| Discúlpeme señor se lo suplico
| Excuse me sir I beg you
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| Si llegan a ofenderlo mis consejos
| If my advice offends him
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| Con darle mi opinión nada le quito
| By giving him my opinion, I take nothing away
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| Al fin usted es dueño de sus besos
| At last you are the owner of your kisses
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| Usted la conquisto y a la hora buena
| You conquered her and at a good time
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| Mi amor esta en el fondo del olvido
| My love is at the bottom of oblivion
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| Que gano con luchar aunque la quiera
| What do I gain by fighting even if I love her
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| Yo se reconocer cuando he perdido
| I know how to recognize when I have lost
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| Y si despierta diciendo que se siente incomprendida
| And if she wakes up saying that she feels misunderstood
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| Oyéndole su plática aburrida
| Listening to his boring talk
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| Compréndala señor es culpa mía
| Understand it, sir, it's my fault
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| Pues yo cuando en mis brazos la tenía
| Well, when she was in my arms I had her
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| Con versos y canciones la dormía
| With verses and songs he slept her
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| Y si despierta llorando por allá en la madrugada
| And if she wakes up crying over there at dawn
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| Quejándose del rose de su almohada
| Complaining about the rose on her pillow
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| Compréndala señor esta mimada
| Understand her, sir, she's spoiled
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| Pues yo que con locura la adoraba
| Well I madly adored her
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| En pétalos de rosa la acostaba | In rose petals she lay her down |