Romance Quinceañero

Quinceanera Romance

Romance Quinceañero

Daughter of a high society doctor,Hija de un doctor de alta sociedad,
Accustomed to having everything in her homeAcostumbrada a tener todo en su hogar
She turned fifteen years old and is the youngest daughter.Quince años cumplió y es la hija menor
Throwing a birthday party in his honor...Dando una fiesta de cumpleaños en su honor...
The newspaper announcedEl diario anunció
Everything on pedestalTodo en pedestal
The city class would attend...Asistiría la clase de la ciudad...
Someone hired a bandAlguien contrató un grupo musical
Creole music because that's what the Pope wantedMúsica criolla porque eso quería el papa
The day arrivedEl día llegó
everything was normalTodo iba normal
When the group was called to performCuando llamaron el conjunto para actuar
But something happenedPero algo pasó
When when singingCuando al cantar
A young boy improvised his versesUn jovencito echó sus versos a improvisar
Ah improvise...Aa improvisar...
"What a pretty face you have, miss."Que lindo rostro que tiene usted señorita
That look dazzles, surprises, incitesEsa mirada deslumbra, sorprende, incita
To kiss your mouth,A besar su boca,
cute birthday girlLinda cumpleañera
God bless you"Que dios la bendiga"
When she looked at the singer she gave him a smile,Ella al mirar al cantante le dio una sonrisa,
The magic they call love was born so quicklyNació la magia que llaman amor tan de prisa
And after half an hour they were talking aloneY a la media hora hablaban a solas
He fell in love at first sight...Se enamoró a primera vista...

time passedEl tiempo pasó
love grewEl amor creció
But secretly the father did not find outPero a escondidas el padre no se enteró
She gave her love, he received itElla dio su amor, el lo recibió
And in body and soul they gave themselves with passionY en cuerpo y alma se entregaron con pasión
She promised, he also sworeElla prometió, el también juró
Love each other to death with God's blessing,Quererse hasta la muerte con la bendición de dios,
But something happenedPero algo ocurrió
His body changedSu cuerpo cambió
The product of love grew in her womb,Creció en su vientre el producto del amor,
His father noticed the external changeSu padre notó el cambio exterior
And without hesitation he once asked:Y sin dudar de una vez le preguntó:
"Who got you pregnant?""¿Quién te embarazó?"
And she strongly answered:Y ella fuerte contestó:
"The man I love,"El hombre que amo,
That folklore singer,Aquel cantante del folclor,
My great love..."Mi gran amor..."

The wounded father, distraught, angry, told him:El padre herido angustiado, enojado le dijo:
"I do not allow you to bring a child,"Yo no permito que traigas un hijo,
What is high society going to say?Que va a decir la alta sociedad,
If you haven't gotten married..."Si no te has casado..."

That father forced her to have an abortionAquel papá le obligo a practicarse el aborto
Where she also died without being able to avoid it,Donde murió ella también sin poder evitarlo,
Someone asked: "Who is responsible?Alguien preguntó: "¿quién es responsable?
"He must be punished."Hay que castigarlo."

The father answered:El padre contestó:
"It was the boyfriend who planned"Fue el novio quien planeó
Without my permissionSin mi permiso
The abortion in which my daughter died..."El aborto en que murió mi niña..."

With his money he condemnedCon su dinero condenó
And in prison he locked upY en la cárcel encerró
That innocent boyAquel muchacho inocente
From the mistake made...Del error cometido...

And I want to confess to youY quiero confesarles
That poor boyQue ese pobre muchacho
It's not me...No soy yo...
I only singYo solamente canto
The story that in prisonLa historia que en la cárcel
He told me himself.El mismo me contó.

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Let this serve as an exampleQue esto sirva como ejemplo
To love...Al amor...

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May the blood blueQue la sangre azul
Finally changed color...Por fin cambie de color...

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That poor innocent boy is not me...Ese pobre muchacho inocente no soy yo...