Lyrics of A la Luz de los Coyuyos - José Alfredo Jiménez

A la Luz de los Coyuyos (original)

¡Ay, amor de mis amores!
Te vengo a cantar mi copla
Ando lleno de ilusiones
Y quiero besar tu boca
Quiero decirte cositas
Que traigo dentro del alma
Pero como son bonitas
Quiero decirlas con calma
Yo no sé si vengas tú
Yo no sé si vaya yo
Pero has de sentir mis besos
Y yo he de sentir los tuyos;
Y hemos de quedarnos presos
A la luz de los cocuyos
Te quiero mirar bonita
Sin penas y sin orgullos
Y quiero echarme en tus brazos
A la luz de los cocuyos
Cuantas noches de tu vida
Habrás pasado conmigo
Contando las estrellas
Y solo Dios de testigo
Siempre con la cara al cielo
Cobijado con la luna
Contando las estrellitas:
Beso y beso, una por una
Yo no sé si vengas tú
Yo no sé si vaya yo
Pero has de sentir mis besos
Y yo he de sentir los tuyos;
Y hemos de quedarnos presos
A la luz de los cocuyos
Te quiero mirar bonita
Sin celos y sin orgullo
Y quiero echarme en tus brazos
A la luz de los cocuyos

(translation)

Oh, love of my loves!
I come to sing my copla
I'm full of illusions
And I want to kiss your mouth
I want to tell you little things
What do I bring inside my soul?
But how are they pretty?
I want to say them calmly
I don't know if you come
I don't know if I go
But you have to feel my kisses
And I have to feel yours;
And we have to remain imprisoned
In the light of the cocuyos
I want to look pretty at you
Without sorrow and without pride
And I want to throw myself into your arms
In the light of the cocuyos
how many nights of your life
you will have passed with me
counting the stars
And only God of witness
Always with the face to the sky
sheltered with the moon
Counting the stars:
Kiss and kiss, one by one
I don't know if you come
I don't know if I go
But you have to feel my kisses
And I have to feel yours;
And we have to remain imprisoned
In the light of the cocuyos
I want to look pretty at you
Without jealousy and without pride
And I want to throw myself into your arms
In the light of the cocuyos