| Mi copla rosa y espinas
| My rose song and thorns
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| Sabe a canela y limón
| Tastes like cinnamon and lemon
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| Mi nombre por las esquinas
| my name around the corners
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| Es una flor de pasión
| It's a passion flower
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| Y entre la noche y la aurora
| And between the night and the dawn
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| En el café del Taranto
| In the cafe del Taranto
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| Mis glorias de cantadora
| My glories as a singer
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| Son un alivio a mi llanto
| They are a relief to my tears
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| Quién dijo pena
| who said sorry
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| Con una copa de Jerez
| With a glass of sherry
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| Con la locura de un querer
| With the madness of a want
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| Y mi persona en el tablao
| And my person in the tablao
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| Quién dijo pena
| who said sorry
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| Cuando al reloj le dan las dos
| When the clock strikes two
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| Y yo levanto el corazón
| And I lift my heart
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| Con una copla traspasao
| With a copla traspasao
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| No se alegra quién no quiere
| Who does not want is not happy
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| Quién quiere rompe cadenas
| Who wants to break chains
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| Y el que de pena se muere
| And the one who dies of sorrow
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| Le digo, quién dijo pena
| I tell you, who said pity
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| Quién dijo pena, quién dijo pena
| Who said pity, who said pity
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| Quién dijo pena
| who said sorry
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| Mi vida llanto y delirio
| My life crying and delirium
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| Es copla de madruga
| It's a couplet of early morning
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| Y mi querer se ha partío
| And my love has broken
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| Que me dejó encadena
| that left me chained
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| Pero al echar por un volante?
| But when throwing for a steering wheel?
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| La pena que me devora
| The sorrow that devours me
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| Quiero brindar con mi cante
| I want to toast with my cante
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| Por que nací cantaora | Why was I born a singer |