| Oh, come hear a story a stranger just told me
| Oh, ven a escuchar una historia que un extraño me acaba de contar
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| Of a woman who meant everything
| De una mujer que significaba todo
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| So proud he once owned her but he has her no longer
| Tan orgulloso que una vez fue su dueño, pero ya no la tiene
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| For she wears another man’s ring
| Porque ella usa el anillo de otro hombre
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| He talked of the good time they’d had in the springtime
| Habló de lo bien que lo habían pasado en la primavera
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| Before she was stolen away
| Antes de que la robaran
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| He blamed her oh no none he said she was too young
| Él la culpó, oh, no, ninguno, dijo que era demasiado joven.
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| And that’s why she wanted to stray
| Y es por eso que ella quería desviarse
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| We drank to her new love that it might be true love
| Brindamos por su nuevo amor para que sea amor verdadero
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| Her future both happy and bright
| Su futuro feliz y brillante.
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| With his eyes growing misty he drank down the whiskey
| Con los ojos empañados, bebió el whisky.
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| That was telling his story that night
| Que estaba contando su historia esa noche
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| And though he didn’t even know me he told me all of his story
| Y aunque ni siquiera me conocía me contó toda su historia
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| And not one single word did he say without pride
| Y ni una sola palabra dijo sin orgullo
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| And then he asked me if I blamed her but oh when he named her
| Y luego me preguntó si la culpaba pero oh cuando la nombró
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| I wanted to run out and hide
| Quería salir corriendo y esconderme
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| How could I tell him the man that had dealt him
| ¿Cómo podría decirle al hombre que le había tratado
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| His sadness and sorrow was me
| Su tristeza y pena era yo
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| I ran from the table while I was still able
| Corrí de la mesa mientras aún podía
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| To hold back my own misery
| Para contener mi propia miseria
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| And now a wonder comes to me that maybe he knew me
| Y ahora me viene un asombro de que tal vez me conociera
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| And he told me just so I’d cry
| Y me dijo solo para que yo llorara
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| But without his knowing my teardrops were flowing
| Pero sin que él supiera, mis lágrimas corrían
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| For she had just told me goodbye | Porque ella acababa de decirme adiós |