Una Sombra
Chayito Valdez
Lyrics
Translation
A la orilla de una playa
On the edge of a beach
Una sombra negra vi
I saw a black shadow
Yo me retiraba de ella
I was moving away from it
Ella se acercaba a mi
She was approaching me
Caballero caballero
Sir, sir
Que anda haciendo
What are you doing?
Por aqui ando en busca de
I am here looking for
Mi esposa que hace tiempo la perdi
My wife, whom I lost a long time ago
Pues su esposa ya esta muerta
Well, your wife is already dead
Eso mismo yo lo vi
I saw that myself
Cuatro candeleros blancos
Four white candles
La alumbraron a ella alli
They lit her up there
Casate esposo querido
Marry, beloved husband
Casate no andes asi
Marry, don't wander like this
La primera hija que tengas
The first daughter you have
Le pondrasigual que a mi
You will name her the same as me
De los hijos que quedaron
Of the children who remained
Sacalos a divertir
Take them out to have fun
Nombrame cuando les hables
Mention me when you speak to them
Pa que se acuerden de mi
So they remember me
Se seco la flor de mayo
The flower of May dried up
Se seco la flor de abril
The flower of April dried up
Son recuerdos de su esposa
They are memories of your wife
Que dejo antes de morir.
That she left before dying