| Junto al puente de la peña
| Next to the bridge of the rock
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| Por la noche la encontré
| At night I found her
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| Y su guante chiquitito
| And his little glove
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| Le cayó a los pies
| She fell at his feet
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| Por sí un reto me lanzaba:
| In case a challenge was thrown at me:
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| Recogí su guante yo
| I picked up her glove from her I
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| Y en su mano bella
| And in her hand of her beauty
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| Puse un beso de pasión
| I put a kiss of passion
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| Porque al verla no se puede
| Because when you see her you can't
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| Resistir la tentación
| Resist the temptation
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| Por las calles solitarias
| Through the lonely streets
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| Embozado, la seguí
| Cloaked, I followed her
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| Esquivando las malicias
| dodging the malice
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| De la gente ruin
| of the mean people
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| Y acercándome galante
| And gallantly approaching
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| Mis respetos le ofrecí
| I offered my respects
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| «Perdonad … por favor …
| “Excuse me… please…
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| Atended.""¿Qué decis?»
| Listen." "What do you say?"
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| «Que os adoro.""¡Callad!
| "That I adore you." "Hush!
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| No decídmeio así.»
| Don't tell me like that."
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| Y escuchando su voz
| And listening to her voice
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| Yo pensé: ¡ Qué infeliz!
| I thought: How unhappy!
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| «Mujer, primorosa clavellina
| «Woman, lovely carnation
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| Que brindas el amor
| What do you offer love?
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| Yo soy caminante
| I am a walker
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| Que al pasar
| that when passing
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| Arranca las hojas de la flor
| Pluck the leaves from the flower
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| Y sigue adelante
| And keep going
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| Sin recordar tu amor.»
| Without remembering your love.
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| A la dueña que la sirve
| To the owner who serves her
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| Con dinero soborné
| With money I bribed
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| Y, admirada de mi rasgo
| And, in awe of my trait
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| Saludó y se fué
| She waved and left
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| Y al decir la cortesana:
| And when the courtesan said:
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| «Caballero, que yo espero
| "Gentleman, I hope
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| A mi galán»
| To my heartthrob»
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| En mi fiel acero
| In my trusty steel
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| Puse mano, sin dudar
| I put my hand, without hesitation
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| Que mi espada se enardece
| That my sword is heated
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| Con la sombra de un rival
| With the shadow of a rival
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| Convencida y conquistada
| Convinced and conquered
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| En mi brazo se apoyó
| On my arm she leaned
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| Y escuchaba mis embustes
| And she listened to my lies
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| Llena de ilusión
| full of illusion
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| Al llevarla a su palacio
| Taking her to his palace
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| Mis finezas repetí:
| My niceties I repeated:
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| «¡ Dulce bien!» | "Sweet good!" |
| «Me engañáis.»
| "You deceive me."
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| «No acostumbro a mentir.»
| "I'm not in the habit of lying."
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| «¿Volveréis?» | "Will you come back?" |
| «¿Cómo no?»
| "How not?"
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| «Va veré si fingís.»
| "I'll see if you pretend."
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| Y dejándola ya
| and leaving her now
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| De su amor me reí
| Of her love of her I laughed
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| «Mujer, primorosa clavellina
| «Woman, lovely carnation
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| Que brindas el amor
| What do you offer love?
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| Yo soy caminante
| I am a walker
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| Que al pasar
| that when passing
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| Arranca las hojas de la flor
| Pluck the leaves from the flower
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| Y sigue adelante
| And keep going
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| Sin recordar tu amor.» | Without remembering your love. |