Translation of the song Envidia artist Ada Falcón

Envidia,

Envy,

envidia siente el que sufre,

envy is felt by the one who suffers,

envidia siente el que espera

envy is felt by the one who waits,

viendo que la vida entera

seeing that life in its entirety

no es más que desilusión.

is nothing but an illusion.

Envidia,

Envy,

envidia siente el cobarde,

envy is felt by the coward,

envidia siente el que muere,

envy is felt by the dying man,

el que mata y el que hiere,

the killer and the wounder,

porque no tendrá perdón.

because they will not be pardoned.

Envidia,

Envy,

envidia amarga y traidora,

bitter and traitorous envy,

envidia que grita y llora;

envy that screams and sobs;

la que causa más dolor

the kind that causes the most pain

es la envidia por amor.

is the envy caused by love.

Yo he nacido buena,

I was born a good man,

yo he nacido honrado,

I was born an honorable man,

mi cabeza altiva

my head is held high

nunca se ha doblado.

and has never been bent.

Para el compañero

My outstretched arm

fue mi brazo amigo

always supported my friends

y estreché la mano

and I shook the hands

del que fue enemigo.

of those who were enemies.

Nunca el triunfo de otro

The triumph of another

me trajo una pena,

never gave me pain,

ni sentí amargura

nor did I feel bitter

por la dicha ajena;

when others gained fortune;

y hoy, ante el espejo

and now, before the cruel

cruel de mi pasado,

mirror of my past,

veo que he cambiado:

I see to what extent

me tienes rencor.

resentment has changed me.*

Envidia,

Envy,

envidia tengo en mi seno;

I have envy in my chest;

envidia del que a tu lado

envy because another at your side

es feliz por ser amado

is happy to be loved

mientras muerdo mi pasión.

while I bite down on my passion.

Envidia,

Envy,

envidia de mis desvelos,

envy because of my sleepless nights,

envidia como el vencido,

envy like the man who is vanquished

porque jamás ha tenido

because in life he has never had

en la vida una ilusión.

any illusions.

Envidia,

Envy,

envidia que me condena

envy that condemns me

a vivir con esta pena,

to live with this pain,

porque no hay mayor dolor

because there is no greater pain

que la envidia por amor.

than the envy caused by love.