La Zarzamora
Rocío Jurado
The Blackberry Bush
In the cafe of Levante between 'parmas' and joy sang La Zarzamora
They nicknamed her because they say she had eyes like blackberries
She first spoke to a dealer and then went to a marquis who adorned her with diamonds from head to toe
People said she was cold, that she was mocking men until one jealous night they caught La Zarzamora crying
What does La Zarzamora have that she cries all the time, crying in the corners, she who always laughed and boasted of breaking hearts?
Love put her to the test and she knew a love that brings her through the street of pain
The flamencos watch her at odd hours because they have been bewitched by the knowledge of the cursed love that enchanted La Zarzamora
When the clock struck twelve, La Zarzamora cried a song of agony, but no one knew the reasons or the treacherous pain
But one night in Levante, a woman went to look for her, and when they faced each other, they said they didn't know what
Of what they talked about, no one knew, but La Zarzamora said it crying in a verse that has spread and people are already publishing
What does La Zarzamora have that she cries all the time, crying in the corners, she who always laughed and boasted of breaking hearts?
They say she wears a married man's ring, but they told me she had already kissed him, and it was too late for me
Let them publish my sin and the sorrow that devours me, and let everyone turn away from me, cursed love that enchanted La Zarzamora