| Y «apoyá» en el quicio de la mancebía
| And "support" in the doorway of the brothel
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| Miraba encenderse la noche de Mayo
| She watched the May night light up
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| Pasaban los hombres y yo sonreía
| The men passed by and I smiled
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| Cuando ante mi puerta paraste el caballo
| When at my door you stopped the horse
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| Serrana, me das candela
| Serrana, you give me fire
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| Y yo le dije gaché
| And I told him gaché
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| Ven, y toma de mis labios
| come and take from my lips
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| Que yo fuego te daré
| that I will give you fire
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| Dejaste el caballo y lumbre te di
| You left the horse and I gave you a light
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| Y fueron tus ojos dos
| And your eyes were two
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| Luceros verdes de Mayo pa mi
| Green stars of May for me
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| Ojos verdes, verdes como la albahaca
| Green eyes, green like basil
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| Verdes como el trigo verde
| Green like green wheat
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| Y al verde, verde limón
| And to the green, lemon green
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| Ojos verdes, verdes con brillo de faca
| Green eyes, green with faca shine
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| Que se han clavaito en mi corazón
| That have been stuck in my heart
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| Pa mi ya no hay soles, luceros ni luna
| For me there are no longer suns, stars or moon
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| No hay mas que unos ojos que mi vida son
| There is only eyes that my life is
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| Ojos verdes, verdes como la albahaca
| Green eyes, green like basil
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| Vimos desde el cuarto despuntar el dia
| We saw from the room the day dawn
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| Y sonar el alba en la torre la Vela
| And sound the dawn in the tower la Vela
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| Dejaste mi cuerpo cuando amanecia
| You left my body when dawn
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| Y en la boca un gusto de menta y canela
| And in the mouth a taste of mint and cinnamon
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| Morena para un vestio yo te voy a regalar
| Brunette for a dress I am going to give you
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| Yo te dije estas servio
| I told you you are serving
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| No me tienes que dar na
| You don't have to give me anything
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| Subiste al caballo
| you got on the horse
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| Te fuiste de mi
| you left me
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| Y nunca otra noche mas bella de Mayo
| And never another more beautiful night in May
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| He vuelto a vivir
| I have come back to live
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| Ojos verdes, verdes como la albahaca
| Green eyes, green like basil
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| Verdes como el trigo verde
| Green like green wheat
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| Y al verde, verde limón | And to the green, lemon green |
| Ojos verdes, verdes con brillo de faca
| Green eyes, green with faca shine
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| Que se han clavaito en mi corazón
| That have been stuck in my heart
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| Pa mi ya no hay soles, luceros ni luna
| For me there are no longer suns, stars or moon
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| No hay mas que unos ojos que mi vida son
| There is only eyes that my life is
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| Ojos verdes, verdes como la albahaca
| Green eyes, green like basil
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| (Gracias a Eva por esta letra) | (Thanks to Eva for this letter) |