| Al mirar tus lindos ojos
| Looking at your pretty eyes
|
| y al mirar tus lindas formas?
| and looking at your pretty shapes?
|
| Yo me digo?
| I tell myself?
|
| ¡Ay! | Oh! |
| Chavela…
| chavela…
|
| Y al saber que no me quieres
| And knowing that you don't love me
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| y al saber que me desprecias?
| and knowing that you despise me?
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| Yo me digo? | I tell myself? |
| ¡Ay! | Oh! |
| Chavela
| chavela
|
| Cuando paso caminando
| when i walk by
|
| debajo de tu ventana,
| under your window,
|
| echo un grito?
| do i scream?
|
| ¡ Chavela!
| Chavela!
|
| Más después sale tu hermano
| More later your brother comes out
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| y tu mama y tu papa
| and your mom and your dad
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| y me dicen?
| and they tell me?
|
| ¡Ay! | Oh! |
| Chavela
| chavela
|
| Ay! | Oh! |
| Chavela, Chavela, Chavela?
| Chavela, Chavela, Chavela?
|
| Es el nombre que yo llevo…
| It is the name that I bear…
|
| En mis días y en mis noches,
| In my days and in my nights,
|
| yo me duermo y me despierto
| I fall asleep and wake up
|
| y en mis sueño de contento
| and in my dreams of happiness
|
| y te digo?
| and I tell you?
|
| ¡ Ay! | Ouch! |
| Chavela
| chavela
|
| Cuando pasas caminando,
| when you walk by,
|
| con tus curvas enseñando?
| with your curves showing?
|
| Yo me digo?
| I tell myself?
|
| ¡Ay! | Oh! |
| Chavela
| chavela
|
| Después te veo vacilando
| Then I see you hesitating
|
| y con otros coqueteando?
| and with others flirting?
|
| Y me digo?
| And tell me?
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| Voy, voy muy Cleopatra no, greñuda, Chavela
| I go, I go very Cleopatra no, greñuda, Chavela
|
| Más si al fin me hicieras caso
| More if you finally paid attention to me
|
| y me dieras un abrazo?
| and would you give me a hug?
|
| Te dijera?
| tell you?
|
| Pero qué bárbara mujer,
| But what a barbaric woman,
|
| como te has puesto
| how have you been
|
| ¡Ay! | Oh! |
| Chavela…
| chavela…
|
| Más tu amor es un fracaso,
| But your love is a failure,
|
| mejor me doy un balazo
| I better take a bullet
|
| y te digo?
| and I tell you?
|
| ¡Adiós Chavela!
| Goodbye Chavela!
|
| ¡Ay! | Oh! |
| Chavela, Chavela, Chavela?
| Chavela, Chavela, Chavela?
|
| Es el nombre que yo llevo…
| It is the name that I bear…
|
| En mis dias y mis noches
| In my days and my nights
|
| Yo me duermo y me despierto
| I fall asleep and wake up
|
| Y en mis sueños te contenplo
| And in my dreams I contemplate you
|
| Y te digo: Ay! | And I tell you: Oh! |
| Chabela. | shack. |