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Bachata Roja Lyrics & Translations

1. Muero contigo (Rafael Encarnación)
I'll Die With You

 

Ay, mi vida,

Tú tienes toda la culpa
No has logrado comprender
Pero sé que me quieres

Escucha, mi amor,
Las notas de esta canción
Los recuerdos más queridos
De mis sueños, vas conmigo

Compréndeme,
Tú sabes que te quiero sólo a ti
No me niegues la esperanza
De volverte a besar

Mi vida, tú,
Tú pretendes creer
Que mi destino y tu amor
Se han separado por rutas diferentes
No puede ser…

(Guitarra…)

Compréndeme,
Tú sabes que te quiero sólo a ti
No puedo ya vivir
Sin tu querer

Ay, mi vida,
Como he sufrido tu ausencia,
Tu desdén y tu indiferencia
Que este dolor es por ti
Yo te perdono, muero contigo
Muero contigo…
Muero contigo…
Muero contigo…

 

Oh, My life,
The fault is all yours
You haven't been able to understand
But I know that you love me

Listen, my love,
To the notes of this song
The dearest memories
Of my dreams… come with me

Understand me,
You know that I love you and only you
Don't deny me the hope
To kiss you once again

My life, you,
You want to believe
That my destiny and your love
Have been separated on different paths
This can't be…

(Guitar…)

Understand me,
You know that I love you and only you
I can't live anymore
Without your love

Oh, my darling,
How I have suffered your absence,
Your disdain and your indifference
This pain is because of you
I forgive you, I'll die with you
I'll die with you…
I'll die with you…
I'll die with you…

 

2. O la pago yo o la paga ella (Marino Pérez)
Either I'll Pay or She'll Have to Pay

 

Me voy a beber
Dos o tres botellas
O la pago yo o la paga ella
O la pago yo o la paga ella

Oye, cantinero
Traiga otra botella
Oye, cantinero
Traiga otra botella
O la pago yo o la paga ella
O la pago yo o la paga ella

La mujer que tengo
Eso parte el alma
La mujer que tengo
Eso parte el alma
Su boquita sabe, mamá
A melado de cana
Su boquita sabe, mami
A melado de cana

Me voy a beber
Dos o tres botellas
O la pago yo o la paga ella
O la pago yo o la paga ella

Cuando yo amanezco
Con ganas de beber
Cuando yo amanezco
Con ganas de beber
Pido una botella
Llamo a mi mujer
Pido una botella, mami
Llamo a mi mujer

Mamacita linda
No seas tan rechula
Mamacita linda
No seas tan rechula
Que me estás matando mamá
Con tu sabrosura
Que me estás matando
Con tu sabrosura

Me voy a beber
Dos o tres botellas
O la pago yo o la paga ella
O la pago yo o la paga ella

Cuando ella me dice,
"Pide lo que quiera"
Cuando ella me dice,
"Pide lo que quiera"
Seguimos bebiendo
La semana entera
Seguimos bebiendo, mami
La semana entera

La mujer que tengo
Eso parte el alma
La mujer que tengo
Eso parte el alma
Su boquita sabe, mamá
A melao de cana
Su boquita sabe, mami
A melao de cana

Me voy a beber
Dos o tres botellas
O la pago yo o la paga ella
O la pago yo o la paga ella

(Guitarra…)

Me voy a beber
Dos o tres botellas
O la pago yo o la paga ella
O la pago yo o la paga ella

Mamacita linda
No seas tan rechula
Mamacita linda
No seas tan rechula
Que me estás matando, mamá
Con tu sabrosura
Que me estás matando, mami
Con tu sabrosura

Cuando yo amanezco
Con ganas de beber
Cuando yo amanezco
Con ganas de beber
Pido una botella, mami
Llamo a mi mujer
Pido una botella, mamá
Llamo a mi mujer

Me voy a beber
Dos o tres botellas
O la pago yo o la paga ella
O la pago yo o la paga ella

Me voy a beber
Dos o tres botellas
O la pago yo…

 

I'm going to go drink
Two or three bottles
Either I'll pay or she'll have to pay
Either I'll pay or she'll have to pay

Hey, barman
Bring me another bottle
Hey, barman
Bring me another bottle
Either I'll pay or she'll have to pay
Either I'll pay or she'll have to pay

The woman I have
It breaks my heart
The woman I have
It breaks my heart
Her little mouth tastes, mamá
Like sugar cane syrup
Her little mouth tastes, mami
Like sugar cane syrup.

I'm going to go drink
Two or three bottles
Either I'll pay or she'll have to pay
Either I'll pay or she'll have to pay

When I wake up
With a desire to drink
When I wake up
With a desire to drink
I ask for a bottle
I call my woman
I ask for a bottle, mami
I call my woman

Beautiful little momma
Don't be so sweet
Beautiful little momma
Don't be so sweet
Because you're killing me, mamá
With your tastiness
You're killing me
With your tastiness

I'm going to go drink
Two or three bottles
Either I'll pay or she'll have to pay
Either I'll pay or she'll have to pay

When she tells me,
"Ask for whatever you want"
When she tells me,
"Ask for whatever you want"
We keep drinking
All week long
We keep drinking, mami
All week long

The woman I have
It breaks my heart
The woman I have
It breaks my heart
Her little mouth tastes, mamá
Like sugar cane syrup
Her little mouth tastes, mami
Like sugar cane syrup

I'm going to go drink
Two or three bottles
Either I'll pay or she'll have to pay
Either I'll pay or she'll have to pay

(Guitar…)

I'm going to go drink
Two or three bottles
Either I'll pay or she'll have to pay
Either I'll pay or she'll have to pay

Beautiful little momma
Don't be so sweet
Beautiful little momma
Don't be so sweet
Because you're killing me, mamá
With your tastiness
You're killing me
With your tastiness

When I wake up
With a desire to drink
When I wake up
With a desire to drink
I ask for a bottle, mami
I call my woman
I ask for a bottle, mamá
I call my woman

I'm going to go drink
Two or three bottles
Either I'll pay or she'll have to pay
Either I'll pay or she'll have to pay

I'm going to go drink
Two or three bottles
Either I'll pay…

 

3. La muñeca (Eladio Romero Santos)
The Doll

 

Se me ha perdido una muñeca
Por allí, por allí, por la ciudad
Que tiene unos ojazos negros
Y una boca que no hay pa' mal
Si la ven por allí, por la calle
Échemela pa' acá
Esa muñeca es la mía
Y no la puedo emprestar

(Repita)

Y si se quedan con ella,
(La tendrán que devolver)
Porque lo que es ajeno
(A su dueño debe volver)
Porque lo que es ajeno
(A su dueño debe volver)
Y si se quedan con ella,
(La tendrán que devolver)
Porque lo que es ajeno
(A su dueño debe volver)

(Guitarra…)

Y si se quedan con ella,
(La tendrán que devolver)
Porque lo que es ajeno
(A su dueño debe volver)
Porque lo que es ajeno
(A su dueño debe volver)
Y si se quedan con ella,
(La tendrán que devolver)
Porque lo que es ajeno
(A su dueño debe volver)

 

 

I have lost a doll
Over there, over there, over in the city
Who has some big, black eyes
And a mouth that can do no harm
If you see her around here, on the street
Send her over to me
This doll is mine
And I can't lend her to anyone

(Repeat)

And if you mistake her for your own
(You'll have to give her back)
Because what belongs to someone else
(To its owner should return)
Because what belongs to someone else
(To its owner should return)
And if you mistake her for your own
(You'll have to give her back)
Because what belongs to someone else
(To its owner should return)

(Guitar…)

And if you mistake her for your own
(You'll have to give her back)
Because what belongs to someone else
(To its owner should return)
Because what belongs to someone else
(To its owner should return)
And if you mistake her for your own
(You'll have to give her back)

 

4. Equivocada (Blas Durán)
Mistaken

 

Pensaba herirme,
Pero te has he equivocado
Porque siempre me han sobrado
Traicioneras como
A Dios le pido
Que ahora tengas buena suerte
Porque ahora libremente
Gozaré mi juventud

Yo te pido que te alejes y perdones
Y no te hagas ilusiones
Porque habrás de comprender
Que donde quiera que yo vaya, soy un hombre
Y no soy de los que lloran el amor de una mujer
Que donde quiera que yo vaya, soy un hombre
Y no soy de los que lloran el amor de una mujer

Siempre he tenido una aventura en mi jornada
Aunque alguna fracasada no me causa humillación
Ando en la vida como el ave entre las flores
Y a toditas les doy besos y a ninguno el corazón.

(Guitarra…)

Yo te pido que te alejes y perdones
Y no te hagas ilusiones
Porque habrás de comprender
Que donde quiera que yo vaya, soy un hombre
Y no soy de los que lloran el amor de una mujer
Que donde quiera que yo vaya, soy un hombre
Y no soy de los que lloran el amor de una mujer

Siempre he tenido una aventura en mi jornada
Aunque alguna fracasada no me causa humillación
Ando en la vida como el ave entre las flores
Y a toditas les doy besos y a ninguno el corazón

 

 

You thought to hurt me,
But you are mistaken
Because I've always had more than enough
Traitors like you
I wish to God
That you now have the best of luck
Because now unencumbered
I will enjoy my youth

I ask you that you go away, and that you forgive me
And that you keep no illusions
Because you'll have to understand
That wherever I go, I am a man
And I'm not one of those who cry for the love of a woman
That wherever I go, I am a man
And I'm not one of those who cry for the love of a woman

I have always had an adventure in my calendar
So although some have failed it doesn't cause me any humiliation
I go through life as the bird among the flowers
And I give kisses to all but my heart to none.

(Guitar…)

I ask you that you go away, and that you forgive me
And that you keep no illusions
Because you'll have to understand
That wherever I go, I am a man
And I'm not one of those who cry for the love of a woman
That wherever I go, I am a man
And I'm not one of those who cry for the love of a woman

I have always had an adventure in my calendar
So although some have failed it doesn't cause me any humiliation
I go through life as the bird among the flowers
And I give kisses to all but my heart to none.

 

5. Ladrona (Félix Quintana)
Thief

 

Ódiame, ay
Por favor, yo te lo pido
Échame en el fondo del amor
Ay, del olvido
Para quedar
si ni siquiera tú te acuerdes
En este mundo yo siquiera vivo
Para quedar
si ni siquiera tú te acuerdes
En este mundo yo siquiera vivo

A Dios le pido
Que me ayude a olvidarte
Mira que fácil, ay
Me robaste mi amor, ay

Por eso es que te digo,
Ladrona,
Mira que fácil me robaste el corazón
Por eso es que te digo,
Ladrona
Mira que fácil me robaste el corazón

(Guitarra…)

A Dios le pido
Que me ayude a olvidarte
Mira que fácil, ay
Me robaste mi amor, ay
Por eso es que te digo,
Ladrona
Mira que fácil me robaste el corazón

Por eso es que te digo,
Ladrona
Mira que fácil me robaste el corazón

 

 

Hate me, oh
Please, I beg of you
Throw me in the dungeon of love
Oh, of oblivion
To stay forever,
If you don't even remember
I still live in this world
To stay forever,
If you don't even remember
I still live in this world

I beg of God
That he helps me to forget you
See how easily, oh
You stole my love, oh

That's why I call you
A thief,
Look how easily you stole my heart
That's why I call you
A thief,
See how easily you stole my heart

(Guitar…)

I beg of God
That he helps me to forget you
Look how easily, oh
You stole my love, oh
That's why I call you
A thief,
See how easily you stole my heart

That's why I call you
A thief,
See how easily you stole my heart

 

6. Estoy aquí pero no soy yo (Juan Bautista)
I'm Here But I'm Not Myself

 

Estoy aquí pero no soy yo (x2) Mi pensamiento anda detrás de ella
Mi corazón se siente ajeno
Y mi sangre
No circula por mis venas
No circula por mis venas

Estoy aquí pero no soy yo (x2)

No, no me siento nada de mi cuerpo
Quiero respirar
Y no tengo aliento
Por ella, por ella

Estoy aquí pero no soy yo (x2)

Ya, la quisiera olvidar
Pero mi pensamiento
Cada vez más y más,
Trás de ella,
Detrás de ella

Estoy aquí pero no soy yo (x2)

Yo no sé qué voy a hacer
Para olvidar a esa mujer
Porque mi ojos
Cada vez, más y más,
Quieren verla,
Quieren verla

Estoy aquí pero no soy yo (x2)

(Guitarra…)

Estoy aquí pero no soy yo (x2)

Ya, la quisiera olvidar
Pero mi pensamiento
Cada vez más y más,
Detrás de ella,
Trás de ella

Estoy aquí pero no soy yo (x2)

Yo no sé qué voy a hacer
Para olvidar esa mujer
Porque mi ojos
Cada vez, más y más,
Quieren verla,
Quieren verla

Estoy aquí pero no soy yo (x5)

 

 

I'm here but I'm not myself (x2)

My thoughts follow after her
My heart feels like another's
And my blood
Doesn't circulate through my veins
Doesn't circulate through my veins

I'm here but I'm not myself (x2)

No, I don't feel any part of my body
I want to breathe
And I don't have breath
Because of her, Because of her

I'm here but I'm not myself (x2)

I'd like to forget her already
But my thoughts
All the time, more and more,
Follow after her,
Follow after her

I'm here but I'm not myself (x2)

I don't know what I'm going to do
To forget this woman
Because my eyes
All the time, more and more,
Want to see her,
Want to see her

I'm here but I'm not myself (x2)

(Guitar…)

I'm here but I'm not myself (x2)

I'd like to forget her already
But my thoughts
All the time, more and more,
Follow after her,
Follow after her

I'm here but I'm not myself (x2)

I don't know what I'm going to do
To forget this woman
Because my eyes
All the time, more and more,
Want to see her,
Want to see her

I'm here but I'm not myself (x5)

 

7. Olvida ese hombre (Augusto Santos)
Forget That Man

 

Con tristeza supe
La vida que pasa
No sé por qué causa
No fuiste feliz
Como yo en la vida
Nadie te ha querido
Yo siempre he vivido
Pendiente de ti

Yo siempre te quise
Mi prenda querida
Yo nunca en la vida me olvidé de ti
Pero te prohíben
Pronunciar mi nombre
Yo sé que ese hombre
Te cela de mi

Olvída ese hombre
Échalo al olvido
Y tendrás conmigo amor y placer
Dime cuando quieres
Que vaya a buscarte
Que puedo amarte mucho más que él

Aun yo puedo amarte
Con un amor ferviente
Yo puedo ofrecerte
Lo que él no te dio
Yo quiero salvarte
Tú nunca le temas
A cualquier problema
Que haya entre él y yo

Yo quiero salvarte
Tú nunca le temas
A cualquier problema
Que haya entre él y yo

(Guitarra…)

Olvída ese hombre
Échalo al olvido
Y tendrás conmigo amor y placer
Dime cuando quieres
Que vaya a buscarte
Que puedo amarte mucho más que él

Aun yo puedo amarte
Con un amor ferviente
Yo puedo ofrecerte
Lo que él no te dio
Yo quiero salvarte
Tú nunca le temas
A cualquier problema
Que haya entre él y yo

Yo quiero salvarte Tú nunca le temas
A cualquier problema
Que haya entre él y yo

 

 

With sadness I learned
Of the life that is passing
I don't know for what reason
You weren't happy
As I have in life,
No one has loved you
I have always lived
Waiting on you

I always loved you
My precious love
I never in my life, forgot about you
But they forbid you
To pronounce my name
I know that man
Is jealous of me

Forget that man
Throw him into oblivion
And with me you will have love and pleasure
Tell me when you want
Me to come and fetch you
Because I can love you much more than he can

I can love you now
With a fervent love
I can offer you
What he didn't give you
I want to save you
Don't ever be afraid
Of whatever problem
There might be between him and me

I want to save you
Don't ever be afraid
Of whatever problem
There might be between him and me

(Guitar…)

Forget that man
Throw him into oblivion
And with me you will have love and pleasure
Tell me when you want
Me to come and fetch you
Because I can love you much more than he can

I can love you
With a fervent love
I can offer you
What he didn't give you
I want to save you
Don't ever be afraid
Of whatever problem
There might come between him and me

I want to save you
Don't ever be afraid
Of whatever problem
There might be between him and me

 

8. Si me la dan, la cojo (Augusto Santos)
If They Give Her To Me I'll Take Her

 

Yo tengo una mala maña
Que no puedo vivir solo
Yo tengo una mala maña
Que no puedo vivir solo

Una muchacha bonita
Si a mí me la dan, la cojo
Una muchacha bonita
Si a mí me la dan, la cojo

Si me la dan, la cojo
Ay si me la dan, la cojo
Si me la venden, la compro
Y si me la dan, la cojo
Y si me la dan, la cojo
Si me la dan, la cojo

(Guitarra…)

Cuántas muchachas bonitas
No sé si tendrán sus novios
Cuántas muchachas bonitas
No sé si tendrán sus novios
Y yo que estoy tan solito
Si me dan una, la cojo
Y yo que estoy tan solito
Si me dan una, la cojo

Si me la dan, la cojo
Ay si me la dan, la cojo
Si me la venden, la compro
Y si me la dan, la cojo
Si me la dan, la cojo
Si me la dan, la cojo

(Guitarra...)

Ella esta media flaquita
Pero le queda de todo
Ella esta media flaquita
Pero le queda de todo
En siendo que sea mujer,
Si a mí me la dan, la cojo
Pendiendo que sea mujer
Si a mí me la dan, la cojo

Si me la dan, la cojo
Ay si me la dan, la cojo
Si me la venden, la compro
Y si me la dan, la cojo
Si me la dan, la cojo
Si me la dan, la cojo

(Guitarra…)

Si alguna me tiene pena
Y no me quiere ver solo
Si alguna me tiene pena
Y no me quiere ver solo
Blanca, prieta, flaca, o gorda
Si a mí me la dan, la cojo
Blanca prieta, flaca, o gorda
Si a mí me la dan, la cojo

Si me la venden, la compro
Y si me la dan, la cojo
Si me la dan, la cojo
Si me la dan, la cojo

Si me la dan, la cojo
Dice Maximino Sanchez
Si me la dan, la cojo
Tambien Rafael Mañon
Si me la dan, la cojo
Y El Jarro ahí en un rincón
Si me la dan, la cojo
Y dijo Jaime Mendoza
Si me la dan, la cojo

Si me la dan, la cojo
Ay si me la dan, la cojo

 

 

I have a bad habit
Which is that I can't live alone
I have a bad habit
Which is that I can't live alone

A pretty little girl
If they give her to me, I'll take her
A pretty little girl
If they give her to me, I'll take her

If they give her to me, I'll take her
Oh, if they give her to me, I'll take her
If they sell her to me, I'll buy her
And if they give her to me, I'll take her
And if they give her to me, I'll take her
If they give her to me, I'll take her

(Guitar…)

So many pretty girls
I don't know if they're with their boyfriends
So many pretty girls
I don't know if they're with their boyfriends
And I who am so alone
If they give me one, I'll take her
And I who am so alone
If they give me one, I'll take her

If they give her to me, I'll take her
Oh, if they give her to me, I'll take her
If they sell her to me, I'll buy her
And if they give her to me, I'll take her
If they give her to me, I'll take her
If they give her to me, I'll take her

(Guitar…)

She's kind of skinny
But she's got all she needs
She's kind of skinny
But she's got all she needs
So long as she's a woman,
If they give her to me, I'll take her
So long as she's a woman,
If they give her to me, I'll take her

If they give her to me, I'll take her
Oh, if they give her to me, I'll take her
If they sell her to me, I'll buy her
And if they give her to me, I'll take her
If they give her to me, I'll take her
If they give her to me, I'll take her

(Guitar…)

If a girl feels sorry for me
And doesn't want to see me alone
If a girl feels sorry for me
And doesn't want to see me alone
White, black, skinny or fat
If they give her to me, I'll take her
White, black, skinny or fat
If they give her to me, I'll take her

If they sell her to me, I'll buy her
And if they give her to me, I'll take her
If they give her to me, I'll take her
If they give her to me, I'll take her

If they give her to me, I'll take her
So says Maximino Sanchez
If they give her to me, I'll take her
Also Rafael Mañon
If they give her to me, I'll take her
And 'El Jarro' over there in the corner
If they give her to me, I'll take her
And so said Jaime Mendoza
If they give her to me, I'll take her

If they give her to me, I'll take her
Oh, if they give her to me, I'll take her

 

9. El salón (Julio Ángel)
The Salon

 

Ya sí encontré la manera
De yo montar mi salón
A más de cuarenta mujeres
Voy a arreglarle el pajón
A más de cuarenta mujeres
Voy a arreglarle el pajón

(Dime que sí, dime que sí)
Dime que sí
(Dime que sí, dime que sí)
Dime que sí

Cuando la noche se acerca
Es que yo abro mi salón
Ay, porque vienen las mujeres
A que le arregle el pajón
Porque vienen las mujeres
A que le arregle el pajón

(Dime que sí, dime que sí)
Dime que sí
(Dime que sí, dime que sí)
Ay, dime que sí

Cuando yo voy por la calle
Dicen que estoy comparón
Pero es que saben que yo sé
Arreglar bien el pajón
Pero es que saben que yo sé
Arreglar bien el pajón

(Dime que sí, dime que sí)
Ay, dime que sí
(Dime que sí, dime que sí)
Dime que sí

(Guitarra…)

(Dime que sí, dime que sí)
Dime que sí
(Dime que sí, dime que sí)
Dime que sí

Rafael, dile a Rosmeiry
Que me espere en el salón
Ay, que llevó las materiales
Para arreglarle el pajón
Que llevó las materiales
Para arreglarle el pajón

(Dime que sí, dime que sí)
Ay, dime que sí
(Dime que sí, dime que sí)
Dime que sí

Cuando yo le meto el peine
Yo comienzo por el cuello
Y, pero dicen, Angelito,
Desenredame primero
Ellas me dicen, Angelito
Desenredame primero

(Dime que sí, dime que sí)
Ay, dime que sí
(Dime que sí, dime que sí)
Dime que sí

Cuando yo voy por la calle,
Dicen que estoy comparón
Pero es que saben que yo sé
Arreglar bien el pajón
Pero es que saben que yo sé
Arreglar bien el pajón

(Dime que sí, dime que sí)
Ay, dime que sí
(Dime que sí, dime que sí)
¿ Dime que sí
(Dime que sí, dime que sí)
¿ Dime que sí

 

 

Yes, I have now found the way
To start up my salon
To more than forty women
I'm going to arrange their curls
To more than forty women
I'm going to arrange their curls

(Tell me yes, tell me yes)
Tell me yes
(Tell me yes, tell me yes)
Tell me yes

When the night approaches
It's time to open my salon
Oh, because the women are coming
I have to arrange their curls
Because the women are coming
I have to arrange their curls

(Tell me yes, tell me yes)
Tell me yes
(Tell me yes, tell me yes)
Oh, tell me yes

When I go by on the street
People say I'm stuck up
But it's because they know that I know
How to arrange well the curls
But it's because they know that I know
How to arrange well the curls

(Tell me yes, tell me yes)
Oh, tell me yes
(Tell me yes, tell me yes)
Tell me yes

(Guitar…)

(Tell me yes, tell me yes)
Tell me yes
(Tell me yes, tell me yes)
Tell me yes

Rafael, tell Rosmary
To wait for me in the salon
Oh, he brought the materials
To arrange the curls
He brought the materials
To arrange the curls

(Tell me yes, tell me yes)
Oh, tell me yes
(Tell me yes, tell me yes)
Tell me yes

When I put the comb on her
I begin with her neck (in Spanish neck "cuello" sounds like bottom "culo")
But she says to me, little angel
Untangle me first
She says to me, little angel
Untangle me first

(Tell me yes, tell me yes)
Oh, tell me yes
(Tell me yes, tell me yes)
Tell me yes

When I go by on the street
People say I'm stuck up
But it's because they know that I know
How to arrange well the curls
But it's because they know that I know
How to arrange well the curls

(Tell me yes, tell me yes)
Oh, tell me yes
(Tell me yes, tell me yes)
? Tell me yes
(Tell me yes, tell me yes)
? Tell me yes

 

10. Yo pagaré la cerveza (Julio Morales)
I'll Pay For the Beer

 

Se me ha ido mi mujer
Yo no sé dónde estará
Se me ha ido mi mujer
Yo no sé dónde estará

Mis amigos a mí me dicen
Que ya pronto volverá
Mis amigos a mí me dicen
Que ya pronto volverá

Anoche me fui a una barra
(A tomarme una cerveza)
Anoche me fui a una barra
(A tomarme una cerveza)

Y cuando me puse malo
(De una vez rompí la mesa)
Y cuando me puse malo
(De una vez rompí la mesa)

El cantinero salió
(Y se puso a averiguar)
El cantinero salió
(Y se puso a averiguar)

La contesta que le di
(Sal si tú quieres pelear)
La contesta que le di
(Sal si tú quieres pelear)

Allí estaba mi morena
(Recostada en una mesa)
Allí estaba mi morena
(Recostada en una mesa)

Y yo oí cuando ella dijo
(Yo pagaré la cerveza)
Y yo oí cuando ella dijo
(Yo pagaré la cerveza)

(Guitarra…)

(Repita los versos desde la cabeza…)

Y le oí cuando ella dijo
(Pa' que no te rompan la cabeza)
Y le oí cuando ella dijo
(Pa' que no vayas a la Fortaleza)
Y le oí cuando ella dijo
(Yo pagaré la cerveza)
Y le oí cuando ella dijo
(Pa' que no vayas a la Fortaleza)
Y le oí cuando ella dijo
(Yo pagaré la cerveza)
Y le oí cuando ella dijo
(Pa' que no vayas a la Fortaleza)

 

 

My woman has left me
I don't know where she is
My woman has left me
I don't know where she is

My friends say to me
That she'll come back soon
My friends say to me
That she'll come back soon

Last night I went to a bar
(To drink a beer)
Last night I went to a bar
(To drink a beer)

And after I got mean drunk
(I broke the table)
And after I got mean drunk
(I broke the table)

The bartender came out
(And started asking questions)
The bartender came out
(And started asking questions)

The answer that I gave him:
(Come out if you want to fight)
The answer that I gave him:
(Come out if you want to fight)

And there was my brown-skinned girl
(Sleeping at a table)
And there was my brown-skinned girl
(Sleeping at a table)

And I heard her when she said
(I'll pay for the beer)
And I heard her when she said
(I'll pay for the beer)

(Guitar…)

(Repeat verses from beginning…)

And I heard her when she said
(So that they don't break your head)
And I heard her when she said
(So that you don't go to the fort [jail])
And I heard her when she said
(I'll pay for the beer)
And I heard her when she said
(So that you don't go to the fort)
And I heard her when she said
(I'll pay for the beer)
And I heard her when she said
(So that you don't go to the fort)

 

11. Amor del bueno (Ramón Cordero)
Good Love

 

Morenita mía,
Si es que tú me quieres
No te desesperes
Y brindame alegría

Siento simpatía
Si es que no me engañas
Sol de la mañana
Linda muchachita
Para ti, solita, morena
Yo tengo mi alma

Mujer preferida
Dame el corazón
Que en esta canción,
Te ofrezco mi vida

La luz encendida
De mi amor te baña
Si tú me acompañas
Linda morenita
Para ti, solita, morena
Yo tengo mi alma

(Guitarra…)

Tú eres mi deseo
En mi no hay engaño
Yo me siento extraño, morena
Cuando no te veo, ay

Sabes que en ti te creo
Mi amor, no se empaña
Y siempre te baña
Su honrado doctrina
Mujer de mi vida
Escucha mi alma

Tú eres la ilusión
De todos mis sueños
Quiero ser el dueño
De tu corazón

La luz y pasión
De tu amor me matan
Hermosa muchacha
Linda morenita
Para ti, solita, morena
Yo tengo mi alma

Para ti, solita, morena
Yo tengo mi alma

 

 

My little brown-skinned girl,
If you really love me
Don't despair
And bring me happiness

I can feel your affection
If you're not deceiving me
Sun of the morning
Pretty little girl
For you, only, brown-skinned girl
I hold my soul

My favorite woman
Give me your heart
For in this song,
I offer you my life

The burning light
Of my love bathes you
If you accompany me
Pretty little brown-skinned girl
For you, only, brown-skinned girl
I hold my soul

(Guitar…)

You are my desire
In me there is no deception
I don't feel myself, brown girl
When I can't see you

Know that I believe in you
My love cannot be contained
And you are always bathed
By its righteous belief
Woman of my life
Listen to my soul

You are the illusion
Of all my dreams
I want to be the master
Of your heart

The light and passion
Of your heart are killing me
Beautiful girl
Pretty little brown-skinned girl
For you, only, brown girl
I hold my soul

For you only, brown girl
I hold my soul

 

12. Esta noche me la llevo (Efraín Morel)
Tonight I'm taking her with me

 

Hoy yo me encuentro encerrado,
Y me van a condenar
Hoy yo me encuentro encerrado,
Y me van a condenar
Pero yo no he dicho nada,
De lo que se han puesto a hablar
(Pero yo no he dicho nada,
De lo que se han puesto a hablar)

Virgencita de Altagracia,
Tú me tienes que ayudar
Virgencita de Altagracia,
Tú me tienes que ayudar
Pero como nada debo,
Nada tengo que pagar
(Pero como nada debo,
Nada tengo que pagar)

Pues, tráigame otra botella,
Que me voy a emborrachar
Pues, tráigame otra botella,
Que me voy a emborrachar
Esta noche me la llevo,
Aunque tenga que pelear
(Esta noche me la llevo,
Aunque tenga que pelear)

Dicen que me andan buscando
Que me acusan de delito
Dicen que me andan buscando
Que me acusan de delito
Pero yo no he dicho nada,
En contra de su cariñito
(Pero yo no he dicho nada,
En contra de su cariñito)

(Guitarra…)

Virgencita de Altagracia,
Tú me tienes que ayudar
Virgencita de Altagracia,
Tú me tienes que ayudar
Pero como nada debo,
Nada tengo que pagar
(Pero como nada debo,
Nada tengo que pagar)

Pues, tráigame otra botella
Que me voy a emborrachar
Pues, tráigame otra botella
Que me voy a emborrachar
Esta noche me la llevo,
Aunque tenga que pelear
(Esta noche me la llevo,
Aunque tenga que pelear)

Virgencita de alta gracia,
Tú me tienes que ayudar
Virgencita de alta gracia,
Tú me tienes que ayudar
Esta noche me la llevo,
Aunque tenga que pelear
(Esta noche me la llevo,
Aunque tenga que pelear)

Aquí me tienen humillado,
Y me van a condenar
Aquí me tienen humillado,
Y me van a condenar
Pero como nada debo,
Nada tengo que pagar
(Pero como nada debo,
Nada tengo que pagar)

(Pero como nada debo,
Nada tengo que pagar) (x5)

 

 

Today I fond myself locked up,
And they are going to condemn me
Today I fond myself locked up,
And they are going to condemn me
But I haven't divulged anything,
Of what they had been talking about
(But I haven't divulged anything,
Of what they had been talking about)

Holy virgin of highest grace,
You must help me
(Holy virgin of highest grace,
You must help me)
But since I owe you nothing,
Nothing must I pay you
(But since I owe you nothing,
Nothing must I pay you)

So, bring me another bottle,
Because I am going to get drunk
So, bring me another bottle,
Because I am going to get drunk
Tonight I'm taking her with me,
Even if I have to fight
(Tonight I'm taking her with me,
Even if I have to fight)

They say that they are searching for me,
That they accuse me of a crime
They say that they are searching for me,
That they accuse me of a crime
But I haven't said anything
Bad about her love
But I haven't said anything
Bad about her love

(Guitar…)

Holy virgin of highest grace,
You must help me
(Holy virgin of highest grace,
You must help me)
But since I owe nothing,
Nothing must I pay
(But since I owe nothing,
Nothing must I pay)

So, bring me another bottle,
Because I am going to get drunk
So, bring me another bottle,
Because I am going to get drunk
Tonight I'm taking her with me,
Even if I have to fight
(Tonight I'm taking her with me,
Even if I have to fight)

Holy virgin of highest grace,
You must help me
(Holy virgin of highest grace,
You must help me)
Tonight I'm taking her with me,
Even if I have to fight
(Tonight I'm taking her with me,
Even if I have to fight)

They have me here humiliated,
And they are going to condemn me
They have me here humiliated,
And they are going to condemn me
But since I owe nothing,
Nothing must I pay
(But since I owe nothing,
Nothing must I pay)

(But since I owe nothing,
Nothing must I pay) (x5)

 

13. Mi secreto (Leonardo Paniagua)
My Secret

 

Yo tengo miedo
De mi secreto
Que ya no sé guardar
De nada vale
Tanta esperanza
Si no te puedo amar

Estoy aquí, estoy sufriendo
Por tu amor estoy muriendo
Pero a ti ya no te importa
Si mi pena me devora
Para ti es igual,
Y me haces tanto mal

Oye, ya sé que tú dijiste
Que no era yo
Y que dentro de ti tu amor
Por mi murió
Que ya no quieres más saber de mí

Oye, si alguna vez tú sientes
Ganas de volver
Recuerda que al pensar en mí
Y en mi querer
Estaré siempre aquí
Con mi sufrir

Ve, que tanta esperanza se me va
Que el tiempo va dejándome atrás
Y que tu amor va a desaparecer
No me hagas sufrir

Ve, que la distancia nos separa más
Que tengo mucho amor para entregar
Los días son en mi una eternidad
No me hagas sufrir

(Guitarra…)

Oye, ya sé que tú dijiste
Que no era yo
Y que dentro de ti tu amor
Por mi murió
Que ya no quieres más saber de mí

Oye, si alguna vez tú sientes
Ganas de volver
Recuerde que al pensar en mi
Y en mi querer
Estaré siempre aquí
Con mi sufrir

Ve, que tanta esperanza se me va
Que el tiempo va dejándome atrás
Y que tu amor va a desaparecer
No me hagas sufrir

Ve, que la distancia nos separa más
Que tengo mucho amor para entregar
Los días son en mi una eternidad
No me hagas sufrir

No me hagas sufrir… (x3)

 

 

I am afraid
Of my secret
That I don't know how to keep anymore
There is no value
In so much hope
If I am not able to love you

I am here, I am suffering
For your love I am dying
But you don't care anymore
If my pain devours me
For you, it doesn't matter
And you do me so much wrong

Listen - I know that you already said
That it was not me
And that inside of you your love
For me died
And that you don't want to know any more about me

Listen - if some time you feel
A desire to return
Remember that when you think of me
And of my love
I will always be here
With my suffering

See - that so much hope is leaving me
That time goes on, leaving be behind
And that your love is going to disappear
Don't make me suffer

See - that the distance is separating us more
That I have lots of love to give
The days are inside of me an eternity
Don't make me suffer

(Guitar…)

Listen - I know that you already said
That it was not me
And that inside of you your love
For me died
That you don't want to know any more about me

Listen - if some time you feel
A desire to return
Remember that when you think of me
And of my love
I will always be here
With my suffering

See, that so much hope leaves me
That time goes on, leaving be behind
And that your love is going to disappear
Don't make me suffer

See - that the distance is separating us more
That I have a lot of love to give
The days are… eternity
Don't make me suffer

Don't make me suffer (x3)

 

14. Asesina (Juan Bautista)
Assassin [Woman Assassin]

 

Si aquí existiera la ley
Del condena del amor
Por el daño que me hiciste
Mereces estar en prisión
Siempre yo te he hecho bien
Y tú me has pagado mal
Por eso es que yo te llamo
Asesina sin matar

Asesina
(Asesina sin matar)
Asesina
(Asesina sin matar)
Asesina
(Asesina sin matar)

Últimas gotas de sangre
Que tengo yo en mi persona
Y las derramo por ti
Porque tú tengas la gloria
Siempre yo te he hecho bien
Y tú me has pagado mal
Por eso es que yo te llamo
Asesina sin matar

Asesina
(Asesina sin matar)
Asesina
(Asesina sin matar)
Asesina
(Asesina sin matar)

(Guitarra…)

Últimas gotas de sangre
Que tengo yo en mi persona
Y las derramo por ti
Porque tú tengas la gloria
Siempre yo te he hecho bien
Y tú me has pagado mal
Por eso es que yo te llamo
Asesina sin matar

Asesina
(Asesina sin matar)
Asesina
(Asesina sin matar)
Asesina
(Asesina sin matar)

Tú sabes que yo te quiero
(Asesina sin matar)
¿Por qué me tratas tan mal?
(Asesina sin matar)
Tú sabes que yo te adoro
(Asesina sin matar)
¿Por qué me quieres matar?
(Asesina sin matar)
Asesina
(Asesina sin matar)
Asesina
(Asesina sin matar)
Tú sabes que yo te quiero
(Asesina sin matar)

 

If there existed here the law
Of the condemnation of love
For the hurt that you caused me
You would deserve to be in prison
I have always been good to you
And you have paid me poorly
That's why I call you
Assassin without killing

Assassin
(Assassin without killing)
Assassin
(Assassin without killing)
Assassin
(Assassin without killing)

The last drops of blood
That I have in my person
And I spill them for you
Because you have all the glory
I have always been good to you
And you have paid me poorly
That's why I call you
Assassin without killing

Assassin
(Assassin without killing)
Assassin
(Assassin without killing)
Assassin
(Assassin without killing)

(Guitar…)

The last drops of blood
That I have in my person
And I spill them for you
Because you have all the glory
I have always been good to you
And you have paid me poorly
That's why I call you
Assassin without killing

Assassin
(Assassin without killing)
Assassin
(Assassin without killing)
Assassin
(Assassin without killing)

You know that I love you
(Assassin without killing)
Why do you treat me so badly?
(Assassin without killing)
You know that I adore you
(Assassin without killing)
Why do you want to kill me?
(Assassin without killing)
Assassin
(Assassin without killing)
Assassin
(Assassin without killing)
You know that I love you
(Assassin without killing)

 



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