| Una noche de verano en la tierra del dolar fue
| A summer night in the land of the dollar was
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| Lo que todo chicago vio que en explicarles que
| What every chicago saw that in explaining to them that
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| Cuando el seor alcapone de la ciudad se adueo
| When the alcapone lord of the city took over
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| A su pandilla llamo por las fuerzas del seor
| He called his gang by the forces of the Lord
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| (Coro)
| (Chorus)
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| A mi madre oi llorar, la noche en que chicago
| I heard my mother cry, the night that Chicago
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| Se murio hermano que noche mando dios, hermano
| He died brother that night God sent, brother
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| Que guerra tan atroz gloria y paz
| What an atrocious war glory and peace
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| A mi madre oi llorar la noche en que chicago
| I heard my mother cry the night that Chicago
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| Se murio, hermano que noche mando dios, esta guerra
| He died, brother, what a night God commanded, this war
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| Todo el mundo vio yo la vi
| Everybody saw I saw her
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| En una de las calles fue al sur de la gran ciudad
| On one of the streets went south of the big city
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| Una guerra sin cuartel, hasta que todo acabo
| A war without quarter, until it's all over
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| Escuche alguien que grito entre la gente correr
| I heard someone who shouted among the people running
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| En las calles se murieron policias mas de 100
| More than 100 policemen died in the streets
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| (Coro)
| (Chorus)
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| Despertada soo, cuando el reloj se escucho y es que la puerta se abrio mi padre
| Awakened soo, when the clock was heard and it is that the door opened my father
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| aparecio a mi madre la beso y sus lagrimas seco la noche en que murio
| he appeared to my mother he kissed her and dried her tears the night she died
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| Chicago se murio hremano que noche mando dios esta guerra todo el mundo vio yo
| Chicago died brother what a night God sent this war the whole world saw me
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| la vi | I saw her |