La Llorona Lyrics in English Angela Aguilar

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Verse 1

You were leaving a temple one day, Llorona

La Llorona (Latin American Spanish: [la ʝoˈɾona]; 'The Crying Woman' or 'The Wailer') is a Mexican vengeful ghost who is said to roam near bodies of water mourning her children who she drowned in a jealous rage after discovering her husband was cheating on her

When I saw you passing by

You were leaving a temple one day, Llorona

When I saw you passing by

A beautiful huipil you were wearing, Llorona

A 'huipil' is a traditional garment, it's a loose-fitting tunic, wore by Mexican indigenous people.

I believed that you were the Virgin

This refers to Virgin Mary, or the Virgin of Guadalupe

A beautiful huipil you were wearing, Llorona

A 'huipil' is a traditional garment, it's a loose-fitting tunic, wore by Mexican indigenous people.

I believed that you were the Virgin

Oh God, Llorona, Llorona

From a field of lilies

Oh God, Llorona, Llorona

From a field of lilies

The one who doesn't know about love, Llorona

He doesn't know what martyrdom is

Or: He doesn't know what suffering is

The one who doesn't know about love, Llorona

He doesn't know what martyrdom is

Verse 2

I don't know what the flowers have, Llorona

The flowers from a cemetery

I don't know what the flowers have, Llorona

The flowers from a cemetery

That when the wind moves them, Llorona

It seems like they're crying

That when the wind moves them, Llorona

It seems like they're crying

Oh God, Llorona, Llorona

Llorona, take me to the river

Oh God, Llorona, Llorona

Llorona, take me to the river

Cover me with your shawl, Llorona

Because I'm dying of cold

Or: Because I'm freezing to death

Cover me with your shawl, Llorona

Because I'm dying of cold

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SONG MEANING

La Llorona is a spine-tingling blend of romance, folklore, and heartbreak. In Angela Aguilar’s version, our narrator spots a mysterious woman leaving a temple, wrapped in a huipil so beautiful that he mistakes her for the Virgin Mary. Instantly enchanted, he calls her Llorona – a reference to the legendary Weeping Woman who haunts riversides searching for lost love and lost children. His cries of “Ay de mí, Llorona” reveal a love so intense it borders on martyrdom, hinting that true passion always carries a touch of pain.

The lyrics weave vivid imagery: cemetery flowers that seem to sob when the wind blows, chilly nights that can only be warmed by her shawl, and a desperate plea to be taken to the river where folklore says La Llorona endlessly roams. Together these images paint a picture of love caught between life and death, comfort and fear. The song invites listeners to feel both the sweetness of devotion and the chill of supernatural legend – a haunting reminder that some loves are beautiful precisely because they are doomed to make us cry.

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Angela Aguilar La Llorona Lyrics