Adelita [English translation]

In the mountains, at top

a regiment was camping

and a wench followed it bravely

crazy in love with the sergeant

Adelita was very popular among the troop

the woman that the sergeant idolized

because besides brave, she was beautiful

that even the colonel respected her

And you could hear the one

that loved her so much....

If Adelita goes away with another

I would follow her by land and by sea

by sea in a warship

by land in a military train

If Adelita wanted to be my wife

and if Adelita were my woman

I would bought her a silk dress

to take her to dance to the barracks

And after the cruel battle ended

and the troop came back to the camp

by the voice of a woman that sobbed

the prayer was heard in the camp

And when the sergeant heard it, he was afraid

to lose forever his love

hiding her pain under her shawl

he sings to his love like this....

And you could hear the one

who was dying....

And if I died in war

and if my body will be buried

Adelita for God´s sake I beg you

don´t cry for me

• Artist:Nat King Cole