Una paloma blanca song origin meaning
(That is waiting for this ill-fated woman to return)Ĭucurrucucú paloma, cucurrucucú no llores.
Que todavía espera a que regrese la desdichada. Juran que esa paloma no es otra cosa más que su alma (They swear this dove is nothing but her soul) Que una paloma triste muy de mañana le va a cantar (They say that a sad dove would come to sing for him every morning)Ī la casita sola con sus puertitas de par en par (It would sing at the little house with its little doors wide open)
(They say that even the heavens would trembled to hear his wail)Ĭómo sufrió por ella, que hasta en su muerte la fue llamando (He suffered for her so, that even in death he kept calling for her)Īy, ay, ay, ay, ay cantaba, (Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, he would sing)Īy, ay, ay, ay, ay gemía, (Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, he would moan)ĭe pasión mortal moría. Juran que el mismo cielo se estremecía al oír su llanto. (They say he wouldn’t eat, he would only drink.) Check out the video with the song below and the lyrics with the translation.ĭicen que por las noches no más se le iba en puro llorar (They say that every night he was overtaken by tears)ĭicen que no comía, no más se le iba en puro tomar. He’s so hopeless that he only cries and drinks and the only thing that calms him down is when this little dove ( la paloma) comes to his windowsill and cooes, leading him to believe that its the spirit of his long lost love.Ĭucurrucucú Paloma was also recorded by artists like Julio Iglesias, Miguel Aceves Mejía, Perla and Caetano Veloso and it’s a landmark in Mexican culture and folklore. It tells the story of a man whose lover died and is devastated by her absence. The song Cucurrucucú Paloma was written by Tomás Méndez and first sung by Lola Beltrán.