No Me Llores Más – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Willie Colón, Héctor Lavoe
• Album: Cosa Nuestra

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the passionate world of Salsa with 'No Me Llores Más.' This track is a perfect gateway for learners of Spanish to practice emotive vocabulary and imperative verbs, all while experiencing the legendary chemistry of Willie Colón and Héctor Lavoe.

[English]

I don't want anyone to cry if I die tomorrow

Gentlemen, don't bring flowers, I don't want anything for me

Eh, if I die tomorrow

Tomorrow morning

I don't want anyone to cry

I don't want them to say anything, you see

I don't want anyone to cry if I die tomorrow

Gentlemen, don't bring flowers, I don't want anything for me

Eh, sweet tears

The night remains without kisses from my loneliness

And don't cry for me, don't cry for me

Don't cry for me at all, mama

I don't want anyone to cry if I die tomorrow

Gentlemen, don't bring flowers, I don't want anything for me

Eh, don't cry for me, don't cry for me anymore

Don't say anything to me

Eh, sweet little thing

Go dance with Markolino

I don't want anyone to cry if I die tomorrow

Gentlemen, don't bring flowers, I don't want anything for me

Biribiribó biribiribó bongo

If I die tomorrow

Oh, don't bring me flowers

And don't cry for me at all

...

Don't cry for me at all, don't cry for me at all

Don't cry for me at all, don't cry for me at all

Elé-alé-alé-la-la, don't cry for me at all

I'm telling you Costa Rica, go somewhere else to cry

Don't cry for me at all, don't cry for me at all

Don't cry for me at all, don't cry for me at all

If I die tomorrow, don't say anything to me

Because I’ve enjoyed life, and I don't want to hear it at my wake

Don't cry for me at all, don't cry for me at all

Don't cry for me at all, don't cry for me at all

Biribiribó biribiribó, mama, don't say anything to me

I love you, I adore you, but go somewhere else to cry

Don't cry for me at all, don't cry for me at all

Don't cry for me at all, don't cry for me at all

Aeh-aeh-aeh-eah, don't cry for me at all

I love you, I adore you, and I tell you that no one will cry here

...

Aeh-aeh-aeh-eah, mama (if I die tomorrow)

If I die tomorrow (tomorrow morning)

Oh, don't cry for me, don't cry for me at all (if I die tomorrow)

Come, come, come, come, come, come dance (tomorrow morning)

Don't tell me, don't tell me anything (if I die tomorrow)

Crocodile tears (tomorrow morning)

You’re going to shed them somewhere else (if I die tomorrow)

Come, come, come, come, come, come, come (tomorrow morning)

Oh, don't cry for me, don't cry for me at all (if I die tomorrow)

Ale-le-le le-le-le-le-le (tomorrow morning)

Eh-eh-eh, how good, it is good (if I die tomorrow)

The good rumba is calling you (tomorrow morning)

...

[Spanish]

No quiero que nadie llore si yo me muero mañana

Señores, no traigan flores, para mí no quiero nada

Eh, si yo me muero mañana

Mañana por la mañana

No quiero que nadie llore

No quiero que digan nada, tú ve

No quiero que nadie llore si yo me muero mañana

Señores, no traigan flores, para mí no quiero nada

Eh, lágrimas dulces

La noche sin besos queda de mi soledad

Y no me llore, no me llore

Que no me llore na', mamá

No quiero que nadie llore si yo me muero mañana

Señores, no traigan flores, para mí no quiero nada

Eh, no me llore, no me llore más

Que no me digan na'

Eh, cosita rica

Vete con Markolino a bailar

No quiero que nadie llore si yo me muero mañana

Señores, no traigan flores, para mí no quiero nada

Biribiribó biribiribó bongó

Si yo me muero mañana

Ay, no me lleven flores

Y no me lloren nada

No me lloren na', no me lloren na'

No me lloren na', no me lloren na'

Elé-alé-alé-la-la, que no me lloren na'

Yo te lo digo Costa Rica, vete a otro la'o a llorar

No me lloren na', no me lloren na'

No me lloren na', no me lloren na'

Si yo me muero mañana, que no me digan na'

Que la vida yo he gozado, y en el velorio no quiero escuchar

No me lloren na', no me lloren na'

No me lloren na', no me lloren na'

Biribiribó biribiribó, mamá, que no me diga na'

Yo te quiero, yo te adoro, pero vete a otro lado a llorar

No me lloren na', no me lloren na'

No me lloren na', no me lloren na'

Aeh-aeh-aeh-eah, que no me lloren na'

Yo te quiero, yo te adoro, y te digo que aquí nunca va a llorar

Aeh-aeh-aeh-eah, mamá (si yo me muero mañana)

Si yo me muero mañana (mañana por la mañana)

Ay, no me lloren, no me lloren na' (si yo me muero mañana)

Ven, ven, ven, ven, ven, ven a bailar (mañana por la mañana)

Que no me digan, que no me digan na' (si yo me muero mañana)

Lágrimas de cocodrilo (mañana por la mañana)

A otro lado tú te vas a derramar (si yo me muero mañana)

Ven, ven, ven, ven, ven, ven, ven (mañana por la mañana)

Ay, no me lloren, no me lloren na' (si yo me muero mañana)

Ale-le-le le-le-le-le-le (mañana por la mañana)

Eh-eh-eh, qué bueno, bueno está (si yo me muero mañana)

La rumba buena te llama (mañana por la mañana)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
llorar yo-rar A1	verb - to cry
morir mo-rir A1	verb - to die
mañana ma-nya-na A1	noun - tomorrow / morning
flores flo-res A1	noun - flowers
lágrimas la-gri-mas B1	noun - tears
soledad so-le-dad B1	noun - loneliness
bailar bai-lar A1	verb - to dance
adorar a-do-rar B2	verb - to adore
gozar go-zar B1	verb - to enjoy
velorio be-lo-rio C1	noun - wake / funeral service
derramar de-rra-mar B2	verb - to spill / to shed
bueno bue-no A1	adjective - good
rumba rum-ba B2	noun - party / rumba (music style)
cocodrilo co-co-dri-lo B1	noun - crocodile
escuchar es-cu-char A1	verb - to listen

Key Grammar Structures

• No quiero que nadie llore si yo me muero mañana

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after 'querer que'

  ➔ The verb "llore" is in the subjunctive because it follows the wish/desire verb "quiero que".

• Señores, no traigan flores, para mí no quiero nada

  ➔ Negative imperative (Ud. form)

  ➔ The verb "traigan" is the negative imperative of "traer" for the plural form (ustedes).

• Que la vida yo he gozado

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ The phrase "he gozado" uses the auxiliary verb "haber" + participle to express past actions with present relevance.

• Que no me lloren na'

  ➔ Colloquial apocope/contraction

  ➔ The word "na'" is a colloquial contraction of "nada", common in Caribbean Spanish dialects.

• Yo te quiero, yo te adoro, pero vete a otro lado a llorar

  ➔ Imperative (tú form) and direct object pronouns

  ➔ The verb "vete" is the imperative form of "irse" (to go away) for "tú".

• A otro lado tú te vas a derramar

  ➔ Periphrastic future ('ir a' + infinitive)

  ➔ The construction "vas a derramar" is used to indicate an action that will happen in the near future.

• Yo te lo digo

  ➔ Double object pronouns (Direct + Indirect)

  ➔ The pronouns "te" (indirect) and "lo" (direct) are used together to mean "I tell it to you".

• La rumba buena te llama

  ➔ Definite article with noun phrase

  ➔ "La rumba buena" uses the feminine singular article "la" because "rumba" is a feminine noun.