They would have me wed, but I
Truly for no husband sigh.
Rather would I live at ease
In these mountains as I please
Than in such uncertainties,
To marry ill or happily.
They would have me wed, but I
Truly for no husband sigh,
Mother, I will not be wed,
To see my days with care o'erspread,
And perchance all squandered
The beauty given me from on high.
They would have me wed, but I
Truly for no husband sigh.
Still unborn, unborn is he
Who might e'er my husband be;
And since it is known to me
That the flower of all am I,
To their bidding I reply
That I for no husband sigh.
Dicen que me case yo
no quiero marido no.
Más quiero vivir segura
nesta sierra a mi soltura
que no estar en ventura
si casaré bien o no.
Dicen que me case yo
no quiero marido no.
Madre no seré casada
por no ver vida cansada
o quizá mal empleada
la gracia que Dios me dio.
Dicen que me case yo
no quiero marido no.
No será ni es nacido
tal para ser mi marido
y pues que tengo sabido
que la flor yo me la so.
Dicen que me case yo
no quiero marido no.
