| Quítate de mi presencia, que me estás martirizando
| Get out of my presence, you are tormenting me
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| Quítate de mi presencia, que me estás martirizando
| Get out of my presence, you are tormenting me
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| Y a la memoria me traes cosas que estaba olvi’ando
| And to the memory you bring me things that I was forgetting
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| Y a la memoria me traes cosas que estaba olvi’ando
| And to the memory you bring me things that I was forgetting
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| Ponme la mano aquí, Catalina
| Put your hand here, Catalina
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| Ponme la mano aquí
| put your hand here
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| Ponme la mano aquí, que la tienes fría
| Put your hand here, it's cold
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| Mira que me viá morir
| Look, you saw me die
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| La china que tenía se fue a Alemania y no ha volví'o
| The Chinese that I had went to Germany and she has not returned
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| La china que tenía se fue a Alemania y no ha volví'o
| The china I had went to Germany and has not returned
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| Yo a Alemania me voy, y no a divertirme
| I am going to Germany, and not to have fun
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| A tomar un veneno; | To take a poison; |
| yo quiero morirme
| I want to die
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| Ponme la mano aquí, que la tienes fría
| Put your hand here, it's cold
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| Ponme la mano aquí, Catalina mía
| Put your hand here, my Catalina
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| Mira que me viá morir
| Look, you saw me die
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| Ponme la mano aquí, que la tienes fría
| Put your hand here, it's cold
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| Ponme la mano aquí, Catalina mía
| Put your hand here, my Catalina
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| Mira que me viá morir
| Look, you saw me die
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| Mira que me viá morir
| Look, you saw me die
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| Mira que me viá morir
| Look, you saw me die
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| Mira que me viá morir
| Look, you saw me die
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| Manito de mi corazón
| hand of my heart
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| Qué bien tú sabrás que me estoy muriendo
| How well you will know that I am dying
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| Y te pido y te encomiendo que llames a un escribano
| And I ask and charge you to call a notary
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| También a mi primo hermano
| Also to my cousin brother
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| Quisiera hacer testamento
| I would like to make a will
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| Como esos payos con fundamento
| Like those payos with foundation
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| Apúnteme usted, señor escribano
| Sign me up, Mr. Notary
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| Apúnteme usted una cortina
| point me a curtain
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| Que en por ca' agujero cabe una vecina
| That a neighbor fits in every hole
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| Apúnteme usted, señor escribano
| Sign me up, Mr. Notary
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| Apúnteme un cuadro rompío
| Write me a broken painting
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| Que ya ni Dios sabe del santo que ha sido
| That not even God knows about the saint that he has been
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| Apúnteme usted, señor escribano
| Sign me up, Mr. Notary
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| Apúnteme usted, señor escribano
| Sign me up, Mr. Notary
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| Apúnteme usted un olivar
| Point me an olive grove
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| Que nunca ha sembra’o ni que sembrará
| That has never sowed or will sow
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| Apúnteme usted, señor escribano
| Sign me up, Mr. Notary
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| Apúnteme usted una escopeta
| Point me a shotgun
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| Que no tiene ya ni cañón ni baqueta
| That he no longer has a cannon or a ramrod
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| Apúnteme usted, señor escribano | Sign me up, Mr. Notary |