Lila Downs

La farsante lyrics with English translation

Language

Spanish

Level

Intermediate

Released

2015

Genre

Cumbia

Length

4:17

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1. Creí que eras muy buena,

   I thought you were so good,

2. creí que eras sincera,

   I thought you were sincere,

3. yo te di mucho cariño,

   I gave you so much affection,

4. yo te di mucha confianza

   I placed so much trust in you

5. y resultaste traicionera.

   and you turned out to be treacherous.

6. Tú me hiciste muy rebelde,

   You made me very rebellious,

7. tú me hiciste tu enemigo,

   you made me your enemy,

8. tú me hiciste desconfiado,

   you made me distrustful,

9. porque tú me traicionaste sin razón y sin motivo.

   because you betrayed me for no reason and without cause.

10. Este orgullo que tengo no lo vas a mirar

    This pride I carry, you won't see it.

11. en el suelo tirado como una basura,

    on the ground thrown like a piece of trash,

12. yo me quito hasta el nombre

    I even take away my name

13. y te doy mi palabra de honor

    and I give you my word of honor

14. que de mí no te burlas.

    that you won't mock me.

15. Yo te juro por todo lo que sucedió

    I swear to you by everything that happened

16. que te arrepentirás de este mal que me has hecho.

    that you'll regret this wrong you’ve done to me.

17. Sabes que... que no descansaré hasta verte a mis pies,

    You know that... I won't rest until I see you at my feet,

18. y eso dalo por hecho.

    and consider it a given.

19. Este orgullo que tengo no lo vas a mirar

    This pride I have, you won’t see it

20. en el suelo tirado como una basura,

    on the ground thrown like a piece of trash,

21. yo me quito hasta el nombre

    I even take off my name

22. y te doy mi palabra de honor

    and I give you my word of honor

23. que de mí...

    that from me...

24. que de mí no te burlas.

    that you won't mock me.

25. Ya veras traicionera,

    You'll see, traitor,

26. lo vas a pagar muy caro,

    you're going to pay dearly for it,

27. yo soy muy bueno a la buena

    I'm very good when things are good

28. y por las mala, yo soy muy malo.

    and when they're bad, I'm really bad.

29. No quisiste ser bueno,

    You didn't want to be good,

30. y ya ves, ya ves lo que resulta.

    and now you see, now you see what happens.

31. Yo no quise ser malo pero tú tienes la culpa,

    I didn't mean to be wicked, but you’re the one to blame,

32. oh.

    oh.

33. Y es que tú ya de mí no te vas a burlar,

    And you won’t mock me anymore,

34. hoy de puro capricho yo haré que me quieras,

    today, just for the sake of it, I’ll make you love me,

35. Ya verás que hasta vas a aprender

    You’ll see that you will even learn

36. cómo debes amar

    how to love

37. a dios en tierra ajena.

    God on foreign land.

38. Porque tú a mis espaldas me hiciste traición,

    Because behind my back, you betrayed me,

39. hoy por eso te voy a quitar lo farsante,

    today I’ll strip you of your pretenses,

40. voy a hacer que tú, incado, me pidas perdón

    I will make you, kneeling, ask me for forgiveness.

41. y me implores amor delante de tu amante.

    and you plead for love in front of your lover.

42. Ya veras taricionero,

    You'll see, traitor,

43. lo vas a pagar...

    you're going to pay for it...

44. ¡muy caro!

    very dearly!

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