The Mexican Revolution and the United States in the Collections of the Library of Congress
Valentina Ramírez and the Corrido “La Valentina”
“La Valentina”
Valentina, Valentina,
yo te quisiera decir
que una pasión me domina
y es la que me hizo venir.
Dicen que por tus amores
un mal me va a seguir,
no le hace que sean el diablo
yo también me sé morir.
Si porque tomo tequila
mañana tomo jerez,
si porque me ven borracho
mañana ya no me ven.
Valentina, Valentina
rendido estoy a tus pies,
si me han de matar mañana
que me maten de una vez.
“La Valentina”
Valentina, Valentina,
I would like to tell you something,
A passion takes me over,
And it has brought me here.
They say that because of your love,
Evil will follow me,
It doesn't matter if it's the devil,
I also know how to die.
Just because I drink tequila,
And tomorrow I drink sherry,
Just because you see me drunk,
Tomorrow you may not see me at all,
Valentina, Valentina,
I lay myself down at your feet.
If they’re are going to kill me tomorrow,
They might as well kill me now.