El Desquite

Que culpa tengo,

What fault do I have,

Si por tú mala cabeza, vas a sufrir

If, due to your stubbornness, you're going to suffer

No te detengo,

I won't stop you,

Si es tu gusto ese camino, lo has de seguir

If that's the path you choose, you must follow it

Tarde o temprano,

Sooner or later,

Yo te he de ver, lamentando tu proceder

I will see you regretting your actions

Ya cuando en vano,

When in vain,

Tú quieras arrepentida, retroceder

You want to repent and turn back

Yo sufro, por tal que sufras

I suffer so that you suffer,

Y si juego se perder,

And if the game is lost,

Me gusta, quemar mi casa

I like to burn my house,

Por ver la de en frente arder

To see the one across the street burn

Que tan amargo,

How bitter it is,

Será pensar que a mi lado, no has de volver

To think that by my side, you won't come back

Y sin embargo,

And yet,

Jamás me verán llorando, por tú querer

You will never see me crying for your love

Hago de cuenta,

I pretend,

Que fue un remate de feria, o de carnaval

It was a fair or carnival bargain,

Porque no hay fiesta,

Because there is no celebration,

Sin un alegre principio, y triste final

Without a joyful beginning and a sad ending

Yo sufro, por tal que sufras

I suffer so that you suffer,

Y si juego se perder,

And if the game is lost,

Me gusta, quemar mi casa

I like to burn my house,

Por ver la de en frente arder

To see the one across the street burn