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The Outcome

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Right near the snowBien cerca de la Nevada
In the lands of GuajiraEn predios de la Guajira
A beautiful native girlUna preciosa nativa
From that thriving regionDe esa próspera región
She gave her heart awaySus amores entregó
To a Guajiro studentA un estudiante Guajiro
Who even moved to the cityQue hasta una ciudad se vino
In search of an educationEn busca de educación
And started a careerY una carrera inició
That was her greatest dreamQue era su mayor delirio
Vacation time would comeLlegaban las vacaciones
And the student would returnY el estudiante volvía
Because they loved each otherPorque cómo se querían
Both were desperateDesesperaban los dos

That love was so sweetBonito era aquel amor
Their relationship was a modelDe ejemplo era ese noviazgo
And the years went byY así pasaban los años
As he built his professionY él hacía su profesión
And she patiently waitedY ella paciente esperó
Faithful to her boyfriend for ten yearsFiel a su novio diez años

The moment they longed for arrivedLlegó el momento deseado
What the bride had been dreaming ofLo que la novia anhelaba
Because when he graduatedPorque cuando él terminara
He would marry herCon ella se casaría
What she didn’t foreseeLo que ella no presentía
Was that the professionalEs que ya el profesional
Thought he should findPensó que debía buscar
Someone educated like himUna como él educada
And not the one who loved himY no aquella que lo amaba
And had made her wait so longY tanto había echo esperar
But he never wrote againMás nunca volvió a escribirle
Nor asked about herNi preguntó más por ella
While she, wrapped in sorrowMientras que ella envuelta en pena
Cried tears of anguishLloraba lágrimas vivas

He returned to see his familyVolvió a ver a su familia
Accompanied by another girlAcompañao de otra novia
It was heard that the weddingSe oyó decir que la boda
Would be on October twelfthDoce de octubre sería
Because that day coincidedPorque ese día coincidía
With the Patron's festivalCon la fiesta de la Patrona

But in life, there are mistakesPero hay en la vida errores
Unforgivable mistakesErrores imperdonables
That can even costQue incluso pueden costarle
A good man his lifeA un hombre bueno la vida
Because a wounded womanPorque una mujer herida
Blinded by jealousyY cegada por los celos
Swore that before losing himJuró que antes de perderlo
She would end her lifeAcabaría con su vida
And with her wicked planY ya con su idea maligna
She went to the other side of townFue al otro lado del pueblo
Arrived at the dance hallLlegó a la puerta del baile
And spotted him right awayY lo divisó enseguida
And like a madwoman in rageY como loca de ira
She went straight to where he wasFue hasta donde él se encontraba

She hugs him, then shoots himLo abraza, allí le dispara
Until she takes his lifeHasta quitarle la vida
And there she commits suicideY allí con él se suicida
Saying these words to himDiciéndole estas palabras
If you mocked my life hereSi aquí burlaste mi vida
Then maybe in heaven you’ll love me.De pronto en el cielo me amas