| Las maletas en la puerta, Jose ya se va a marchar
| The suitcases at the door, Jose is already going to leave
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| A la Guerra por su patria sin fecha de regresar, ahh ahh
| To the war for his homeland with no return date, ahh ahh
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| Dice a los niños recen mucho por su padre, los voy a extrañar,
| He tells the children to pray a lot for their father, I will miss them,
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| Y una esposa preocupada, una agonia con ganas de reclamar
| And a worried wife, an agony wanting to claim
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| JOSE…
| JOSEPH…
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| Quien nos cuida, y nos proteje Como tu siempre lo has hecho,
| Who cares for us, and protects us As you have always done,
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| Como duermo si dormia acostadita en tu pecho,
| How do I sleep if I slept lying on your chest,
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| Quien despierta mis mañanas con chuleria y besitos,
| Who wakes up my mornings with bravado and little kisses,
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| Y en esta navidad quien alumbra el arbolito,
| And this Christmas who lights up the little tree,
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| Aunque tengo la esperanza de que dios sige tus pasos,
| Although I have the hope that God follows in your footsteps,
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| Hoy se sabe que un soldado facil puede fracazar,
| Today it is known that an easy soldier can fail,
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| Quien me da la garantia de que volveras a casa,
| Who gives me the guarantee that you will return home,
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| Porque miro tu retrato y me dan ganas de llorar
| Because I look at your portrait and it makes me want to cry
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| Ahora dime quieeeeeeeenn, ahora dime quieeeennnnnn
| Now tell me whoeeeeeeenn, now tell me whoeeeeennnnnn
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| Aventura
| Adventure
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| Les presento, Mary Benery
| I present to you, Mary Benery
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| She’s nassstty,
| She she's nassstty,
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| Llora me ami, llora
| Cry for me, cry
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| Una historia un poco amarga, Jose tiene que partir, ahhhh ahhhh
| A somewhat bitter story, Jose has to leave, ahhhh ahhhh
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| un soldado en batalla sin saber cual es su fin,
| a soldier in battle without knowing what his end is,
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| ya se despide y le dice a el mas pequeño no llores asi,
| he already says goodbye and tells the youngest don't cry like that,
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| Que pronto vuelvo, y la esposa en silencio oculta el sufrir,
| That soon I return, and the wife in silence hides the suffering,
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| Tiene un nudo en la garganta, pero no quiere llorar,
| He has a lump in his throat, but he doesn't want to cry,
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| Ella sabe que con llantos nada puede remediar,
| She knows that with tears she can remedy nothing,
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| Y disfrasa su tristesa con sonrisa a angelical, aunque muriendo por dentro le
| And she disguises her sadness with an angelic smile, although dying inside her
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| quisiera reprochar…
| I would like to reproach...
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| JOSE…
| JOSEPH…
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| Quien nos cuida, y nos proteje Como tu siempre lo has hecho,
| Who cares for us, and protects us As you have always done,
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| como duermo si dormia acostadita en tu pecho,
| How do I sleep if I slept lying on your chest,
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| Quien despierta mis mañanas con chuleria y besitos,
| Who wakes up my mornings with bravado and little kisses,
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| Y en esta navidad quien alumbra el arbolito,
| And this Christmas who lights up the little tree,
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| Aunque tengo la esperanza de que dios sige tus pasos,
| Although I have the hope that God follows in your footsteps,
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| Hoy se sabe que un soldado facil puede fracazar,
| Today it is known that an easy soldier can fail,
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| Quien me da la garantia de que volveras a casa,
| Who gives me the guarantee that you will return home,
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| Porque miro tu retrato y me dan ganas de llorar
| Because I look at your portrait and it makes me want to cry
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| Ahora dime quieeeenn, ahora dime quieeeeennn
| Now tell me whoeeeeen, now tell me whoeeeeennn
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| This one goes out to all those fallen soldiers, the heroes that go to battle
| This one goes out to all those fallen soldiers, the heroes that go to battle
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| for us…
| for u…
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| May they rest in peace. | May they rest in peace. |