| Yo te canto madre mi alegría
| I sing to you mother my joy
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| Por haberme dado tú la vida.
| For having given me life.
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| Nueve lunas me llevaste
| nine moons you took me
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| En tu ser yo me movía,
| In your being I moved,
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| Siempre me cuidaste
| you always took care of me
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| Con cariño y me decías:
| With love and you told me:
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| Hijo vete siempre en buen camino,
| Son, always go on the right path,
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| No hagas que se tuerza tu destino.
| Do not make your destiny twist.
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| Ella es para mí
| She is for me
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| Como un lucero que me guía
| Like a star that guides me
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| Siempre va cuidando
| She is always taking care
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| Que me vaya bien la vida.
| May my life go well.
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| Tú, que tanto te mereces
| You, who deserve so much
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| Aunque así tú no lo piensas,
| Although you don't think so,
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| Por eso te quiero tanto,
| Thats why i love you so much,
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| Quédate siempre conmigo
| Stay with me forever
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| No te vayas de mi vera.
| Don't go away from me.
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| Yo, te digo y te repito
| Me, I tell you and I repeat
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| Para mí tú eres mi reina
| For me you are my queen
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| Por los besos que me dabas,
| For the kisses you gave me,
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| Cuando por algo lloraba,
| When I cried for something
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| No te vayas de mi vera.
| Don't go away from me.
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| Nunca hago caso a tus consejos
| I never listen to your advice
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| Y yo se que luego me arrepiento. | And I know that later I regret it. |