Lyrics of La Hija Del Penal - Carlos Y Jose

La Hija Del Penal (original)

La hija del penal, me llaman siempre a mí
Porque mi padre es el carcelero
Nunca jamás sentí, ni conocí el amor
Más que las penas de un prisionero
Estaba preso si, porque mato el traidor
Que de su hermana, el amor burlara
Luego que comprendí, su energía y valor
Pude quererlo con alma brava
Más cierto día vi salir a un preso
Y yo no se que paso por mí
Que con mis labios, le mande un beso
Y en mi plegaria yo dije así
Ay Virgen del Consuelo, ven ayúdame a salvar mi bien
Porque sus penas son mis dolores
Ay virgencita sálvale, que quiero su cariño ser
Del preso eterno de mis amores
Mas una noche al fin, mi padre vi dormir
Y aquella llave logre quitarle
Entonces yo corrí, y aquella celda abrí
Y le di un beso, para alegrarle
Con mil angustias yo le veía
Por la muralla lo vi pasar
Y al prisionero, al verlo triste
Yo quise darle su libertad

(translation)

The prisoner's daughter, they always call me
Because my father is the jailer
I never ever felt or knew love
More than the sorrows of a prisoner
He was in prison, yes, because the traitor killed
that of his sister of him, love will mock
After I understood, his energy and courage
I could love it with a brave soul
On a certain day I saw a prisoner come out
And I don't know what happened to me
That with my lips, I send you a kiss
And in my prayer I said so
Oh Virgin of Consuelo, come help me save my good
Because his sorrows are my pains
Oh little virgin save her, I want her love to be
Of the eternal prisoner of my loves
But one night at last, my father saw sleeping
And that key managed to take away
So I ran, and that cell opened
And I gave him a kiss, to cheer him up
With a thousand anguish I saw him
I saw him pass by the wall
And to the prisoner, seeing him sad
I wanted to give him his freedom