| Recuerde el alma dormida, avive el seso y despierte
| Remember the sleeping soul, wake up the brain and wake up
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| contemplando
| watching
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| como se pasa la vida, como se viene la muerte
| how life is spent, how death comes
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| tan callando
| so quiet
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| cuan presto se va el placer cuando despus de acordado
| how quickly the pleasure goes when after agreed
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| da dolor
| it hurts
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| como a nuestro parecer cualquiera tiempo pasado
| as in our opinion any past tense
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| fue mejor
| It was better
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| Este mundo es el camino para el otro que es morada
| This world is the way for the other that is dwelling
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| sin pesar
| without regret
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| mas cumple tener buen tino para andar esta jornada
| but it fulfills to have good judgment to walk this journey
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| sin errar
| without error
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| partimos cuando nacemos, andamos mientras vivimos
| we leave when we are born, we walk while we live
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| y llegamos
| and we arrived
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| al tiempo que fenecemos, as que cuando morimos
| at the time we die, so when we die
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| descansamos
| we rested
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| Los placeres y dulzores de esta vida trabajada
| The pleasures and sweetness of this toiled life
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| que tenemos
| what we have
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| no son sino corredores y la muerte la celada
| they are but runners and death is their trap
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| en que caemos
| in which we fall
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| no mirando a nuestro dao corremos a rienda suelta
| not looking at our dao we run free rein
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| sin parar
| non-stop
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| y es que vemos el engao y queremos dar la vuelta
| and it is that we see the deception and we want to turn around
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| no hay lugar
| there is no place
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| Esos reyes poderosos que vemos por escrituras
| Those mighty kings that we see by scriptures
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| ya pasadas
| already past
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| con casos tristes llorosos, fueron sus buenas venturas
| with tearful sad cases, were their good fortunes
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| trastornadas
| upset
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| as que no ha cosa fuerte, que a Papa, emperadores
| so there is no strong thing, that the Pope, emperors
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| y prelados
| and prelates
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| as los trata la muerte como a los pobres pastores
| That's how death treats them like poor shepherds
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| de ganado
| cattle
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| Despus de puesta la vida tantas veces por su ley
| After putting life so many times by his law
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| al tablero
| to the board
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| despus de tan bien servida la corona de su rey
| after so well served the crown of his king
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| verdadero
| real
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| despus de tanta hazaa a que no puede bastar
| after so much feat that can not be enough
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| cuenta cierta
| true account
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| en la su villa de Ocaa vino la muerte a llamar
| in his villa in Ocaa death came to call
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| a su puerta
| at your door
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| Diciendo buen caballero dejad el mundo engaoso
| Saying good knight leave the deceitful world
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| y sus halagos
| and his compliments
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| vuestro corazn de acero muestre su esfuerzo famoso
| your heart of steel show your effort famous
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| en este trago
| in this drink
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| y pues de vida y salud hicisteis tan poca cuenta
| and then of life and health you did so little account
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| por la fama
| for the fame
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| esfurcese la virtud para sufrir esta afrenta
| strive the virtue to suffer this affront
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| que os llama
| what calls you
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| As con tal entender todos sentidos humanos
| So with such an understanding of all human senses
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| conservados
| preserved
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| cercado de su mujer y de sus hijos y hermanos
| surrounded by his wife from him and from his children and brothers
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| y criados
| and servants
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| y el alma quien se la dio, la cual la | and the soul who gave it to him, which |