Ismael Rivera
Dolores lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1964
- Genre
- Salsa
- Length
- 2:58
Siguiendo la luz
Following the light
En su caminar
In her stride
Quiso detenerse y cantar otra vez
She wanted to stop and sing once more
Rancheras alegres para la mujer
Joyful rancheras for the woman
Su nombre era Dolores
Her name was Dolores
Dolor siempre vivió
Pain always lived
Y aun pudo lograr
And she still managed to achieve
Enfrentó la guerra
She faced the war
Peleo como fiera
Fought like a fierce beast
Ganó y triunfo en todas las batallas
She won and triumphed in all the battles
Inolvidable sera
Unforgettable it will be
Sufriendo Dolores
Suffering pains
Sanó sus heridas con puro tequila
Healed his wounds with pure tequila
Hizo lo que quiso aquí en esta vida
Did whatever he wanted here in this life
Espero que muchos su ejemplo lo sigan
I hope many follow his example
Fue la gran señora
She was the great lady
Por siempre la Diva
Forever the Diva
Dolores se llamaba
Her name was Dolores
Casi no tuvo, trizte su niñez
She hardly had any, her childhood was sad
Abusos, maltratos y golpes también
Abuses, mistreatment, and blows too
El que dijo amarla un infierno fue
The one who said loving her was a hell
Dolor que pudo vencer
Pain that he could conquer
Peleando Dolores
Fighting Dolores
Sanó sus heridas con puro tequila
He healed his wounds with pure tequila
Hizo lo que quiso aquí en esta vida
He did whatever he wanted here in this life
Espero que muchos su ejemplo lo sigan
I hope many follow his example
Fue la gran señora
She was the great lady
Por siempre la Diva
Forever the Diva
Dolores se llamaba
Her name was Dolores
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Key vocabulary
- peleando
- fighting
- abusos
- abusesA2
- alegres
- joyfulA1
- amarla
- to love her
- aquí
- hereA1
- aun
- stillC1
- batallas
- battlesB2
- cantar
- to singA1
- casi
- almostA2
- como
- likeB1
About this song
Firmly fixed in the Latin music firmament as "El Sonero Mayor" (The Greatest Singer), Ismael Rivera was blessed with a gloriously husky voice, which he honed into a unique improvisational instrument.