| Las manos apoyadas en la mesa
| Hands resting on the table
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| Las rotulas temblando en el calor
| Kneecaps shivering in the heat
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| Y en el tercer impulso se enderezan
| And on the third push they straighten up
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| La van llevando
| they are taking her
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| La casa tiene puertas muy pesadas
| The house has very heavy doors
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| Y el cuarto esta lejos del comedor
| And the room is far from the dining room
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| Por el pasillo se van sosteniendo
| Down the aisle they go holding on
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| La van llevando
| they are taking her
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| Con mucho esfuerzo se abre la ventana
| With a lot of effort the window opens
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| El polvo iluminado por el sol
| The sunlit dust
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| Se van acomodando en los sillones
| They settle into the armchairs
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| La van llevando
| they are taking her
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| Los árboles tapan el paisaje
| The trees cover the landscape
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| El mar esta en las chapas de un galpón
| The sea is in the sheets of a shed
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| Y mientras mirando lo oque pueden
| And while looking at what they can
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| Se van quedando
| they are staying
|
| Y vendrán autos nuevos
| And new cars will come
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| Y colchones blandos
| and soft mattresses
|
| Y vendrán a buscarnos
| And they will come looking for us
|
| Y a sacarnos a pasear
| And to take us out for a walk
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| El personal muy tarde fue alertado
| Very late staff was alerted
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| Inútil la carrera del calor
| Useless the heat race
|
| Se van distribuyendo en la vereda
| They are distributed on the sidewalk
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| Y van buscando
| and they are looking
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| El día transcurre sin novedades
| The day passes without news
|
| Y vuelven derrotados por el corredor
| And they return defeated by the runner
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| Inventan una excusa para el mundo
| They make up an excuse for the world
|
| Y la van llevando
| And they are taking it
|
| Y vendrán autos nuevos
| And new cars will come
|
| Y colchones blandos
| and soft mattresses
|
| Y vendrán a buscarnos
| And they will come looking for us
|
| Y a sacarnos a pasear
| And to take us out for a walk
|
| Y vendrán autos nuevos
| And new cars will come
|
| Y colchones blandos
| and soft mattresses
|
| Y vendrán a buscarnos
| And they will come looking for us
|
| Y a sacarnos a pasear | And to take us out for a walk |