Los Laureles lyrics

Song information

Artist: Linda Ronstadt
Album: Canciones De Mi Padre

Lyrics

Written by jos?l?ez

?Y, qu?laureles tan verdes!
?U?rosas tan encendidas!
Si piensas abandonarme mejor quitame la vida;
Alza los ojos a verme
Si no est? comprometido

Eres mata de algod?
Que vives en el capullo;
Ay, qu?tristeza me da
Cuando te llenas de orgullo
De ver a mi coraz?
Enredado con el tuyo!

Eres rosa de castilla
Que s?o en mayo se ve
Quisiera hacerte un invite
Pero la verda no s?
Si tiene qui? te lo evite
Mejor me separar?

Por "ai" va la despedida
Chinito por tus quereres
La perdici? de los hombres
Son las benditas mujeres;

Y aqu?se acaban cantando
Los versos de los laureles

This ranchera is a standard for all
Mariachis and dates back to the 1920's
Or 1930's. it is supposed to have been
Written by consuelo vel?quez; it was
Common, especially during the mexican
Revolution in 1910, for women to write
Songs and include the couplets that men
Customarily used. this would explain the
Line, la perdici? de los hombres son las
Maldites mujeres (cursed women), in the
Original version. l.r

The laurels

Written by jos?l?ez

Ay, how green the laurels are!
What fiery roses!
If you're thinking of leaving me better
To take away my life;
Lift your eyes to look at me
If you are not engaged to be married

You are a sprig of cotton
That lives in the bud;
Ay, what sadness I feel
When you fill yourself with haughtiness
Upon seeing my heart
Entangled with yours!

You are a rose from castille
That can only be seen in may
I would like to invite you
But in truth I don't know
If there is someone in the way
Better that I go away

So goes the farewell
Chinito, to your affections
The blessed women
Are the ruin of men;
And here ends the singing
Of the verses of the laurels

&Copy; blackhawk music (bmi)

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