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and the UCLA Digital Library
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Notes & History
Lyrics and paraphrase in English, as support material.
by Omar V. Salgado (not verified), 05/04/2023 - 20:36Tomando, siempre tomando
Rebato mi copa de amargo licor
Si me ven borracho es para olvidar las penas
Que llevo grabadas en el corazón.
A ustedes amigos les doy mi consejo
Que no se acobarden por una traición
Para que no sientan lo que yo ahora siento
Cobardía de verla, entregada a otro amor.
Paraphrase:
Drinking, always drinking, I empty my cup of bitter liquor. If you see me drunk, it's to forget the sorrows, that I carry engraved in my heart.
To you, my friends, I give my advice, don't be scared of a betrayal. So you don't feel what I'm feeling now, cowardice of seeing her given to another love.