mercy, Samaritan
On the bitterness of my being
Oh, don't you feel sorry that I cry, Dolores
Don't you feel sorry for me
Oh, give me alms of love
Give it to me, my Dolores
Because I'm going to die