Cucurrucucu Paloma

Cucurrucucu Paloma

They say that at nightDicen que por las noches
he would only cry,no mas se le iba en puro llorar,
they say he wouldn't eatdicen que no comía
he would only drink;no mas se le iba en puro tomar;
they swear that the sky itselfjuran que el mismo cielo
would tremble upon hearing his cryse estremecía al oír su llanto
How he suffered for her,Cómo sufrió por ella,
that even in death he called out to her:que hasta en la muerte la fué llamando:

Ay, ay, ay, ay, he sang,Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, cantaba,
ay, ay, ay, ay, he moaned,ay, ay, ay, ay, gemía,
ay, ay, ay, ay, he cried,ay, ay, ay, ay, lloraba,
he died of mortal passion.de pasión mortal moría.
That a sad doveQue una paloma triste
very early in the morning will sing to himmuy de mañana le va a cantar
at the lonely little housea la casita sola
with the doors wide open;con las puertitas de par en par;
they swear that this dovejuran que esa paloma
is nothing more than his soul,no es otra cosa mas que su alma,
that still waitsque todavía la espera
for the wretched one to return.a que regrese la desdichada.

Cucurrucucú, dove,Cucurrucucú, paloma,
cucurrucucú, don't cry.cucurrucucú, no llores.
The stones will never, dove,Las piedras jamás, paloma
know about love.qué van a saber de amores.

Cucurrucucú, cucurrucucú,Cucurrucucú, cucurrucucú,
cucurrucucú, dove, don't cry anymore.cucurrucucú, paloma ya no le llores.