| Soy el hijo de María y de Jesús, la de Alcalá y el de Algeciras
| I am the son of María and Jesús, the one from Alcalá and the one from Algeciras
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| Yo el más pequeño de dos, mi hermano mayor de agosto, de diciembre dieciocho yo
| I the youngest of two, my older brother from August, from December eighteen I
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| Siempre fui introvertido, tenía miedo, estaba ido
| I was always an introvert, I was scared, I was gone
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| Me gustaba la poesía, el flamenco y mi bujío
| I liked poetry, flamenco and my bujío
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| No tuve muchos amigos, no era por mirarme el ombligo
| I didn't have many friends, it wasn't for looking at my navel
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| Era que a mí me atraía más que lo de fuera, lo que tenía dentro metío'
| It was that I was more attracted to it than what was from the outside, what was inside me put '
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| Jugaba a veces en el barrio por no parecer extraño, pero no encajaba bien con
| He sometimes played in the neighborhood so as not to seem strange, but he didn't fit in well with
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| los malos que mandaban en el extrarradio
| the bad guys who ruled the suburbs
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| Siempre me vi rarito, me daba pena salir en clase
| I always looked weird, I was embarrassed to go out in class
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| En la pizarra, cualquiera me hacía chiquito al burlarse
| On the blackboard, anyone made me small by mocking
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| Quería guitarra y son, pero en el pupitre al sol con mi compañero jugaba a ser
| He wanted guitar and son, but on the desk in the sun with my partner he played at being
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| el más vacilón
| the most hesitant
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| Yo relleno y el flaquito
| I stuffed and the skinny
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| En la escuela me hice el malo creyendo que así no me darían más palos,
| At school I played the bad guy believing that this way they wouldn't beat me up anymore,
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| pero me los llevé en la calle y en el corazón y en los rellanos
| but I took them on the street and in the heart and on the landings
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| Quería guitarra y son, pero en el pupitre al sol con mi compañero jugaba a ser
| I wanted guitar and son, but on the desk in the sun with my partner I played at being
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| el más vacilón
| the most hesitant
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| Mi padre tocaba en un grupo
| My father played in a group
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| Mi madre luchaba en la casa
| My mother fought in the house
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| ¿Cuántas veces la vi llorando porque perdía la batalla?
| How many times did I see her crying because she was losing the battle?
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| Y cuando estallaba su impotencia, se me clavaba en el alma
| And when she exploded her impotence, she pierced my soul
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| Y en las costillas con aquellos gritos de plata
| And in the ribs with those silver screams
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| No me malentiendan, mi madre fue salvavidas
| Don't get me wrong, my mother was a lifeguard
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| Y mi padre, aunque faltaba, también peleaba la vida
| And my father, although he was missing, also fought for life
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| No me gustaba el fútbol
| I didn't like football
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| Me pedía ser el portero en mi escenario imaginario siempre ganaba seis cero
| He asked me to be the goalkeeper in my imaginary scenario he always won six zero
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| Pasábamos malos tiempos, pero teníamos huevos para ganarle al tiempo un
| We had bad times, but we had the balls to beat time
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| pedacito de cielo
| little piece of sky
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| La vida se fijó en mí y empecé a soñar en grande
| Life took notice of me and I began to dream big
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| Total para seguir en lo mismo, ya tenía el labio en sangre
| Total to continue in the same, I already had the lip in blood
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| No creía en los milagros ni en que pudiera lograrlo
| I did not believe in miracles or that I could achieve it
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| Además ya había gente que te echaba el agua a jarro'
| Besides, there were already people who poured the water into a jug for you.
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| Pero insistí de una forma que aún hoy me deja helado
| But I insisted in a way that still leaves me cold
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| Yo no quería nada, pero lo buscaba a nado
| I didn't want anything, but I was looking for it by swimming
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| Sabía que la música era lo que me sacaría del lodo
| I knew that music was what would get me out of the mud
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| Como si fuera el anillo que buscaba ese tipo que le llaman Frodo
| As if it were the ring that guy they call Frodo was looking for
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| Y de repente me vi subiéndome a un escenario
| And suddenly I saw myself getting on a stage
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| Gente que no conocía, mis cancioncillas cantando, jaja
| People I didn't know, singing my little songs, haha
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| Y decidí dar las gracias, hacer siempre lo que esté en mi mano
| And I decided to give thanks, always do what is in my power
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| Para agradecer a la vida semejante regalo
| To thank life for such a gift
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| Llevo ya treinta años dedicado a este sueño que empezó como empeño, ilusión,
| I have been dedicated to this dream for thirty years, which began as a commitment, illusion,
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| opción y anhelo
| choice and desire
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| Y ese soy yo, resumiendo, desde que tengo razón
| And that's me, in short, since I'm right
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| No intento engañar a nadie sino escribir mi canción
| I'm not trying to fool anyone but write my song
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| En medio de tanta mentira
| In the middle of so many lies
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| No sabes cómo agradezco
| You don't know how I appreciate
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| El soplo de verdad que gira
| The breath of truth that turns
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| En torno a ti amanezco
| I wake up around you
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| Ahora que es todo apariencia
| Now that's all appearance
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| Valoro en su justa medida
| I value in its fair measure
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| Lo auténtico de tu presencia
| The authenticity of your presence
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| En el albor de mi vida | At the dawn of my life |