| Extranjero en mi propia tierra,
| Stranger in my own land,
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| seré del mundo.
| I will be of the world
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| El planeta es muy viejo,
| The planet is very old,
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| en cada sitio,
| in every place,
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| ha tenido mil banderas.
| It has had a thousand flags.
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| Si todos sabemos que somos,
| If we all know that we are,
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| hermanos y hermanas.
| Brothers and Sisters.
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| ¿Por qué formamos barreras y guerras?
| Why do we form barriers and wars?
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| Nadie es bueno.
| Nobody is good.
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| Nadie es malo, completamente.
| Nobody is bad, completely.
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| A veces fama,
| sometimes fame,
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| o poder, engañan a la gente.
| or power, they deceive people.
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| No ve amigos,
| don't see friends,
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| no hay hermanos,
| there are no brothers,
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| sólo combatientes… cógelo que se te va.
| only combatants… take it that it goes away.
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| Con los ojos cerrados,
| With eyes closed,
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| empecé una jornada.
| I started a day.
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| Al tropezar muchas veces,
| By stumbling many times,
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| crucé el laberinto.
| I crossed the maze.
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| Con los ojos abiertos quisiera… regresar,
| With open eyes I would like... to return,
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| pero yo se
| but I know
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| que ya no existe ese sitio.
| That site no longer exists.
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| El otro día, fuí por tu casa,
| The other day, I went by your house,
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| pero no te ví.
| but I didn't see you.
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| Por todo el barrio,
| all over the neighborhood,
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| hasta en la plaza,
| even in the square,
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| nadie me pudo decir.
| nobody could tell me.
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| De cómo estabas,
| how were you
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| o dónde andabas.
| or where were you
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| Cómo pregunté por tí… siempre pregunté por tí.
| How I asked for you… I always asked for you.
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| Si alguien he herido por ignorancia,
| If I have hurt someone through ignorance,
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| si alguien he maltratado en un descombre.
| if I have mistreated someone in a mess.
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| Si no pueden condonarme arrodillado.
| If they can't condone me on my knees.
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| Le pido perdón a Dios,
| I apologize to God,
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| y no a los hombres.
| and not men.
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| Con la frente alta,
| With your head held high,
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| y la guardia arriba,
| and the guard up,
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| hay que estar bregando.
| you have to be struggling.
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| Estoy seguro,
| I'm sure,
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| que el día de mi suerte,
| that the day of my luck,
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| muy pronto está llegando.
| it's coming very soon.
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| Con fe de niño,
| With the faith of a child,
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| y maña de serpiente,
| and snake skill,
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| se sigue trabajando… mi suerte está llegando.
| it is still working… my luck is coming.
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| Pasó sólo un ratito,
| It only took a little while,
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| y parece que se enteró la prensa.
| and it seems that the press found out.
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| Si aquel es bueno o si es malo,
| If he is good or if he is bad,
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| como visto, como pienso y como como.
| as seen, as I think and as as.
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| Si sanidad en verdad (a),
| If I truly heal (a),
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| cerrado el mercado.
| market closed.
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| Y cuáles artistas, se están arruinando.
| And which artists are going bankrupt.
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| Respiro hondo.
| Deep breath.
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| Y estoy pensando,
| And I'm thinking
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| sobre lo que puedo decir.
| about what i can say.
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| Y yo los miro,
| And I look at them
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| no digo nada,
| I do not say anything,
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| pero con ganas de reír.
| but wanting to laugh.
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| Les contesto:
| He answered them:
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| de media gana,
| half win,
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| pero pensando en tí… sólo puedo pensar en tí.
| but thinking of you… I can only think of you.
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| Cuando la yuca se ha pasado,
| When the cassava has gone,
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| y estoy viendo que me queda casi nada.
| and I'm seeing that I have almost nothing left.
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| Meto la mano en el bolsillo,
| I put my hand in my pocket,
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| saco y abro el cuchillo y te perdone.
| I take out and open the knife and forgive you.
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| Yo corto un poquito para’o,
| I cut a little for'o,
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| por si acaso.
| just in case.
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| O tu comes de la vida,
| Or you eat of life,
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| o la vida te come.
| or life eats you.
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| Será feliz,
| Be happy,
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| o infeliz, como lo decidas.
| or unhappy, as you decide.
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| Mamá no viene,
| Mom doesn't come
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| a cambiarte el pañal,
| to change your diaper,
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| éstas son las grandes ligas.
| these are the big leagues.
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| Cuidate mucho,
| Take care of yourself,
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| dónde quiera que estés.
| wherever you are.
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| que Dios te bendiga… siempre estoy pensando en tí. | God bless you… I am always thinking of you. |