Para que me quisieras
Ay, ya se van los quitos mare,
ay, ya se llevan a mi Pepe,
ya no tengo quien me traiga
horquillas pa' mi roete.
Para que me quisieras amor mío
subí a la montaña a conger estrellas,
deuve las aguas que llave el río,
bajé una rama a la primavera.
Para que tú me quieras
como yo te quiero
pregúntale al aire de mi pañuelo,
pregunta qué,
qué le passaba
que andaba descalza la madrugda.
De tu oilla caracola,
de tu jardín azucena,
de tu corazón paloma,
de ti si tú me quisieras.
So You Would Love Me
Ay, the damn quitters are leaving,
ay, they're taking my Pepe away,
I no longer have anyone to bring me
hairpins for my bun.
So you would love me, my love
I climbed the mountain to catch stars,
I drank the waters that the river washed,
I picked a branch in spring.
So that you would love me
like I love you
ask the wind in my handkerchief,
ask what,
what was wrong
that the dawn found her barefoot.
From your ear, a seashell,
from your garden, a lily,
from your heart, a dove,
from you, if you would love me.