| No hubo en Santa Cruz
| There was not in Santa Cruz
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| Ni puede que la haya
| nor can there be
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| Más guapara de paya
| Prettier than beach
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| Que la niña María Luz
| That the girl María Luz
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| Y no hubo un querer
| And there was no want
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| Más grande y más sufrido
| Bigger and more suffering
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| Que el que tuvo al bandido
| That the one who had the bandit
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| Del Antonio al de la Inés
| From Antonio to Inés
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| Gitano de padre
| gypsy father
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| Vaya usté a saber
| go to know
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| La dejó capuesta
| he let her down
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| Por otra mujer
| for another woman
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| Con menos de pudores
| With less than modesty
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| Y más de parné…
| And more than parné…
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| Y ella en sus dolores
| And she in her pain
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| Juró por su fe
| She swore on her faith
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| Guardarle sus amores
| Save your love
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| Al de Nazareth
| Al of Nazareth
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| Y una tarde
| and one afternoon
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| Al Jesús del gran poder
| To the Jesus of great power
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| Prometió meterse a monja
| He promised to become a nun
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| Pa’ti solo mi querer
| For you only my love
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| Que no quiero más lisonja
| I don't want more flattery
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| Que saberme tu mujer
| What do you know about your wife?
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| Y desde de su altar
| And from his altar
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| Hablo la imagen buena
| I speak the good image
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| Cada noche alma en pena
| every night soul in pain
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| Cuando vayas a rezar
| when you go to pray
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| Al mirar atrás
| looking back
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| Verás junto a tus pasos
| You will see next to your steps
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| Lo del Cristo descalzo
| The thing about the barefoot Christ
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| Caminando hacia la par
| Walking towards the pair
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| Pero el primero cala
| But the first stall
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| Que Antonio volvió
| that Antonio returned
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| Y con arte mala
| And with bad art
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| La descaminó
| he misled her
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| La desvistió de monja
| He undressed her as a nun
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| Y luego en na' la vistió
| And then in her na 'la dressed
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| Se fue como vino
| She left as she came
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| Por el mal camino
| down the wrong road
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| Cantando: María Luz no es virgen
| Singing: María Luz is not a virgin
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| Ni alumbra un comino
| It doesn't even light a damn
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| Pobre niña
| Poor girl
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| Que al Jesús del gran poder
| That the Jesus of great power
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| Prometio meterse a monja
| He promised to get into a nun
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| Pa’ti solo mi querer
| For you only my love
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| Que no quiero más lisonja
| I don't want more flattery
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| Que saberme tu mujer
| What do you know about your wife?
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| Pero aquella noche
| but that night
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| No esta ya a rezar
| He is no longer praying
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| Los ojitos tristes
| the sad eyes
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| Miraron atrás
| they looked back
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| Y al ver que solo había unos pasos
| And seeing that there were only a few steps
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| Llorar… y llorar
| Cry and cry
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| Hay Jesús bendito
| There is blessed Jesus
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| Dame tu perdón
| give me your forgiveness
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| Que no quiero marchar solita
| I don't want to go alone
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| Por mi profesión
| for my profession
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| Y él le contestó:
| And he answered:
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| Morenita poca fe
| brunette little faith
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| Si sola ha visto unos pasos
| If she alone she has seen a few steps
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| Son lo que han dejao mis pies
| They are what my feet have left
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| Que te ido llevado en brazo
| that you have been carried in the arm
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| Que yo si te e sido fiel | That I have been faithful to you |