La Carcel de Sing Sing

Sing Sing Prison

La Carcel de Sing Sing

Yesterday, I visited Sing Sing prisonAyer, yo visité la cárcel de Sing Sing
In one of his lonely cellsEn una de sus celdas solitarias
A man was kneeling to the RedeemerUn hombre se encontraba arrodillado al Redentor
Mercy, mercy on me, my great LordPiedad, piedad de mí, mi gran Señor

but when he looked at me, he rushed at memás cuando me miró, a mí se abalanzó
And with a trembling and clipped voiceY con voz temblorosa y recortada
Listen, sad brother, to this horrible confessionEscucha, triste hermano, esta horrible confesión
Here I am condemned to deathAquí, yo condenado a muerte estoy

I had to kill a being that I wanted to loveYo tuve que matar a un ser que quise amar
And even though she is dead, I love herY aunque aun estando muerta, yo la quiero
When I saw her with her lover, I killed them bothAl verla con su amante, a los dos los maté
Because of that infamous woman, I will diePor culpa de esa infame, moriré

Just minutes, I have left to breatheMinutos nada más, me quedan ya pa' respirar
The chair is ready, the camera tooLa silla lista está, la cámara también
To my poor old lady, how desperate she isA mi pobre viejita, que desesperada está
Give him this memory of meEntréguele este recuerdo de mí

I had to kill a being that I wanted to loveYo tuve que matar a un ser que quise amar
And even though she is dead, I love herY aunque aun estando muerta, yo la quiero
When I saw her with her lover, I killed them bothAl verla con su amante, a los dos los maté
Because of that infamous man, I will diePor culpa de ese infame, moriré

Just minutes, I have left to breatheMinutos nada más, me quedan ya pa' respirar
The chair is ready, the camera tooLa silla lista está, la cámara también
To my poor old lady, how desperate she isA mi pobre viejita, que desesperada está
Give him this memory of meEntréguele este recuerdo de mí

I had to kill a being that I wanted to loveYo tuve que matar a un ser que quise amar
And although, even being dead, I love herY aunque, aun estando muerta, yo la quiero
When I saw her with her lover, I killed them bothAl verla con su amante, a los dos los maté
Because of that infamous woman, I will diePor culpa de esa infame, moriré
Because of that infamous man, I will diePor culpa de ese infame, moriré