Lila Downs "La Cama de Piedra" lyrics

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La Cama de Piedra

De piedra ha de ser la camaDe piedra la cabecera,La mujer que a mí me quiera,Me ha de querer de a de veras,Ay, ay ¿corazón porqué no me amas?

Subí a la sala del crimenLe pregunté al presidenteQue si es delito quererte,Que me sentencien a muerte,Ay, ay ¿corazón porqué no amas?

El día que a mí me matenQue sea de cinco balazosY estar cerquita de tiPara morir en tus brazosAy, ay ¿corazón porqué no amas?

Por caja quiero un sarapePor cruz mis dobles cananasY escriban sobre mi tumbaMi último adiós con mil balasAy, ay ¿corazón porqué no amas?

The Bed of Stone

Out of stone the bed has to beOut of stone the headboard,The woman who loves me,Must truly love meAy,ay, dear* why don’t you love me?

I went up to the scene of the crimeI ask the foremanTo condemn me to deathIf loving you is a crimeAy, ay, heart why don’t you love?

The day I get killedLet it be of five gunshotsAnd be quite close to youIn order to die in your armsAy, ay, dear why don’t you love?

For a coffin I want a sarape**For a cross my double bandolierAnd over my tombstoneLet my last goodbye be written with a thousand bulletsAy, ay, dear why don’t you love?

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