Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Prefiero Tomar by Ana Bárbara from Spanish to English.
Has de cuenta que la línea melódica de la trompeta
Picture the trumpet's melody line
Va a empezar así
It's gonna start like this
Para-papa-para-ra
Para-papa-para-ra
Papa-papa-rara
Papa-papa-rara
Pa-rai-rai-ra
Pa-rai-rai-ra
Para, para-rara-rara-rai-rara
Para, para-rara-rara-rai-rara
Para-papa-ra, papara
Para-papa-ra, papara
Su amor un día me dio
He once gave me his love
Cómo lo quiero
How I love him
Pero se le olvido
But he forgot
Que un día me hizo un juramento
That he once swore to me
Supe de su traición
I found out he'd cheated
Con la mirada
Just with his glance
Le vi en sus ojos que
I saw in his eyes that
Ya para él no valgo nada
I ain't worth sh*t to him now
Ay, qué dolor en mi corazón
Oh, what pain in my heart
Hoy por eso les digo que yo
That's why today I tell you I
Prefiero tomar pa' no recordar
I'd rather drink so I don't remember
Alcohol, tras alcohol que me dé valor
Drink after drink to give me courage
Pa' ahogar todo este sentimiento
To drown all these feelings
Tequilas y ron con una canción
Tequilas and rum with a song
De José Alfredo
by José Alfredo
Que quiero brindar cuando oiga sonar
I wanna toast when I hear it play
Esa que dice 'Cantinero cómo lo quiero'
The one that goes 'Bartender, how I love him'
Prefiero tomar pa' no recordar
I'd rather drink so I don't remember
Alcohol, tras alcohol que me dé valor
Drink after drink to give me courage
Pa' ahogar todo este sentimiento
To drown all these feelings
Tequilas y ron con una canción
Tequilas and rum with a song
De José Alfredo
by José Alfredo
Que voy a gritar cuando oiga sonar
I'll shout when I hear it play
Esa que dice 'Cantinero ya no lo quiero'
The one that says 'Bartender, I don't love him anymore'
Ay, se te acabó
Oh, it's over for you
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