No Me Lloren [English translation]

When I die I don't want them to cry, I don't want to see

anybody shed a single tear for me, neither do I want them to bring me flowers nor do I want them to bury me reading eulogies or writing cards that I may not even understand.

When I die I want to walk around the place where my body lies , which presently everybody wants to see lifeless, the body nobody wanted when I was ill, now that I'm lifeless, everybody wants to see, while nobody wanted to see it when I was ill.

What are the flowers for, why are they crying for me if I'm going to be dead, are these for company when I'm going to be alone in the cemetery (2x)

Chorus:

Don't go crying for me (3x)

Don't go crying for me

you who gain something with your tears.

Dance bachata for me, Mama.

Sentimiento,Torito, Sentimiento *

As soon as all this is over, they will start

talking about my past, about how good I was and in the course of time they are going to forget, they will return after a couple of years to be able to see what is left of the body and they will weep again and my ashes will be blown away by the wind and my wife will be without comfort, if she hasn't got a new companion.

What are the flowers for, why are they crying for me if I'm going to be dead, are these for company when I'm going to be alone in the cemetery (2x)

Chorus:

Don't go crying for me (3x)

you who gain something with your tears.

When I die I don't want them to cry.