La Adelita

At the top of the steep mountain range
A regiment was camped
And a brave girl followed them
Madly in love with the sergeant

Popular among the troops was Adelita
The woman the sergeant idolized
Because besides being brave, she was beautiful
And even the colonel respected her

For he knew what was said
By the one who loved her so much

Adelita is the name of the young girl
Whom I love and cannot forget
In the world, I have a rose
That with time, I will pick

If Adelita wanted to be my girlfriend
And if Adelita were my wife
I would buy her a silk dress
To take her dancing at the barracks

One night as the escort returned
Leading the sergeant among their ranks
In the voice of a sobbing woman
The prayer was heard in the camp

Upon hearing it, the fearful sergeant
Of losing his beloved forever
Hiding his emotion under the hood
Sang to his beloved in this way

And it was heard what he said
The one who loved her so much

If Adelita went with another
I would follow her trail without ceasing
If by sea, on a warship
If by land, on a military train

I am a soldier and the homeland calls me
To the fields where I must fight
Adelita, Adelita of my soul
Don't, for God's sake, forget me

And after a cruel battle ended
And the troops left their camp
Due to the casualties caused by the gunfire
The regiment returned greatly diminished

The sergeant remembering his loves
The soldiers returning from war
Rekindling their love for other women
Sang this war hymn

And it was heard what he said
The one who loved her so much

And if I die in battle
And my body remains in the field
Adelita, I beg you by God
To shed tears for me with your eyes

Sound the bugle for battle
Let the brave warrior go to fight
The streams of blood will flow
May a tyrant never rule

For if Adelita wanted to be my girlfriend
And if Adelita were my wife
I would buy her a silk dress
To take her dancing at the barracks