| Como el ave solitaria
| like the lonely bird
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| yo nací para cantar,
| I was born to sing
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| es para mi la aventura
| it is for me the adventure
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| como una fruta madura
| like a ripe fruit
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| que me gusta saborear.
| that I like to taste.
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| Hace tiempo solté amarras
| A long time ago I cast off
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| con el mundo familiar.
| with the familiar world.
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| Me fui volviendo cigarra
| I became a cicada
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| por culpa de una guitarra
| because of a guitar
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| y amor a la libertad.
| and love of freedom.
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| Me gusta ir volando bajo
| I like to fly low
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| para cantarle a destajo
| to sing piecework
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| al viento, al cielo y al mar.
| to the wind, to the sky and to the sea.
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| De noche echarme en la huella
| At night throw myself on the track
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| para contar las estrellas
| to count the stars
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| y ver el alba llegar
| and see the dawn arrive
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| Como el ave solitaria
| like the lonely bird
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| yo nací para cantar.
| I was born to sing.
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| A veces soy como un paria
| Sometimes I'm like an outcast
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| a solas tengo que andar
| I have to walk alone
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| Ah, lo que vale un amigo
| Ah what a friend is worth
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| cuando te ofrece el abrigo
| when he offers you the coat
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| cuando comparte su pan
| when he shares his bread
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| Casi siempre es solidaria
| It is almost always supportive
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| el alma con la amistad
| the soul with friendship
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| porque es ella quien valora
| because it is she who values
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| lo que cuesta cada hora
| what it costs every hour
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| de constante soledad.
| of constant loneliness
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| Me gusta ir volando bajo
| I like to fly low
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| para cantarle a destajo
| to sing piecework
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| al viento, al cielo y al mar.
| to the wind, to the sky and to the sea.
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| De noche echarme en la huella
| At night throw myself on the track
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| para contar las estrellas
| to count the stars
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| y ver el alba llegar
| and see the dawn arrive
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| Como el ave solitaria
| like the lonely bird
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| yo nací para cantar.
| I was born to sing.
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| Sé muy bien que es necesaria
| I know very well that it is necessary
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| la rama donde anidar.
| the branch where to nest.
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| Mi canto en un atropello
| My song in an outrage
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| se enredó en unos cabellos
| got entangled in some hair
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| y no lo quise soltar. | and I did not want to let go. |
| Hasta el ave solitaria
| Until the lonely bird
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| también se deja atrapar.
| also gets caught.
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| En la cárcel de unos ojos
| In the prison of one eye
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| el amor echó cerrojos
| love bolted
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| y fuimos dos a cantar.
| and we went two to sing.
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| Me gusta ir volando bajo
| I like to fly low
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| para cantarle a destajo
| to sing piecework
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| al viento, al cielo y al mar.
| to the wind, to the sky and to the sea.
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| De noche echarme en la huella
| At night throw myself on the track
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| para contar las estrellas
| to count the stars
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| y ver el alba llegar
| and see the dawn arrive
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| Como el ave solitaria
| like the lonely bird
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| yo nací para cantar. | I was born to sing. |