La Carcel de Sing Sing

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Ayer yo visite la cárcel de sing sing

Yesterday I visited Sing Sing prison

Y en una de sus celdas solitarias

And in one of its solitary cells

Un hombre se encontraba arrodillado al redentor piedad, piedad de mí gran señor

A man was kneeling to the Redeemer, mercy, mercy upon me, great Lord

Más cuando me miro a mí se abalanzó y con voz temblorosa y recortada

But when he looked at me, he lunged and with a trembling and broken voice

Escucha triste hermano esta horrible confesión a qui yo condenado a muerte estoy

Listen, sad brother, to this horrible confession where I, condemned to death, am


Yo tuve que matar a un ser que quise amar

I had to kill someone I loved

Y a un que estando muerta yo la quiero

And even though she's dead, I still love her

Al verla con su amante a los dos los maté por culpa de su infame moriré

Seeing her with her lover, I killed them both; because of their infamous guilt, I'll die


Minutos nada más me quedan ya pa respirar

I have only minutes left to breathe

La silla lista esta, la camara también

The chair is ready, so is the chamber

A mi pobre viejita que desesperada esta entrégale este recuerdo de mi

To my poor mom, who is in despair, give her this memory of me


Yo tuve que matar a un ser que quise amar

I had to kill someone I loved

Y a un que estando muerta yo la quiero

And even though she's dead, I still love her

Al verla con su amante a los dos los maté por culpa de su infame moriré

Seeing her with her lover, I killed them both; because of their infamous guilt, I'll die


Minutos nada más me quedan ya pa respirar

I have only minutes left to breathe

La silla lista esta, la camara también

The chair is ready, so is the chamber

A mi pobre viejita que desesperada esta entrégale este recuerdo de mi

To my poor mom, who is in despair, give her this memory of me


Yo tuve que matar a un ser que quise amar

I had to kill someone I loved

Y a un que estando muerta yo la quiero

And even though she's dead, I still love her

Al verla con su amante a los dos los maté por culpa de su infame moriré

Seeing her with her lover, I killed them both; because of their infamous guilt, I'll die


Por culpa de su infame moriré, moriré

Because of their infamous guilt, I'll die, I'll die

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Lima, Perú April 30, 2024
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