| Les voy a contar la historia de dos muchachos
| I am going to tell you the story of two boys
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| Que en su juventud solian llevar serenata a la misma chica
| That in their youth they used to serenade the same girl
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| El tiempo los separo y fue tambien el tiempo
| Time separated them and it was also time
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| Que se encargo de reunirlos otra vez
| Who took it upon himself to bring them together again
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| Y esto fue lo que sucedio al reencuentro
| And this was what happened to the reunion
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| Amigo ven te invito una copa (no tomo gracias)
| Friend come I'll buy you a drink (I don't drink thanks)
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| No tomas bien te invito un café (bueno)
| You don't drink well, I'll buy you a coffee (good)
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| Yo quiero recordar la época loca,
| I want to remember the crazy time,
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| De ayer cuando teníamos dieciséis
| From yesterday when we were sixteen
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| Bien, dime que ha pasado con tu esposa? | Well, tell me what happened to your wife? |
| (mmm nos divorciamos)
| (hmm we got divorced)
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| Seguro te dejo por ser infiel,
| I'm sure I'll leave you for being unfaithful,
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| Recuerdas que yo le mandaba rosas,
| Do you remember that I used to send her roses,
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| Pero la conquisto mas tu clavel (así es)
| But I conquer her more your carnation (that's right)
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| Llevamos juntos serenata,
| We serenade together,
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| Juntos hasta el balcón aquel,
| Together to that balcony,
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| Tu la guitarra y yo maracas,
| You the guitar and I maracas,
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| Ella quince y nosotros dieciséis
| She fifteen and we sixteen
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| Llevamos juntos serenata,
| We serenade together,
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| Juntos hasta el balcón aquel,
| Together to that balcony,
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| Yo la guitarra y tu maracas,
| I the guitar and your maracas,
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| Ella quince y nosotros dieciséis
| She fifteen and we sixteen
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| Solo por ser mi amigo te confieso, (que pasa?)
| Just for being my friend I confess to you, (what's up?)
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| Me divorcie, mas nunca la olvide, (hmm)
| I divorced her, but I never forgot her, (hmm)
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| Extraño su mirar sueño el regreso
| I miss her look, I dream of her return
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| Le amo mas que cuando me casé
| I love him more than when I got married
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| Llevemos juntos serenata (no, no tiene caso)
| Let's serenade together (no, there's no point)
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| Esto lo deben de saber,
| This you should know
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| Yo la guitarra y tu maracas,
| I the guitar and your maracas,
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| Conquístala ámala,
| Conquer her love her,
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| Como cuando teníamos dieciséis
| Like when we were sixteen
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| Llevamos juntos serenata,(vamos)
| We serenade together, (let's go)
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| Juntos hasta el balcón aquel,
| Together to that balcony,
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| Tu la guitarra y yo maracas,
| You the guitar and I maracas,
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| Conquístala ámala,
| Conquer her love her,
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| Como cuando teníamos dieciséis | Like when we were sixteen |