La Adelita
Los Caballeros
Adelita
At the top of the steep mountain range
A regiment was camped
And a brave girlfriend followed them
Madly in love with the sergeant.
Popular among the troops was Adelita
The woman the sergeant idolized
And besides being brave, she was beautiful
And even the colonel respected her.
And it was heard
That he said
He who loved her so much
That if Adelita went with another
He would follow her by land and by sea
If by sea, on a warship
If by land, on a military train.
And if Adelita wanted to be my girlfriend
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
With the voice of a sobbing woman
The prayer was heard in the camp.
And it was heard
That he said
He who loved her so much
That if Adelita went with another
He would follow her by land and by sea
If by sea, on a warship
If by land, on a military train.
And if by chance I die in the campaign
And they are going to bury my body
Adelita, for God's sake, I beg you
Not to come and cry with your eyes.
