| La Parca estuvo cerca
| The Grim Reaper was close
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| Me miraba con cariño
| He looked at me fondly
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| Asomó por la ventana y sonrió
| She looked out the window and smiled
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| Husmeaba la carnada
| She sniffed the bait
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| Aunque nunca tocó nada
| Although she never touched anything
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| Después, sin saludar, se las tomó
| Then, without saying hello, she took them
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| Supongamos que la pesca
| Suppose the fishing
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| No le pareció muy fresca
| She didn't seem very cool
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| O algún otro negocio la espantó
| Or some other business scared her away
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| Pero, cuando anda agreta
| But, when she walks rough
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| Va y te hace la vendetta
| She goes and she makes you the vendetta
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| Es que detesta al displicente vividor
| It is that she hates the cavalier
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| ¿Por qué pintó un rumor oscuro por acá
| Why did she paint a dark rumor around here
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| Justo al lugar al que tanto deseaba llegar?
| Right to the place she so wanted to get to?
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| Ella es mi infalible compañera
| She is my infallible companion
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| En esta carrera, que siempre nos toca perder
| In this race, that we always have to lose
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| La Parca estuvo cerca
| The Grim Reaper was close
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| Y me dijo, muy bajito:
| And she told me, very softly:
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| «esperame un tiempo más, ya estoy con vos…»
| "Wait a while longer, I'm already with you..."
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| Si bien pide presas viejas
| Although she asks for old prey
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| Hasta a Ella la bandeja
| Even to her the tray
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| A veces, la sorprende con horror…
| Sometimes, she surprises her with horror...
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| No recés pidiendo auxilio
| Don't pray asking for help
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| Y bancate el mal delirio
| And bank the evil delirium
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| Si este beso ponzoñoso te alcanzó…
| If this poisonous kiss reached you…
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| Como toda mujerzuela
| like any whore
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| Esta Parca me desvela
| This Grim Reaper keeps me awake
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| La muy turra es atractiva de verdad
| The very turra is really attractive
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| ¿Por qué pintó un clamor divino por acá
| Why did she paint a divine cry over here
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| Justo al lugar al que tanto temía llegar?
| Right to the place she so feared she would arrive?
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| Ella es mi infalible compañera
| She is my infallible companion
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| En esta carrera, que siempre nos toca perder
| In this race, we always have to lose
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| En esta carrera, que siempre nos toca perder
| In this race, that we always have to lose
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| En esta carrera que siempre…
| In this race that always...
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| ¿Por qué??? | Why??? |