Mexicali Rose

Mexicali Rosa; a 1923 song.
words by Helen Stone
Spanish translation by Manuel Sanchez De Lara
music by Jack B. Tenney (Jack Breckinridge)


The sheet music:


Accompaniment track:


Lyrics

  1. Mexicali Rose, I’m leaving
    Don’t feel blue
    Mexicali Rose, stop grieving
    I love you
    When the dove of love is winging
    Thru the blue
    All the castles you’ve been building will come true

Chorus
Mexicali Rose, stop crying
I’ll come back to you some sunny day
Ev’ry night you’ll know that I’ll be pining
Ev’ry hour a year while I’m away
Dry those big brown eyes and smile, dear
Banish all those tears and please don’t sigh
Kiss me once again and hold me
Mexicali Rose goodbye

  1. Mexicali Rose, I’ll miss you
    When I go
    There’ll be times I’ll long to kiss you
    That I know
    All the while I’ll just be yearning
    Lonesome too
    Counting days ’till I’ll be returning
    Dear, to you

Spanish verse:
Mexicali Rosa, Tengo que partir
Mexicali Rosa, no debes sufrir
En mis largas horas yo te estranare
Y tus iluziones yo realizare

Chorus
Mexicali Rosa no llores
Piensa que muy pronto volvere
Y que siempre triste sin consuelo
Cada non che y dia yo pasare
Seca tus hermossos ojos
Deja de llorar y suspirar
Besa me otra vez y es tre chame
Mexicali Rosa adios


English vocal by Fred Feild. Spanish vocal by Alejandro Murgia: