Paroles et traduction Ramón Ayala y Sus Bravos Del Norte - La Mujer De Un Preso

La Mujer De Un Preso

Conocí a la hembra en una cantina,
Gozando la vida, bailando y tomando;
Me puse a quererla pues yo no sabía
Que un hombre en la cárcel le estaba llorando.

Me gustas le dije y serás mi adorada,
No más no me cuentes tu vida pasada;
Tú nada me digas, yo nada te digo,
Hagamos de cuenta que hoy hemos nacido.

A veces miraba que estaba llorando,
Yo la consolaba besando su llanto;
A mí me llenaba de amor y alegría
Más no imaginaba el mal que le hacía.

Un día que recibo recado de un preso,
Por Dios me pedía que yo fuera a verlo;
Allá en el penal me habló de hombre a hombre,
Destruyes mi hogar y manchas mi nombre.

Yo creo que te dijo que tiene unos hijos,
Hoy que anda contigo los está olvidando,
No importa que viva pérdida en el vicio,
Pero que ella siga mis hijos cuidando.

Le dije a aquel que nada sabía,
Que nunca su nombre jamás mancharía,
De verás la quiero y no vuelvo a mirarla,
La mujer de un preso hay que respetarla.

Inmate’s Wife

I met her at a bar,
Partying, dancing, and drinking;
I fell for her because I didn't know
That a man in prison was crying over her.

I told her I liked her and would love her forever,
But don't tell me about your past;
You don't tell me anything, I don't tell you anything,
Let's pretend that we were born today.

Sometimes I saw her crying,
I consoled her by kissing away her tears;
She filled me with love and joy
But I didn't realize the harm I was causing her.

One day I received a message from a prisoner,
He begged me to see him;
There in the prison he talked to me man to man,
You are destroying my family and tarnishing my name.

I think she told you she has children,
Now that she's with you, she's forgetting them,
It doesn't matter if she lives a life of vice,
But she must continue to take care of my children.

I told him I didn't know anything,
That I would never tarnish his name,
I really love her and I won't see her again,
A prisoner's wife must be respected.