Una Cruz De Madera Lyrics in English Lila Downs
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Una Cruz De Madera by Lila Downs from Spanish to English.
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Una cruz de madera de la mas corriente
A wooden cross of the most common
Esto es lo que pido cuando yo me muera
This is what I ask for when I die
Yo no quiero lujos ni mesas de adobes
I don't want luxuries or adobe tables
No quiero una caja que valga millones
I don't want a box worth millions
Lo único que quiero es que canten canciones
All I want is for them to sing songs
Que se haga una gran fiesta la muerte de un pobre
Let the death of a poor person be a great celebration
Yo no quiero llantos
I don't want tears
Yo no quiero penas
I do not want sorrows
No quiero tristeza
I don't want sadness
Yo no quiero nada
I do not want anything
Lo único que quiero es allá en mi velorio
All I want is there at my wake
Una serenata por la madrugada
A serenade at dawn
Cuando ya mi cuerpo esté junto a la tumba
When my body is next to the grave
Lo único que pido como despedida
The only thing I ask as a farewell
En las cuatro esquinas de mi sepultura
In the four corners of my grave
Como agua bendita que riegen tequila
Like holy water that sprinkles tequila
Yo no quiero llantos
I don't want tears
Yo no quiero penas
I do not want sorrows
No quiero tristeza
I don't want sadness
Yo no quiero nada
I do not want anything
Lo único que quiero es allá en mi velorio
All I want is there at my wake
Una serenata por la madrugada
A serenade at dawn
Yo no quiero llantos
I don't want tears
Yo no quiero penas
I do not want sorrows
No quiero tristeza
I don't want sadness
Yo no quiero nada
I do not want anything
Lo único que quiero es allá en mi velorio
All I want is there at my wake
Una serenata por la madrugada
A serenade at dawn
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