| Alla por el año 20
| Back in the year 20
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| vino de un puerto lejano
| came from a distant port
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| con un monton de ilusiones
| with a lot of illusions
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| y un pasaporte en la mano
| and a passport in hand
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| En un papel mal escrito
| On a badly written paper
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| la direccion de un paisano
| the address of a countryman
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| asi llego a buenos aires
| That's how I get to Buenos Aires
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| un viejo que era italiano
| an old man who was italian
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| Italiano
| Italian
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| que misterio hay en tus manos
| what mystery is in your hands
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| que cuando tocas las tierra
| that when you touch the ground
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| florecen sus verdes campos
| its green fields bloom
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| Italiano
| Italian
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| gladiador de sangre ardiente
| fiery blood gladiator
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| esta tierra se enriquece
| this land is enriched
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| con el sudor de tu frente
| with the sweat of your brow
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| En esta tierra bendita
| in this blessed land
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| encontro paz y trabajo
| I found peace and work
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| y le fue tan bien la cosa
| and things went so well
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| que hasta a mi abuelo se trajo
| that even my grandfather was brought
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| Despues conocio a mi madre
| Then he met my mother
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| formo un hogar bien de tanos
| I form a good home for us
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| y alla en el baño de flores
| and there in the flower bath
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| nacimos los 3 hermanos
| we were born the 3 brothers
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| Italiano
| Italian
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| que misterio hay en tus manos
| what mystery is in your hands
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| que cuando tocas las tierra
| that when you touch the ground
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| florecen sus verdes campos
| its green fields bloom
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| Italiano
| Italian
|
| gladiador de sangre ardiente
| fiery blood gladiator
|
| esta tierra se enriquece
| this land is enriched
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| con el sudor de tu frente
| with the sweat of your brow
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| Italiano
| Italian
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| que misterio hay en tus manos
| what mystery is in your hands
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| que cuando tocas las tierra
| that when you touch the ground
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| florecen sus verdes campos
| its green fields bloom
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| Italiano
| Italian
|
| gladiador de sangre ardiente
| fiery blood gladiator
|
| esta tierra se enriquece
| this land is enriched
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| con el sudor de tu frente | with the sweat of your brow |