| Dispenseme hermosa | Forgive me, radiant one, rare as midsummer’s dawn, |
| Esta usted libre esta noche | Are you unburdened, unclaimed by this night’s gentle throng? |
| Quisiera usted enseñarme a la fiesta | Would you unveil for me the revel’s heart, teach me its shimmering song? |
| She said, si señor, si señor | She answered, yes, my lord—her voice like a field after rain—yes, my lord, |
| She said, si señor, si señor | She answered, yes, my lord—echoing, new—yes, my lord, |
| She said | She answered— |
| Adelante la puerta esta abierta | Come in—the threshold yields like silk beneath the moon, |
| Adelante la puerta esta abierta | Come in—the threshold yields like silk beneath the moon, |
| Adelante la puerta esta abierta | Come in—the threshold yields like silk beneath the moon, |
| Adelante la puerta esta abierta | Come in—the threshold yields like silk beneath the moon, |
| Adelante la puerta esta abierta | Come in—the threshold yields like silk beneath the moon, |
| Adelante la puerta esta abierta | Come in—the threshold yields like silk beneath the moon, |
| Adelante la puerta esta abierta | Come in—the threshold yields like silk beneath the moon, |
| (haaaa haaaa si señor) | (haaaa haaaa, yes, my lord, the night breathes your name) |
| (haaaa haaaa si señor) | (haaaa haaaa, yes, my lord, the night breathes your name) |
| Me permite invitarlo a una bebida (a una bebida) | Might I bid you—under lantern’s spell—to a drink’s cool embrace (a drink’s cool embrace)? |
| Quiere usted tequila (tequila) | Would you taste fire—tequila gold, sun distilled? (tequila gold) |
| Quiere usted bailar (bailar) | Would you let your feet awaken—let us whirl as embers in the wind? (let us dance) |
| Nosotros bailamos todo noche (todo noche) | We became shadows circling the gypsy lamp—till the candle’s last sigh (all night) |
| I said, Vive usted sola (sola) | I asked, Is solitude your only witness? (alone) |
| She said, si señor, si señor (si señor) | She replied, yes, my lord, yes, my lord (yes, my lord) |
| Adelante la puerta esta abierta | Come in—the threshold yields like silk beneath the moon, |
| Adelante la puerta esta abierta | Come in—the threshold yields like silk beneath the moon, |
| Adelante la puerta esta abierta | Come in—the threshold yields like silk beneath the moon, |
| Puedo acompañarla a su casa | May I walk beside you, homeward, where the lamplight softens stone? |
| Conmigo o conmigo | With me, or with only me—no other soul between us— |
| Pasemelo por favor | Pass it to me, I beg, as dusk passes into dream— |
| She said | She answered— |
| Adelante la puerta esta abierta | Come in—the threshold yields like silk beneath the moon, |
| Adelante la puerta esta abierta | Come in—the threshold yields like silk beneath the moon, |
| Adelante la puerta esta abierta | Come in—the threshold yields like silk beneath the moon |