| …que trae en su historia la ley de la vida
| …that brings in its history the law of life
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| Éste es el corrido de una hembra preciosa
| This is the corrido of a beautiful female
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| Que todos conocen como «La Bandida»
| That everyone knows as "La Bandida"
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| No sabe ni entiende de cosas de amores
| She does not know or understand things about love
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| Sus ojos grandotes no expresan cariño
| Her big eyes do not express affection
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| Quién sabe si tuvo muchas decepciones
| Who knows if she had many disappointments
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| Quién sabe lo negro que fue su destino
| Who knows how black his fate was
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| María, María, María La Bandida
| Maria, Maria, Maria La Bandida
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| Su pelo sedoso refleja la muerte
| Her silky hair reflects death
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| Y en sus labios rojos hay una mentira
| And on her red lips there is a lie
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| Con ella se gana o se pierde la vida:
| With it you win or lose life:
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| Por algo le llaman, María La Bandida
| They call her María La Bandida for a reason
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| María, María, María La Bandida
| Maria, Maria, Maria La Bandida
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| No tiene la culpa de ser tan bonita:
| She is not to blame for being so pretty:
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| Las hembras la envidian, la siguen los hombres
| Her females envy her, men follow her
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| Le gustan los gallos, le gusta el tequila
| She likes cocks, she likes tequila
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| Pero más le gusta romper corazones
| But she more she likes to break hearts
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| Tal vez con el tiempo se entregue a la buena
| Maybe in time she will give herself to the good
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| Tal vez con el tiempo su orgullo se doble
| Maybe in time his pride in her will double
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| Hay quien le haya visto llorando una pena
| There are those who have seen him crying a pity
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| Y el llanto en la vida es de gente noble
| And the crying in life is from noble people
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| María, María, María La Bandida
| Maria, Maria, Maria La Bandida
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| Su pelo sedoso refleja la muerte
| Her silky hair reflects death
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| Y en sus labios rojos hay una mentira
| And on her red lips there is a lie
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| Con ella se gana o se pierde la vida:
| With it you win or lose life:
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| Por algo le llaman, María La Bandida | They call her María La Bandida for a reason |