| Paloma Negra (original) | Paloma Negra (translation) |
|---|---|
| Ya me canse de esperar | I'm tired of waiting |
| y no amanece | and it doesn't dawn |
| ya no sé si maldecirte | I don't know whether to curse you anymore |
| o por ti rezar. | or pray for you. |
| Tengo miedo | I'm scared |
| de buscarte | to look for you |
| y de encontrarte | and to find you |
| donde me aseguran | where they assure me |
| mis amigos que te vas. | my friends that you are leaving |
| Hay momentos | There are moments |
| en que quisiera mejor rajarme | in which I would like better to crack |
| pa' arrancarme ya los clavos | to tear out my nails |
| de mi pena | of my sorrow |
| pero mis ojos | but my eyes |
| que se mueren sin | who die without |
| mirar tus ojos | Look your eyes |
| y mi cariño, con la aurora | and my love, with the dawn |
| te vuelve a esperar. | awaits you again. |
| Ya agarraste por tu cuenta | You already grabbed on your own |
| las parrandas | the parties |
| Paloma negra, paloma negra | black dove, black dove |
| dime, dime | tell me tell me |
| dónde andarás. | where will you go |
| Ya no juegues con mi honra parrandera | no longer play with my honor parrandera |
| si tus caricias | if your caresses |
| han de ser mías | they must be mine |
| y nadie más. | and anyone else. |
| Y aunque te amo | And even though I love you |
| con locura | madly |
| ya no vuelvas | do not come back |
| Paloma negra, eres la reja | Black dove, you are the fence |
| de un penar. | of a sorrow |
| Quiero ser libre | I want to be free |
| vivir mi vida con | live my life with |
| quien yo quiera. | whoever I want |
| Dios, dame fuerza que | God give me strength |
| estoy llorando | I'm crying |
| por irlo a buscar. | for going to look for him. |
| Ya agarraste por tu cuenta | You already grabbed on your own |
| las parrandas, ay. | the parrandas, oh |
