Anselma

When you marry the other, I will go to your wedding,
When they ask, I will immediately oppose,
And if he asks why I object,
I will tell him because you are my love,
And if the one who will be your husband gets angry.

I pull out my gun and start shooting
After all, I am not afraid of death
And I go to jail because I am the authority

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Oh! Anselma, Anselma, Anselma
Shorty of my sorrows,
Oh, let me visit you
Or I'll send you to the gendarmes

And if you refuse to marry me
I'll take away your father's ranch and property
I'll impose taxes and even burn down the house
Because I am the authority here for a reason

I order and command in this whole municipality
I'm telling you in case you want to escape
Over there, my uncle Elijo is the one in charge
I'm just saying, and he will have to take you

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