La farsante [English translation]

I thought you were good,

I thought you were honest,

I gave you my love, but it turns out you were treacherous.

You made me a rebel,

you made me your enemy,

because for no reason, for no cause, you betrayed me.

This pride I have you will never see,

now on the floor, thrown away like trash.

I could even give my name,

I give you my word,

that you won't mock me again.

I swear for everything that happened,

that you will regret this harm you did to me.

You know what? I won't rest until you're at my feet.

Consider it as a given.

You'll see, backstabber, you're going to pay it dearly.

I'm good when treated good,

but when treated badly, I'm very bad.

You didn't want to be good, and now you see what happens.

I didn't want to be bad, but you're to blame.

And you'll never mock me again.

Today, just for a whim, I'll make you love me.

You'll see, you'll have to learn how to love God in a foreign land1

because you, behind my back, betrayed me.

And now I'll take away the falseness out of you.

I'll make you kneel down, asking for my forgiveness, begging me for love

in front of your lover.

1. "To love God in a foreign land" ("Amar a Dios en tierra ajena") is a Mexican saying, that means to defend your beliefs even in a world where no one will respect them. It's commonly used as a warning: you'll have to deal with the real world, where no one will stand up for you.

• Artist:Juan Gabriel