| Una paya me abrió su corazón
| A paya opened her heart to me
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| y me puse ciego por su amor.
| and I was blinded by his love of her.
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| Me atraía su cuerpo de mujer
| I was attracted to her female body
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| y enseguida la empecé a querer.
| and immediately I began to love her.
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| Ay! | Oh! |
| a escondidas de mi gente
| hidden from my people
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| por la calle la llevaba
| he took her down the street
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| no querian verme con ella
| they did not want to see me with her
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| porque no era de mi raza
| because she was not of my race
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| Ay! | Oh! |
| a escondidas de mi gente
| hidden from my people
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| por la calle la llevaba
| he took her down the street
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| no querian verme con ella
| they did not want to see me with her
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| porque no era de mi raza.
| because she was not of my race.
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| La paya la paya me enamoró
| La paya la paya made me fall in love
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| su amor en el alma me penetró
| her love of her in her soul penetrated me
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| La paya la paya me cameló
| La paya la paya came to me
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| y pronto en mi dueño se convirtió
| and soon she became my owner, she became
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| La paya la paya me enamoró
| La paya la paya made me fall in love
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| su amor en el alma me penetró
| her love for her in my soul penetrated me
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| La paya la paya me cameló
| La paya la paya came to me
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| y pronto en mi dueño se convirtió.
| and soon she became my owner.
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| Con la paya me marché a vivir
| With the paya I went to live
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| y con ella era muy feliz
| and with her he was very happy
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| Con locura sentimos el amor
| Madly we feel the love
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| Qué aventura fue para los dos
| What an adventure it was for both of us
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| Ay! | Oh! |
| Pero un dia como siempre
| But one day as always
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| Cuando fui a buscarla a casa
| When I went to look for her at home
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| se habia ido de repente
| she was gone suddenly
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| sin decir una palabra
| wordlessly
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| Ay! | Oh! |
| Pero un dia como siempre
| But one day as always
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| Cuando fui a buscarla a casa
| When I went to look for her at home
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| se habia ido de repente
| she was gone suddenly
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| sin decir una palabra.
| wordlessly.
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| La paya la paya me abandonó
| La paya la paya abandoned me
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| y toda mi vida la destrozó
| and all my life he tore her apart
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| La paya la paya se me marchó
| The paya the paya left me
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| sin darme un motivo ni una razón | without giving me a motive or a reason |
| La paya la paya me abandonó
| La paya la paya abandoned me
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| y toda mi vida la destrozó
| and all my life he tore her apart
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| La paya la paya se me marchó
| The paya the paya left me
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| sin darme un motivo ni una razón | without giving me a motive or a reason |