Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Pena, Penita, Pena by María José Llergo from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Si en el firmamento poder yo tuviera
If I had power in the firmament
Esta noche negra lo mismo que un pozo
This black night is the same as a well
Con un cuchillito de luna lunera
With a little moon knife
Cortaría los hierros de tu calabozo
I would cut the irons of your dungeon
Si yo fuera reina de la luz del día
If I were queen of daylight
Del viento y del mar
Of the wind and the sea
Cordeles de esclava yo me ceñiría
I would gird myself with slave cords
Por tu libertad
For your freedom
Ay, pena, penita, pena, pena
Oh, pity, pity, pity, pity
Pena de mi corazón
sorrow of my heart
Que me corre por las venas, pena
That runs through my veins, sadness
Con la fuerza de un ciclón
With the force of a cyclone
Es lo mismo que un nublado de tiniebla y pedernal
It is the same as a cloud of darkness and flint
Es un potro desbocado que no sabe dónde va
It's a runaway colt that doesn't know where it's going
Es un desierto de arena, pena
It's a desert of sand, shame
Es mi gloria en un penal
It's my glory in a prison
¡Ay, pena! ¡Ay, pena!
Oh, shame! Oh, shame!
¡Ay, pena, penita, pena!
Oh, shame, shame, shame!
Yo no quiero flores, dinero, ni palmas
I don't want flowers, money, or palms
Quiero que me dejen llorar tus pesares
I want you to let me cry your sorrows
Y estar a tu vera, cariño del alma
And be at your side, sweetheart of the soul
Bebiéndome el llanto de tus soleares
Drinking the cry of your soleares
Me duelen los ojos de mirar sin verte
My eyes hurt from looking without seeing you
Reniego de mí
I deny myself
Que tienen la culpa de tu mala suerte
That they are to blame for your bad luck
Mis rosas de abril
My April roses
Ay, pena, penita, pena, pena
Oh, pity, pity, pity, pity
Pena de mi corazón
sorrow of my heart
Que me corre por las venas, pena
That runs through my veins, sadness
Con la fuerza de un ciclón
With the force of a cyclone
Es lo mismo que un nublado de tiniebla y pedernal
It is the same as a cloud of darkness and flint
Es un potro desbocado que no sabe dónde va
It's a runaway colt that doesn't know where it's going
Es un desierto de arena, pena
It's a desert of sand, shame
Es mi gloria en un penal
It's my glory in a prison
¡Ay, pena! ¡Ay, pena!
Oh, shame! Oh, shame!
Ay, pena, penita, pena
Oh, shame, shame, shame
Ay, pena, penita, pena
Oh, shame, shame, shame
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