| No hay flor como la amapola
| There is no flower like the poppy
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| Ni cariño como el mío
| Not love like mine
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| Que me sentencian a muerte
| that they sentence me to death
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| No hay flor como la amapola
| There is no flower like the poppy
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| Ni cariño como el mío
| Not love like mine
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| Que me sentencian a muerte
| that they sentence me to death
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| Por tenerlo «repartío»
| For having it "distributed"
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| Ay, sangre de mi pena por ella daría
| Oh, blood of my sorrow for her I would give
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| Y si es menester también doy la vida
| And if necessary I also give my life
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| Lo digo y lo voy a hacer
| I say it and I will do it
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| Ay, un teléfono chiquito
| Oh, a small phone
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| Para saber de tu querer
| To know about your love
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| Me pongo a comer y no como
| I start to eat and I don't eat
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| Me acuerdo de tus acciones
| I remember your actions
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| Con la comida me ahogo
| With the food I choke
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| Ay, era una noche oscura de invierno
| Oh, it was a dark winter night
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| Que llovía a chaparrones
| that it was raining in torrents
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| Y me pedía mi niño Antonio
| And my boy Antonio asked me
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| Que popaíto dame frijones
| What popaíto give me beans
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| Que toma la chaqueta
| who takes the jacket
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| Que dame los calzones
| give me the pants
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| Que chaquetita más chula
| What a cool little jacket
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| Que bonito lleva el corte
| How beautiful is the cut
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| Y dime con el pensamiento, caramba
| And tell me with your thoughts, gosh
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| Donde te metiste anoche
| where did you go last night
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| Porque tú eres como las olas del mar
| Because you are like the waves of the sea
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| Que llega a la orilla, te mira y se va | That reaches the shore, looks at you and leaves |