| Yo a ti te conozco de antes de que vendieras tu ojos
| I know you from before you sold your eyes
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| Por una cadena de oro
| For a gold chain
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| Por una vida elegante
| for an elegant life
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| Has cubierto tu hermosura con un abrigo
| You have covered your beauty with a coat
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| Un abrigo de amargura y modales finos
| A coat of bitterness and fine manners
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| Y tu nuevo dueño… no te deja bailar
| And your new owner... won't let you dance
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| Y la fiesta esta empezando… y el te pone a llorar!
| And the party is starting… and he makes you cry!
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| Coro:
| Chorus:
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| Mami la cadena de oro mira que no vale na'
| Mommy, the gold chain, look, it's not worth anything
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| Yo te ofresco la luna reflejada en el mar
| I offer you the moon reflected in the sea
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| Y el viento que te acaricia con el sabor de mi cumbia
| And the wind that caresses you with the flavor of my cumbia
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| Dejala caer mami!, dejala caer mami, dejala caer… que aunque eso brille no
| Let it fall, mommy!, let it fall, mommy, let it fall… even if it shines, it doesn't
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| vale (2x)
| ok (2x)
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| Instrumental
| Instrumental
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| Y donde esta la alegria, y donde esta la ternura
| And where is the joy, and where is the tenderness
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| Por adornar tu figura, perdiste lo que tenias
| By adorning your figure, you lost what you had
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| Ahora es solo una mentira toda tu vida
| Now it's just a lie all your life
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| El amor es libre no se puede comprar con dinero tu vacio… no lo podras llenar
| Love is free, you can't buy your emptiness with money... you won't be able to fill it
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| Coro (4x)
| Choir (4x)
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| Dejala caer… (hay tu vida facil)
| Let it fall… (there is your easy life)
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| Dejala caer…
| Let it fall…
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| Que aunque eso brille no vale (2x)
| Even if that shines, it's not worth it (2x)
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| Bueno ya saben que no todo lo que brilla es oro! | Well, you know that not all that glitters is gold! |
| de colombia papa' | from colombia papa' |