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Why would I get married

Isabel Parra

Para qué me casaría

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La vida, para qué me casaría,
la vida, tan bien que 'staba soltera.
La vida, si mi mamá me pegaba,
la vida, mi marí'o dice "juera".
La vida, para qué me casaría.

Mi marí'o me estima
como una reina,
no me deja costilla
que no me quiebra.

Que no me quiebra, sí,
tan reprudente
que me tira del pelo
delante gente.

Cierto, tan imprudente,
delante gente.

Why would I get married

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Life, why would I get married,
life, I was so well single.
Life, if my mom hit me,
life, my husband says 'get out'.
Life, why would I get married.

My husband esteems me
like a queen,
he doesn't leave a rib
unbroken.

Not a rib unbroken, yes,
so reckless
that he pulls my hair
in front of people.

Indeed, so reckless,
in front of people.