| A los que al contemplarme
| To those who contemplate me
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| rodando en el fango quisieron llorar
| rolling in the mud they wanted to cry
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| a los que se pregunten
| to those who wonder
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| por que mi talento no pudo triunfar
| because my talent could not succeed
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| a los que me juzgaron
| to those who judged me
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| sin darme derecho siquiera de hablar
| without even giving me the right to speak
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| a todos los que quieran
| to everyone who wants
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| saber mi tragedia, la voy a contar:
| knowing my tragedy, I'm going to tell it:
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| Yo siempre sostuve
| I always held
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| que no hay en el mundo ningun otro ser
| that there is no other being in the world
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| que tenga belleza
| have beauty
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| de pies a cabeza como la mujer
| from head to toe like a woman
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| ellas son la vida,
| they are life
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| la chispa divina, la razón de ser
| the divine spark, the reason for being
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| que de raro tiene
| how rare is it
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| que ne haya perdido por una mujer
| that he has not lost to a woman
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| que de raro tiene
| how rare is it
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| que me este muriendo por una mujer
| that I am dying for a woman
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| No les apiade mi dolor profundo,
| Don't take pity on my deep pain,
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| yo solo fuí el culpable en mi fracaso,
| I was the only one to blame for my failure,
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| porque pude haber sido el rey del mundo,
| because I could have been the king of the world,
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| pero encontré mujeres a mi paso.
| but I found women in my path.
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| A los que como amigo
| To those who as a friend
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| ayer me tuvieron en un pedestal
| yesterday they had me on a pedestal
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| a los que me quisieron
| to those who loved me
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| allá cuando tuve familia y hogar
| there when I had family and home
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| a los que me olvidaron
| to those who forgot me
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| apenas mi estrella dejó de brillar
| as soon as my star stopped shining
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| a todos los que quieran
| to everyone who wants
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| saber mi tragedia se las voy a contar:
| knowing my tragedy I will tell you:
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| Todas las mujeres
| All the women
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| ejercen en mi alma un raro poder
| exercise in my soul a rare power
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| aquellos que tengan
| those who have
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| el mismo problema me van a entender
| the same problem will they understand me
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| una cara hermosa
| a beautiful face
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| y un cuerpo de diosa me hicieron caer
| and a body of a goddess made me fall
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| que de raro tiene
| how rare is it
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| que me haya perdido por una mujer
| that I have lost myself for a woman
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| que de raro tiene
| how rare is it
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| que me este muriendo por una mujer. | that I am dying for a woman. |