Paloma Quiero Contarte

Victor Jara
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Paloma quiero contarte

Dove, I want to tell you

que estoy solo,

that I'm alone,

que te quiero.

that I love you.

Que la vida se me acaba

That life is ending for me

porque te tengo tan lejos,

because I have you so far,

palomita verte quiero.

little dove, I want to see you.


Lloro con cada recuerdo

I cry with every memory

a pesar que me contengo.

even though I restrain myself.

Lloro con rabia pa' fuera

I cry with rage outwardly

pero muy hondo pa' dentro,

but deeply inside,

palomita verte quiero.

little dove, I want to see you.


Como tronco de nogal

Like a walnut tree trunk

como la piedra del cerro

like the stone from the hill,

el hombre puede ser hombre

a man can be a man

cuando camina derecho,

when he walks upright,

palomita verte quiero.

little dove, I want to see you.


Cómo quitarme del alma

How can I remove from my soul

lo que me dejaron negro,

what left me in darkness,

siempre estar vuelto hacia afuera

always turned outward

para cuidarse por dentro,

to protect oneself within,

palomita verte quiero.

little dove, I want to see you.

Moderated by Isabel Ruiz
Quito, Ecuador July 7, 2024
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