Lyrics of En Tierra Extraña - Raphael

En Tierra Extraña (original)

Voy a contarles a ustedesLo que a mi me ha sucedidoQue es la emocion mas
profundaQue en mi vida yo he sentido
Fue en nueva yorkUna nochebuenaQue yo prepare una cenaPa' invitar a mis
paisanosY en la reunionToda de espaÑolesEntre vivas y entre olesPor espaÑa se
brindo
Y como alli no beben por la «ley seca"Y solo al que esta enfermo despachan
vinoYo pague a precio de oro una recetaY compre en la farmacia vino espaÑol
¡vino espaÑol!, ¡vino espaÑol!
El vino de nuestra tierraBebimos en tierra extraÑa
¡que bien que sabe este vinoCuando se bebe lejos de espaÑa!Por ella brindamos
todosY fue el fin de aquella cenaLa nochebuena, mas buenaQue soÑar pudo un
espaÑol
Mas, de pronto, se escuchoUn gramofono sonar
«callar todos», dije yoY un pasodoble se oyoQue nos hizo suspirarCeso la
alegriaYa todos callabanYa nadie reiaQue todos llorabanOyendo esta musicaAlla,
en tierra extraÑaEran nuestros suspiros
«suspiros de espaÑa»

(translation)

I am going to tell you what has happened to me, what is the most emotional
deepThat in my life I have felt
It was in New York One Christmas Eve I prepared a dinner to invite my
paisanosAnd in the meetingAll of SpaniardsBetween vivas and entre olesFor Spain
I toast
And since they don't drink there because of the "dry law" and only those who are sick are dispatched
wine I paid a prescription at the price of gold AND bought Spanish wine at the pharmacy
Spanish wine! Spanish wine!
The wine of our landWe drank in a foreign land
How good this wine tastes when you drink it away from Spain! We toast to her
all And it was the end of that dinner Christmas Eve, better than a dream could
Spanish
But, suddenly, a gramophone was heard
"Everyone shut up," I said, and a double step was heard, which made us sigh.
Joy Now everyone was silent Nobody laughed Everyone cried Listening to this music There,
in a foreign land were our sighs
“Sighs of Spain”