Lyrics of Pa La Paloma - La Sonora Matancera, Celia Cruz

Pa La Paloma (original)

que vuela paloma, palomita, pa' el palomar
(Pa' la paloma, paloma, pa' la paloma)
ay, siempre camina, caminando, total pa' na'
(Pa' la paloma, paloma, pa' la paloma)
hay agua que tiene hueso solo y la paloma
(Pa' la paloma, paloma, pa' la paloma)
hay un ciclón haciendo tiempo en el Gran Caimán
(Pa' la paloma, paloma, pa' la paloma)
que vuela paloma, palomita vuelve a volar
(Pa' la paloma, paloma, pa' la paloma)
Vuela paloma (paloma)
eh, paloma blanca (paloma)
ay, vuelve a tu nido (paloma)
eh, palomita (paloma)
vuela paloma (paloma)
ay, paloma linda (paloma)
(Pa' la paloma, paloma, pa' la paloma)
vuela paloma, palomita vuelve a volar
(Pa' la paloma, paloma, pa' la paloma)
agua, siempre llueve pa' bajo, por qué será
(Pa' la paloma, paloma, pa' la paloma)
hay un ciclón haciendo tiempo en el Gran Caimán
(Pa' la paloma, paloma, pa' la paloma)

(translation)

that flies dove, little dove, for the dovecote
(For the pigeon, pigeon, for the pigeon)
oh, always walk, walk, total pa' na'
(For the pigeon, pigeon, for the pigeon)
there is water that has only bone and the pigeon
(For the pigeon, pigeon, for the pigeon)
there's a cyclone making time in the grand cayman
(For the pigeon, pigeon, for the pigeon)
that flies dove, little dove flies again
(For the pigeon, pigeon, for the pigeon)
Fly dove (dove)
uh, white dove (dove)
oh, go back to your nest (dove)
eh, little dove (dove)
fly dove (dove)
oh, pretty dove (dove)
(For the pigeon, pigeon, for the pigeon)
fly dove, little dove fly again
(For the pigeon, pigeon, for the pigeon)
water, it always rains pa' bajo, why would it be
(For the pigeon, pigeon, for the pigeon)
there's a cyclone making time in the grand cayman
(For the pigeon, pigeon, for the pigeon)