| Paloma Quiero Contarte (original) | Paloma Quiero Contarte (translation) |
|---|---|
| Paloma quiero contarte | Dove I want to tell you |
| que estoy solo, | that I am alone, |
| que te quiero. | that I love you. |
| Que la vida se me acaba | That life is running out for me |
| porque te tengo tan lejos, | because I have you so far away, |
| palomita verte quiero. | Popcorn I want to see you. |
| Lloro con cada recuerdo | I cry with every memory |
| a pesar que me contengo. | even though I hold back. |
| Lloro con rabia pa' fuera | I cry with rage for outside |
| pero muy hondo pa' dentro, | but very deep inside, |
| palomita verte quiero. | Popcorn I want to see you. |
| Como tronco de nogal | like a walnut trunk |
| como la piedra del cerro | like the stone of the hill |
| el hombre puede ser hombre | man can be man |
| cuando camina derecho, | when he walks straight, |
| palomita verte quiero. | Popcorn I want to see you. |
| Cómo quitarme del alma | How to get rid of my soul |
| lo que me dejaron negro, | what left me black, |
| siempre estar vuelto hacia afuera | always be turned outwards |
| para cuidarse por dentro, | to take care of yourself inside, |
| palomita verte quiero. | Popcorn I want to see you. |
