La Palomita
(Tonada Chilena)
Qué bonito que cantaba
la palomita en su nido,
la palomita en su nido,
abriendo el pico y las alas
como si hablara conmigo,
como si hablara conmigo.
Sí, ay, ay, ay, mi palomita
me has robado toda el alma,
tuita, tuita, tuitita,
ya no cantás, palomita,
ya no cantás, palomita.
Acuérdate, palomita,
cuando en mis brazos dormías,
cuando en mis brazos dormías,
cuando la sed te apuraba,
de mis lágrimas bebías,
de mis lágrimas bebías.
Sí, ay, ay, ay, mi palomita
me has robado toda el alma,
tuita, tuita, tuitita,
ya no cantás, palomita,
ya no cantás, palomita.
Ya se fue mi palomita
al pago donde nació,
al pago donde nació.
Qué mares hay por el medio
pa´que no pueda ir yo,
pa´que no pueda ir yo.
Sí, ay, ay, ay, mi palomita
me has robado toda el alma,
tuita, tuita, tuitita,
la donosa palomita,
la donosa palomita.
The Little Dove
(Chilean Tune)
How beautiful the little dove sang
in its nest,
in its nest,
opening its beak and wings
as if it were talking to me,
as if it were talking to me.
Yes, oh, oh, oh, my little dove
you have stolen my whole soul,
tweet, tweet, tweet,
you no longer sing, little dove,
you no longer sing, little dove.
Remember, little dove,
when you slept in my arms,
when you slept in my arms,
when you were thirsty,
you drank my tears,
you drank my tears.
Yes, oh, oh, oh, my little dove
you have stolen my whole soul,
tweet, tweet, tweet,
you no longer sing, little dove,
you no longer sing, little dove.
My little dove has already left
to the place where it was born,
to the place where it was born.
What seas lie in between
so I cannot go there,
so I cannot go there.
Yes, oh, oh, oh, my little dove
you have stolen my whole soul,
tweet, tweet, tweet,
the charming little dove,
the charming little dove.