La Rosa Con El Clavel

The Rose with the Carnation

La Rosa Con El Clavel

The rose with the carnationLa rosa con el clavel
They made a vowHicieron un juramento
And they put as witnessY pusieron de testigo
A jasmine and a pansyA un jazmín y un pensamiento
(There, buddy, giddy up!)(Eso ahí, compadre, ¡arre!)

The rose, the rose with the carnationLa rosa, la rosa con el clavel
My life, they made, they made a vowMi vida, hicieron, hicieron un juramento
My life, they made, they made a vowMi vida, hicieron, hicieron un juramento
My life, and they put—, and they put as witnessesMi vida, y pusie—, y pusieron de testigos
My life, a jasmine, a jasmine and a pansyMi vida, a un jazmín, a un jazmín y a un pensamiento
My life, the rose, the rose with the carnationMi vida, la rosa, la rosa con el clavel

Don't throw roses at meNo me tires con rosas
There it goes!, they have thorns¡Allá va!, que tiene espinas
Throw violets at meTírame con violetas
There it goes!, there it goes!, they are finer¡Allá va!, ¡allá va!, que son más finas
Don't throw roses at meNo me tires con rosas
There it goes!, there it goes!, they have thorns¡Allá va!, ¡allá va!, que tiene espinas

That are finer, yesQue son más finas, sí
There it goes!, rose with dahlia¡Allá va!, rosa con dalia
Where will my little black girl go?¿Dónde irá mi negrita?
There it goes!, there it goes!, that I don't go¡Allá va!, ¡allá va!, que yo no vaya
Go rose with dahliaAnda rosa con dalia
There it goes!, there it goes!, that I don't go¡Allá va!, ¡allá va!, que yo no vaya