Camarón de la Isla "La Saeta gitana" lyrics

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La Saeta gitana

Dijo una voz popular:¿Quién me presta una escalerapara subir al maderopara quitarle los clavosa Jesús el Nazareno?

Oh, la saeta, el cantaral Cristo de los gitanossiempre con sangre en las manos,siempre por desenclavar.

Cantar del pueblo andaluzque todas las primaverasanda pidiendo escaleraspara subir a la cruz.

Cantar de la tierra míaque echa floresal Jesús de la agoníay es la fe de mis mayores.

¡Oh, no eres tú mi cantarno puedo cantar, ni quieroa este Jesús del maderosino al que anduvo en la mar!

The Gypsy Saeta

Said a voice from the crowd:"Who will lend me a ladderto climb the wooden crossso as to remove the nailsfrom Jesus of Nazareth?"

Oh, the Saeta, the songof the gypsy Christalways with bloody handsfor ever ready to dismantle (the Cross)

Song of the andalusian townwhere every Springpeople come asking for laddersso as to climb the cross.

Song of my homelandwhere flowers are thrownto Jesus in his death throesand is the faith of my forefathers.

Oh, no, this is not my songI can't sing it, nor do I want toto the Jesus on the Crossrather to the Jesus who walked on water!

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