| Don't sing love songs, you'll wake my mother
| No cantes canciones de amor, despertarás a mi madre
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| She's sleeping here right by my side
| Ella está durmiendo aquí a mi lado
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| And in her right hand, a silver dagger
| Y en su mano derecha, una daga de plata
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| She says that I can't be your bride
| Ella dice que no puedo ser tu novia
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| All men are false, says my mother
| Todos los hombres son falsos, dice mi madre
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| They'll tell you wicked, loving lies
| Te dirán mentiras perversas y amorosas
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| The very next evening, they'll court another
| La noche siguiente, cortejarán a otro
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| Leave you alone to pine and sigh
| Te dejo solo para suspirar y suspirar
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| My daddy is a handsome devil
| mi papi es un diablito guapo
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| He's got a chain five miles long
| Tiene una cadena de cinco millas de largo
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| And on every link, a heart does dangle
| Y en cada enlace, un corazón cuelga
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| Of another maid he's loved and wronged
| De otra doncella que ha amado y agraviado
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| Go court another tender maiden
| Ve a cortejar a otra tierna doncella
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| And hope that she will be your wife
| Y espero que ella sea tu esposa
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| For I've been warned and I've decided
| Porque he sido advertido y he decidido
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| To sleep alone all of my life | Dormir solo toda mi vida |