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Translation
Our oath*
I can't see you sad because it kills me
your face of sorrow, my sweet love,
It hurts so much, the cry that you spill
that fills with anguish in my heart.
I suffer unspeakably if you are saddened,
I don't want the doubt to make you cry,
We've sworn to love each other until death
and if the dead love,
after we're dead we'll love each other more.
If I die first, it's your promise,
over my dead body let it fall
all the crying that your sadness sprouts
and let everyone know of your love.
If you die first, I promise you,
to write the story of our love
with all of my soul full of feeling;
I will write it in blood,
with blood's ink of the heart.
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Submitted by 
citlālicue on 2013-08-07
citlālicue on 2013-08-07Added in reply to request by 
roster 31
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Julio Jaramillo: Top 3
| 1. | Toda una vida |
| 2. | Ódiame |
| 3. | Ayer y Hoy |
Idioms from "Nuestro juramento"
| 1. | Over my dead body |
Comments
citlālicue
Thu, 08/08/2013 - 21:50
Thanks! It's a beautifully written song, so I had to think for quite a while on the translation of the title. Because the song was talking about life and death (and what happens there after), I felt oath was the most appropriate for it.
jan.sutter1
Tue, 02/12/2014 - 01:32
Perhaps the title might best translate as 'Our Vow' as in conventional marriages -- 'til death do us part.'
Should death shadow you or your life's partner, a 'vow' might be a more intimate expression of transcending love, devotion and affection.
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*Juramento is to swear, make a promise or take an oath, I left it as oath.