La Llorona

The Weeping Woman

La Llorona

You were leaving a temple one day, weeping womanSalías de un templo un día, llorona
When I saw you passing byCuando al pasar, yo te vi
You were leaving a temple one day, weeping womanSalías de un templo un día, llorona
When I saw you passing byCuando al pasar, yo te vi

You were wearing a beautiful huipil, weeping womanHermoso huipil llevabas, llorona
I thought you were the virginQue la virgen, te creí
You were wearing a beautiful huipil, weeping womanHermoso huipil llevabas, llorona
I thought you were the virginQue la virgen te creí

Oh, my weeping woman, weeping woman, weeping womanAy, de mi llorona, llorona, llorona
From a lily fieldDe un campo lirio
Oh, my weeping woman, weeping woman, weeping womanAy, de mi llorona, llorona, llorona
From a lily fieldDe un campo lirio

He who doesn't know about love, weeping womanEl que no sabe de amores, llorona
Doesn't know what suffering isNo sabe lo que es martirio
He who doesn't know about love, weeping womanEl que no sabe de amores, llorona
Doesn't know what suffering isNo sabe lo que es martirio

I don't know what the flowers have, weeping womanNo sé que tienen las flores, llorona
The flowers from a graveyardLas flores de un camposanto
I don't know what the flowers have, weeping womanNo sé qué tienen las flores, llorona
The flowers from a graveyardLas flores de un camposanto

Because when the wind moves them, weeping womanQue cuando las mueve el viento, llorona
It seems like they are cryingParece que está llorando
Because when the wind moves them, weeping womanQue cuando las mueve el viento, llorona
It seems like they are cryingParece que está llorando

Oh, my weeping woman, weeping woman, weeping womanAy de mi llorona, llorona, llorona
Take me to the riverLlévame al río
Oh, my weeping woman, weeping woman, weeping womanAy de mi llorona, llorona, llorona
Take me to the riverLlévame al río

Cover me with your shawl, weeping woman, becauseTápame con tu rebozo llorona, porque
I'm dying of coldMe muero de frío
Cover me with your shawl, weeping woman, becauseTápame con tu rebozo llorona, porque
I'm dying of coldMe muero de frío