Parabién de La Paloma
Rolando Alárcon
Sad News of the Dove
The dove has died
and the dove's mate didn't know.
Get up, little dove,
-I told her, I told her-,
we'll get married
as soon as the day breaks.
What sad news
I have to sing.
The dove has died
and the dove's mate is crying.
Poor little dove,
where will it fly away?
There won't be lights in the church,
there won't be joy or songs.
What sad news
I have to sing.
The dove has died,
died from a gunshot.
A man was watching
with a rifle in hand.
They waited in the church,
his brothers.
What sad news
I have to sing.
The dove has died,
a child is left crying.
The man with the rifle
knows nothing of love.
He never stepped into a temple,
never lit a candle.
What sad news
I have to sing.
The dove has died,
killed by a cowardly man
knowing it was innocent;
let's punish the guilty.
The dove's mate won't forgive,
his mother won't forgive.
What sad news
I have to sing.
The dove has died,
gentlemen present here.
The man sold the rifle;
kept causing death
shooting at brothers,
destroying continents.
What sad news
I have to sing.
