| El enemigo brutal
| the brutal enemy
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| Nos pone fuego a la casa
| We set fire to the house
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| El sable la calle arrasa
| The saber sweeps the street
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| A la luna tropical
| to the tropical moon
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| Pocos salieron ilesos
| Few came out unscathed
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| Del sable del español
| From the saber of the Spanish
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| La calle, al salir el sol
| The street, at sunrise
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| Era un reguero de sesos
| It was a mess of brains
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| Pasa, entre balas, un coche
| Passes, between bullets, a car
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| Entran, llorando, a una muerta
| They enter, crying, a dead woman
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| Llama una mano a la puerta
| Call a hand at the door
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| En lo negro de la noche
| In the black of the night
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| No hay bala que no taladre
| There is no bullet that does not pierce
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| El portón, y la mujer
| The gate, and the woman
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| Que llama, me ha dado el ser:
| Who calls, has given me being:
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| Me viene a buscar mi madre
| my mother comes to look for me
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| A la boca de la muerte
| To the mouth of death
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| Los valientes habaneros
| The brave habaneros
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| Se quitaron los sombreros
| hats off
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| Ante la matrona fuerte
| Before the strong matron
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| Y después que nos besamos
| And after we kissed
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| Como dos locos, me dijo:
| Like two crazy people, she told me:
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| ¡vamos pronto, vamos hijo
| let's go soon, come on son
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| La niña está sola, vamos! | The girl is alone, come on! |