| De niño bailaba canciones del moro
| As a child he danced Moorish songs
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| El baile venia de adentro y asi se inventaban los modos
| The dance came from within and that is how the ways were invented
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| De niño soñaba olores profundos
| As a child I dreamed of deep smells
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| Las mezclas de espuma, colonia y sudor de unos pechos desnudos
| Mixtures of foam, cologne and sweat from bare breasts
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| Crecio con su sueño y un dia le dijo:
| He grew up with his dream of him and one day he told him:
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| «acabo de verte y ya se que naci pa' casarme contigo».
| «I just saw you and I already know that I was born to marry you».
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| Matilde mi vida, matilde mi estrella
| Matilde my life, Matilde my star
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| Le dijo que si nos casamos Antonie, y bailo para ella
| He told her that if we get married Antonie, and I dance for her
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| Y abrazame fuerte, que no pueda respirar
| And hold me tight, that I can't breathe
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| Tengo miedo de que un dia ya no quiera
| I'm afraid that one day she no longer wants
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| Bailar conmigo nunca mas.
| Dance with me never again.
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| Cariño y ternura, colonias y besos
| Affection and tenderness, colonies and kisses
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| Te tengo, me tienes, quisiera morirme
| I have you, you have me, I would like to die
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| Agarrado a tus pechos.
| Holding on to your breasts.
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| El amor es tan grande, tan sincero y sentido
| Love is so great, so sincere and heartfelt
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| Que un dia de lluvia matilde acabo por tirarse en el rio.
| That one rainy day, Matilde ended up throwing herself into the river.
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| …y abrazame fuerte que no pueda respirar
| …and hold me tight so I can't breathe
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| Tengo miedo de que un dia ya no quiera
| I'm afraid that one day I no longer want
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| Bailar conmigo nunca mas.
| Dance with me never again.
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| Mejor buenos recuerdos que un pasado perdido
| Better good memories than a lost past
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| Por eso un buen dia Matilde acabo por tirarse en el rio
| That's why one fine day Matilde ended up throwing herself into the river
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| Lo que fue tan hermoso que no caiga al olvido
| What was so beautiful that it does not fall into oblivion
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| Te estare recordando por siempre Matilde que tu no te has ido
| I will be reminding you forever Matilde that you have not left
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| …y abrazame fuerte que no pueda respirar
| …and hold me tight so I can't breathe
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| Tengo miedo de que un dia ya no quiera
| I'm afraid that one day I no longer want
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| Bailar conmigo nunca mas.
| Dance with me never again.
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| …y abrazame fuerte que no pueda respirar
| …and hold me tight so I can't breathe
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| Tengo miedo de que un dia ya no quiera
| I'm afraid that one day I no longer want
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| Bailar conmigo nunca mas. | Dance with me never again. |