| Nadie soñaba ni el dia,
| No one dreamed not even the day,
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| ni como habria de acabar,
| nor how it would end,
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| Don Luis, macarena el cojo,
| Don Luis, macarena the lame,
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| villano del chicolcal.
| Chicolcal villain.
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| Es onra de aquel poblado,
| It is honor of that town,
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| y gallero profesional,
| and professional gallero,
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| hagan apuestas señores,
| make bets gentlemen,
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| que un hombre va a desafiar.
| that a man will challenge.
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| Al partido Macarena,
| To the Macarena party,
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| y a Luis muy en especial,
| and to Luis very especially,
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| que no respeta mi gallos,
| that he does not respect my roosters,
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| ni lo que alla que apostar.
| nor what there to bet.
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| Tu vida contra mi vida,
| Your life against my life,
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| y no te me vas a rajar,
| and you're not going to crack me,
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| contesta asi Macarena,
| Macarena answers like this,
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| y no te me vas a rajar.
| and you're not going to crack me.
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| Tu vida contra mi vida,
| Your life against my life,
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| y pelea ahi ke la hay,
| and fight there ke there is,
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| Cierren las puertas señores,
| Close the doors gentlemen,
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| yo mismo voy a soltar.
| I'm going to let go myself.
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| Y vallan encendiendo Cirios,
| And they go lighting candles,
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| Al que me vino insultar,
| The one who came to insult me,
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| tu giro patas chorredas,
| your turn sloppy legs,
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| y mi prieto el Aguila Real.
| and my tight the Golden Eagle.
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| y Enmudecio el palenque,
| and the palenque fell silent,
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| cuando un giraso en el redondel,
| when a turn in the circle,
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| volando al ras del suelo,
| flying low to the ground,
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| sin darle tiempo a Don Luis soltar,
| without giving Don Luis time to let go,
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| Se le estrello en el pecho,
| He crashed into her chest,
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| se le estrallo en la cara,
| he crashed in his face,
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| y de fieras cuhilladas,
| and of slashed beasts,
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| la vida le arebato,
| life took him away,
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| Y enmudecio el palenque,
| And the palenque fell silent,
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| cuando el giro enloquecido,
| when the crazed spin,
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| remataba Macarena,
| Macarena finished off,
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| poniendose alegre a cantar.
| getting happy to sing.
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| Cierren las puertas señores,
| Close the doors gentlemen,
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| cierren las puertas,
| close the doors,
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| yo mismo voy a soltar.
| I'm going to let go myself.
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| Y vallan encendiendo Cirios,
| And they go lighting candles,
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| a ese, a ese que me vino a insultar,
| That one, that one who came to insult me,
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| je, tu giro patas chorreadas,
| heh, your spin legs dripping,
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| Tu giro Patas Chorreadas,
| Your turn Leaky Legs,
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| contra mi concentido,
| against my consent,
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| el mas concentido,
| the most concentrated,
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| mi Prieto el Aguila Real
| my Prieto the Royal Eagle
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| y Enmudecio el palenque,
| and the palenque fell silent,
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| cuando un giraso en el redondel,
| when a turn in the circle,
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| volando al ras del suelo,
| flying low to the ground,
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| sin darle tiempo a Don Luis soltar,
| without giving Don Luis time to let go,
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| Se le estrello en el pecho,
| He crashed into her chest,
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| se le estrallo en la cara,
| he crashed in his face,
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| y de fieras cuhilladas,
| and of slashed beasts,
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| la vida le arebato,
| life took him away,
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| Y enmudecio el palenque,
| And the palenque fell silent,
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| cuando el giro enloquecido,
| when the crazed spin,
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| remataba Macarena,
| Macarena finished off,
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| poniendose alegre a cantar. | getting happy to sing. |