El Equivocado Lyrics in English Andrés Cepeda

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Equivocado by Andrés Cepeda from Spanish to English.
Yo, que te he mentido tantas veces
I, who have lied to you so many times
No soy el hombre que mereces
I'm not the man you deserve
Aunque robé tu corazón
Although I stole your heart
Pero tú, que siempre fuiste la correcta
But you, who were always the right one
Que tu defecto es ser perfecta
That your flaw is being perfect
Y mi virtud fue hacerte mal
And my virtue was to do you wrong
Ya no vuelvas
Don't come back
Si no quieres odiarme, no pierdas tiempo en buscarme
If you don't want to hate me, don't waste time looking for me
Tarde o temprano te haré llorar
Sooner or later I'll make you cry
Mentiré cuando preguntes si te quiero
I'll lie when you ask if I love you
Cuando me pidas ser sincero, yo te mentiré
When you ask me to be honest, I'll lie to you
Yo te diré que te esperé toda una vida
I'll tell you that I waited for you my whole life
Aunque en el fondo sea mentira, yo te lo diré
Even if deep down it's a lie, I'll tell you
Puede que te haya enamorado
I may have made you fall in love
Pero seré el equivocado
But I'll be the wrong one
Yo, que nunca admito mis errores
I, who never admit my mistakes
Admitiré que habrá mejores
I'll admit that there'll be better ones
Robando tu respiración
Stealing your breath
Porque tú, que siempre fuiste la correcta
Because you, who were always the right one
Que tu defecto es ser perfecta
That your flaw is being perfect
Y mi virtud fue hacerte mal
And my virtue was to do you wrong
Ya no vuelvas
Don't come back
Si no quieres odiarme, no pierdas tiempo en buscarme
If you don't want to hate me, don't waste time looking for me
Tarde o temprano te haré llorar
Sooner or later I'll make you cry
Mentiré cuando preguntes si te quiero
I'll lie when you ask if I love you
Cuando me pidas ser sincero, yo te mentiré
When you ask me to be honest, I'll lie to you
Yo te diré que te esperé toda una vida
I'll tell you that I waited for you my whole life
Aunque en el fondo sea mentira, yo te lo diré
Even if deep down it's a lie, I'll tell you
Puede que te haya enamorado
I may have made you fall in love
Pero seré el equivocado
But I'll be the wrong one
Te pido que me olvides
I ask you to forget me
No dejes que yo cuide tu corazón si está temblando
Don't let me take care of your heart if it's trembling
Bórrame de tu vida que diez besos se olvidan
Erase me from your life because ten kisses are forgotten
Pero me temo que ya no estamos contando
But I'm afraid that we're no longer counting
Te pido que me olvides
I ask you to forget me
No dejes que yo cuide tu corazón si está temblando
Don't let me take care of your heart if it's trembling
Bórrame de tu vida que diez besos se olvidan
Erase me from your life because ten kisses are forgotten
Pero me temo que tú ya no estás contando
But I'm afraid that you're no longer counting
Porque yo mentiré cuando preguntes si te quiero
Because I'll lie when you ask if I love you
Cuando me pidas ser sincero, yo te mentiré
When you ask me to be honest, I'll lie to you
Yo te diré que te esperé toda una vida
I'll tell you that I waited for you my whole life
Aunque en el fondo sea mentira, yo te lo diré
Even if deep down it's a lie, I'll tell you
Puede que te haya enamorado
I may have made you fall in love
Pero seré el equivocado
But I'll be the wrong one
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Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Felipe Gonzalez Abad, Hector Perez, Juan Pablo Isaza Pineros
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equivocado — mistaken / wrong one

Equivocado means "mistaken" or "wrong." While it's a common word, its use in the song's title and chorus, "Pero seré el equivocado" (But I will be the wrong one), gives it a profound and self-aware twist.

The singer isn't just saying he made a mistake; he's declaring himself to be the wrong person for his love, despite her perfection. This powerful admission of being inherently flawed and unsuitable makes the word particularly poignant and central to the song's narrative.

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