| A | B |
| quiero que tú sepas | I want you to know |
| tú no eres para mí | you are not for me |
| cuentos baratos | cheap stories |
| siempre supe | I always knew |
| pero no hice caso | but I did not pay attention |
| pa' que fuera su mujer | so that I be his wife |
| me dice que me quiere | he says that he loves me |
| que vivir sin me no puede | that he cant' live without me |
| había esperado | he had waited for me |
| Que parezco | that I look like |
| una doncella que hay que proteger | a lady that has to be protected |
| no aguanta más fracasos | can't stand anymore failures |
| que su sueldo ha aumentado | that his salary has increased |
| yo debo merecer | I should deserve |
| me promete | he promises me |
| tratando de dejarte | trying to leave you |
| había soñado | had dreamed |
| que si fuera un artista | if he were an artist |
| que sus vicios ha dejado | that he has quit his vices |