| De piedra ha de ser la cama
| The bed must be made of stone
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| De piedra la cabecera
| of stone the head
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| La mujer que a mi me quiera
| The woman who loves me
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| Me ha de querer de a de veras
| She must really love me
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| Ay, ay, corazon porque no me amas
| Oh, oh, heart, why don't you love me?
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| Subi a la sala del crimen
| I went up to the crime room
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| Le pregunte al presidente
| I asked the president
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| Que si es delito quererte
| That if it is a crime to love you
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| Que me sentencien a muerte
| sentence me to death
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| Ay, ay, corazon porque no amas
| Oh, oh, heart, why don't you love?
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| El dia que a mi me maten
| The day they kill me
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| Que sea de cinco balazos
| Let it be five shots
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| Why estar cerquita de ti
| Why be close to you
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| Para morir en tus brazos
| to die in your arms
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| Ay, ay, corazon porque no amas
| Oh, oh, heart, why don't you love?
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| Por caja quiero un sarape
| Per box I want a serape
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| Por cruz de mis dobles cananas
| By cross of my double cartridge belts
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| Why escriban sobre mi tumba
| Why write on my grave
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| Mi ultimo adios con mis balas
| My last goodbye with my bullets
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| Ay, ay, corazon porque no amas | Oh, oh, heart, why don't you love? |