| Miras los edificios que dan al puerto
| You look at the buildings that overlook the port
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| Dejando amanecer todo
| letting dawn all
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| Miras por la ventana de tu ciudad
| You look out the window of your city
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| La vida como cierra el paso
| Life as it closes the way
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| Y aunque saliendo a la vereda, nada te espere ya
| And although going out to the sidewalk, nothing awaits you anymore
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| Seguís saliendo por tu libertad
| You keep dating for your freedom
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| Miras pasar ancianas que van temprano
| You watch old women go by early
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| Pensando en esa feria nueva
| Thinking about that new fair
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| Todas con sus luceros sentimentales
| All with their sentimental lights
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| Viviendo de cualquier novela
| Living on any novel
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| Y les preocupa la limosna y la felicidad
| And they are concerned about almsgiving and happiness
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| No somos nada, no, señora, ya
| We are nothing, no, ma'am, now
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| Cerca de la avenida que va al trabajo
| Close to the avenue that goes to work
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| El cielo te parece nuevo
| The sky seems new to you
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| Todo lo que tu alma quiere de día
| All that your soul wants by day
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| Termina por saber de noche
| End up knowing at night
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| Y alguien te mira con dulzura y sigilosa se te va
| And someone looks at you sweetly and stealthily leaves you
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| Y un día, como de tantos, se ven solos en un bar
| And one day, like so many, they find themselves alone in a bar
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| Cada pequeña cosa que se ilumina
| Every little thing that lights up
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| Es el poder del propio fuego
| It is the power of the fire itself
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| Hoy ves tu adolescencia llena de miedos
| Today you see your adolescence full of fears
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| Latiendo en un café distante
| Beating in a distant cafe
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| Y ella te mira con dulzura y cadenciosa se te va
| And she looks at you sweetly and rhythmically, she leaves you
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| Y un día, como de tantos, quedan solos en un bar
| And one day, like so many, they are left alone in a bar
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| Y aunque saliendo a la vereda, nada te espera ya
| And although going out to the sidewalk, nothing awaits you anymore
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| Seguís saliendo por tu libertad | You keep dating for your freedom |