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Artist: Celia Cruz
Canonical path: /celia-cruz/ay-pena-penita
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Ay, Pena, Penita
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Ay, Pena, Penita
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Si en el firmamento poder yo tuviera,
esta noche negra lo mismo que un pozo,
con un cuchillito de luna, lunera,
cortaría los hierros de tu calabozo
Si yo fuera reina de la luz del día,
del viento y del mar,
cordeles de esclava yo me ceñiría
por tu libertad
¡Ay, pena, penita, pena, pena,
pena de mi corazón,
que me corre por las venas, pena,
con la fuerza de un ciclón!
Es lo mismo que un nublao
de tiniebla y pedernal
es un potro desbocado
que no sabe dónde va
Es un desierto de arena, pena,
es mi gloria, es i penar
¡Ay, pena! ¡Ay, pena!
¡Ay, pena, penita, pena!
Yo no quiero flores, dinero, ni palmas,
quiero que me dejen llorar tus pesares,
y estar a tu vera, cariño del alma,
bebiéndome el llanto de tus soleares
Me duelen los ojos de mirar sin verte,
reniego de mí,
que tienen la culpa de tu mala suerte
mis rosas de abril
¡Ay, pena, penita, pena -pena-,
pena de mi corazón,
que me corre por las venas -pena-,
con la fuerza de un ciclón
Es lo mismo que un nublao
de tiniebla y pedernal
es un potro desbocado
que no sabe dónde va
Es un desierto de arena, ¡ay, pena!,
es mi gloria, es mi penar
¡Ay, penal! ¡Ay, penal!
¡Ay, pena, penita, pena!
Pena de mi corazón...
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