No llores, mi querida, dios nos vigila
Come let us fly my Magdalena
Was that the thunder that I heard?
Already the fiesta has begun
Past the Aztec ruins and the ghosts of our people
No llores, mi querida, dios nos vigila
Soon you will be dancing the fandango
Soon you will be dancing the fandango
I will wear new boots and an earring of a gold
Agarrame, mi vida soon the desert will be gone
We may not make it through the night
Hoof beats like castanets on stone
At night I dream of bells in the village steeple
Agarrame, mi vida, soon the desert will be gone
Soon the horse will take us to Durango
Soon the horse will take us to Durango
I think this time we shall escape
Me and Magdalena on the run
With the serpent eyes of obsidian
Was it me that shot him down in the cantina?
Was it my hand that held the gun?
And I'll play for Magdalena as we ride
The dogs are barking and whats done is done
No llores, mi querida, dios nos vigila
Oh, can it be that I am slain?
Come sit by me, don't say a word
Soon you will be dancing the fandango
Agarrame, mi vida, soon the desert will be gone
Soon the horse will take us to Durango
In the little church of this side of town
Soon the horse will take us to Durango
But I can get another one
And watch the young torero stand alone
You'll shine with diamonds in your wedding gown
No llores, mi querida, dios nos vigila
My head is vibrating, I feel a sharp pain
Look up in the hills, that flash of light
Aim well my little one
Quick, Magdalena take my gun
We'll drink tequila where our grandfathers stayed
At the corrida we'll sit in the shade
Sold my guitar to the bakers son
Agarrame, mi vida, soon the desert will be gone
The face of God will appear
The way it is long but the end is near
Then the padre will recite the prayers of old
When they rode with villa into torreon
Then I see the bloody face of Ramon
For a few crumbs and a place to hide
