| Compañero Mio (original) | Compañero Mio (translation) |
|---|---|
| A eso de la aurora | About the dawn |
| Me despierto y digo | I wake up and say |
| Mi compañerito, dónde andará ahora | My partner, where will you go now |
| Que no está conmigo | that she is not with me |
| Qué dulces cordeles | what sweet strings |
| Lo tienen atao | They have it tied |
| Que sabiendo cierto | that knowing true |
| Lo que amí me duele | what hurts me |
| No viene a mi lao. | He does not come to my side. |
| ¡Prefiro morí!!! | I'd rather die!!! |
| ¡Prefiero morí!!! | I'd rather die!!! |
| A sufrí estos celos negros y crueles | I suffered this black and cruel jealousy |
| Que paso por ti | what happened to you |
| Refrán | Saying |
| Compañero mío | mate of mine |
| Dime qué te he hecho | Tell me what have I done to you |
| Pa que tú me claves ese cuchillito | So that you can nail me that little knife |
| En mitad del pecho | in the middle of the chest |
| Te di mi locura | I gave you my madness |
| Te di mi querer | I gave you my love |
| Tú en cambio una esponja | You instead a sponge |
| De hiel y vinagre | Of gall and vinegar |
| Me diste a bebé | you gave me baby |
| Por dios te lo pido… | By God I ask you... |
| Tenme compasión… | Have pity on me... |
| Que por culpa tuya me sangran | That because of you they bleed me |
| Los centros de mi corazón | The centers of my heart |
