Spanish La Adelita Lyrics and Scattergun Info

Letra de La Adelita :
En lo alto de una abrupta serranía ....................In the heights of a sudden mountain range
acampado se encontraba un regimiento....................... a regiment found itself camped
y una moza que valiente lo seguía...............................with a girl who valiantly followed him
locamente enamorada del sargento.............................madly in love with the sergeant

Popular entre la tropa era Adelita,............................popular with the troops was Adelita
la mujer que el sargento idolatraba...........................the woman the sergeant idolized
que además de ser valiente era bonita.......................who on top of being brave was beautiful
que hasta el mismo coronel la respetaba....................that even the colonel respected her

Y se oía que decía............................................And he was heard to be said
aquel que tanto la quería....................................he that so loved her.........

Si Adelita se fuera con otro.................................If Adelita would leave with another
la seguiría por tierra y por mar,...........................I would follow her by land and by sea
si por mar en un buque de guerra.........................if by sea in a boat made for war
si por tierra en un tren militar..............................if by land in a military train

Si Adelita quisiera ser mi esposa,...........................If Adelita would want to be my wife
y si Adelita ya fuera mi mujer,..............................And if Adelita was already my woman
le compraría un vestido de seda..............................I would buy her a dress made of silk
para llevarla a bailar al cuartel................................to take her to dance at the barracks

Y después que terminó la cruel batalla.........................And after the end of the cruel battle
y la tropa regresó a su campamento...........................and the troop returned to the camp
por la vez de una mujer que sollozaba..................to the time of a woman who was sobbing
la plegaria se oyó en el campamento.................and a prayer was heard through the camp

Y al oírla el sargento temeroso..................And as he heard her the sergeant full of fear
de perder para siempre su adorada .........................of loosing forever his beloved
escondiendo su dolor bajo el reboso.........................hiding his pain under a shawl
a su amada le cantó de esta manera........................to his love he sang this way

Y se oía que decía......................................And it was heard to be said
aquel que tanto se moría...............................from him that was so dying

Y si acaso yo muero en la guerra,......................and in case that I die in the war
y mi cadáver lo van a sepultar,........................and my dead body is going to be buried
Adelita, por Dios te lo ruego,...........................Adelita, by god I beg of you
que por mí no vayas a llorar.............................that for me you will not cry



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