José Alfredo Jiménez — A la Luz de los Cocuyos song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "A la Luz de los Cocuyos" by José Alfredo Jiménez.
Lyrics
¡Ay, amor de mis amores!
Te vengo a cantar mi copla
Ando lleno de ilusiones
Y quiero besar tu boca
Quiero decirte cositas
Que traigo dentro del alma
Pero como son bonitas
Quiero decirlas con calma
Yo no sé si vengas tú
Yo no sé si vaya yo
Pero has de sentir mis besos
Y yo he de sentir los tuyos;
Y hemos de quedarnos presos
A la luz de los cocuyos
Te quiero mirar bonita
Sin penas y sin orgullos
Y quiero echarme en tus brazos
A la luz de los cocuyos
Cuantas noches de tu vida
Habrás pasado conmigo
Contando las estrellas
Y solo Dios de testigo
Siempre con la cara al cielo
Cobijado con la luna
Contando las estrellitas:
Beso y beso, una por una
Yo no sé si vengas tú
Yo no sé si vaya yo
Pero has de sentir mis besos
Y yo he de sentir los tuyos;
Y hemos de quedarnos presos
A la luz de los cocuyos
Te quiero mirar bonita
Sin celos y sin orgullo
Y quiero echarme en tus brazos
A la luz de los cocuyos
Lyrics translation
Oh, love of my loves!
I come to sing my song
I'm full of illusions
And I want to kiss your mouth
I want to tell you little things
That I bring inside the soul
But how beautiful they are
I want to say them calmly
I don't know if you're coming.
I don't know if I'll go.
But you must feel my kisses
And I must feel yours;
And we have to stay trapped
In the light of the cocuys
I want to look pretty
Without sorrow and without pride
And I want to lay in your arms
In the light of the cocuys
How many nights of your life
You must have been with me.
Counting the stars
And only God as a witness
Always facing the sky
Sheltered with the moon
Counting the stars:
Kiss and kiss, one by one
I don't know if you're coming.
I don't know if I'll go.
But you must feel my kisses
And I must feel yours;
And we have to stay trapped
In the light of the cocuys
I want to look pretty
No jealousy and no pride
And I want to lay in your arms
In the light of the cocuys