| Cuando la vi creí que estaba en el paraíso,
| When I saw her I thought I was in paradise,
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| me pellizqué y comprobé que no era un espejismo,
| I pinched myself and checked that it was not a mirage,
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| y pregunté a los vecinos del pueblo
| and I asked the neighbors of the town
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| si aquello era un ángel o era una mujer.
| whether that was an angel or a woman.
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| Y me dijeron que salía una vez al año,
| And they told me that she went out once a year,
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| que coincidía con las fiestas del aniversario,
| which coincided with the anniversary festivities,
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| que no había un hombre que no la deseara
| that there wasn't a man who didn't want her
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| y solo esperaban el volverla a ver.
| and they only hoped to see her again.
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| La llaman Reina de la Diosas,
| They call her Queen of the Goddesses,
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| la más coqueta, la más hermosa,
| the most flirtatious, the most beautiful,
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| es tan rabiosamente bella,
| she is so rabidly beautiful,
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| que les da miedo tan solo mirar.
| that she scares them just by looking.
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| Y yo que en ese pueblo sólo era un forastero,
| And I, who in that town was just a stranger,
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| me daba igual, me dije yo aqui me la juego,
| I didn't care, I told myself here I play it,
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| me fui hacia ella decidido a hablarle,
| I went to her determined to talk to her,
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| pero al llegar se apagó la luz…
| but when she arrived the light went out...
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| No pasó nada, la orquesta siguió tocando,
| Nothing happened, the orchestra kept playing,
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| solo brillaban las estrellas y esos ojos claros,
| only the stars shone and those clear eyes,
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| que se alejaron de mi para siempre
| that they left me forever
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| y aunque la he buscado, no la he vuelto a ver…
| and although I have looked for her, I have not seen her again…
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| La llaman Reina de la Diosas,
| They call her Queen of the Goddesses,
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| la más coqueta, la más hermosa,
| the most flirtatious, the most beautiful,
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| es tan rabiosamente bella,
| she is so rabidly beautiful,
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| que les da miedo tan solo mirar. | that it scares them just to look at. |