| El Engaño (original) | El Engaño (translation) |
|---|---|
| Maria y Jose se querian | Maria and Jose loved each other |
| Pronto se iban a casar | They were soon to be married |
| Jose le dice a Maria | Jose tells Maria |
| Hablare con tu papa | I'll talk to your dad |
| Para que nos fije el dia | For us to fix the day |
| Que he de llevarte al altar | That I have to take you to the altar |
| Cuando el papa de Maria | When Maria's father |
| Supo de aquella intencion | I knew of that intention |
| Le dijo hijita querida | He told her dear daughter |
| Escucha esta confesion | listen to this confession |
| Callar esto no podria | Shut up this could not |
| Espero tu comprension | I hope your understanding |
| A pesar de que tu madre | Even though your mother |
| Es una santa mujer | she is a holy woman |
| Yo me he portado cobarde | I have behaved cowardly |
| Y siempre le he sido infiel | And I have always been unfaithful |
| Con el no puedes casarte | You can't marry him |
| Pues es mi hijo tambien | well he is my son too |
| Desde ese dia Maria | From that day Mary |
| Ya no hacia mas que llorar | I did nothing but cry |
| La boda se suspendia | The wedding was called off |
| Nadie se podia explicar | no one could explain |
| Dos que tanto se querian | Two who loved each other so much |
| No se pudieran casar | they couldn't get married |
| Con Maria hablaba su madre | With Maria her mother spoke |
| No me puedes engañar | You can not cheat on me |
| Desde que te hablo tu padre | Since your father spoke to you |
| Algo quieres ocultar | something you want to hide |
| Madre voy a lastimarte | mother i'm going to hurt you |
| Jose es hijo de papa | Jose is father's son |
| Hija mia puedes casarte | my daughter can you marry |
| Ahora te digo porque | Now I tell you why |
| Ese al que tu llamas padre | The one you call father |
| Hace tiempo lo engañe | I cheated on him a long time ago |
| No llevas su misma sangre | You don't carry his same blood |
| Se muy feliz con Jose | Be very happy with Jose |
