ARREPENTIMIENTO

Que tarde me arrepiento, negra

How late I regret, my love

que tarde me arrepiento de haber jugado contigo,

How late I regret having played with you,

no seas malo con ella, me decían mis amigos

Don't be cruel to her, my friends used to tell me

pues de esa forma sufre su corazón, adolorido.

Because in that way, her heart suffers, in pain.

Pero yo no hacía caso, jugaba, jugaba

But I paid no attention, I played, I played

y ella más me quería, me amaba, me amaba(Bis).

And she loved me more, she loved me, she loved me (Repeat).

Y hoy que tarde pienso, volver a tu lado

And now, too late, I think of returning to your side

invoco el cariño que una vez tuviste tú para conmigo.

I invoke the affection that you once had for me.

No seas malo conmigo, negro

Don't be cruel to me, my love

no seas malo conmigo ella me decía con paciencia,

Don't be cruel to me, she used to tell me with patience,

y hoy que ya la he perdido, y hoy que ya la he perdido

And now that I have lost her, and now that I have lost her

se me ha estrechado el mundo en la celda fría de mi conciencia.

The world has narrowed for me in the cold cell of my conscience.

Pero yo no hacía caso, jugaba, jugaba

But I paid no attention, I played, I played

y ella más me quería, me amaba, me amaba(Bis).

And she loved me more, she loved me, she loved me (Repeat).

Y hoy que tarde pienso, volver a tu lado

And now, too late, I think of returning to your side

invoco el cariño que una vez tuviste tú para conmigo.

I invoke the affection that you once had for me.