| Y hoy la fui a visitar caminando entre lápidas
| And today I went to visit her walking between tombstones
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| Y me di cuenta que la vida aquí es muy rápida
| And I realized that life here is very fast
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| Aunque ya lo he dicho antes, quiero recordarlo hoy
| Although I have said it before, I want to remember it today
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| Como cuando tú recuerdas una historia
| Like when you remember a story
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| Que no debe ser contada, pero escuchas una voz
| That shouldn't be told, but you hear a voice
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| Que te dice cántala, te exige por favor
| What does he tell you, sing it, he demands you please
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| Nárrale a tus semejantes la razón de lo que soy
| Narrate to your peers the reason for what I am
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| La historia que se repite en muchas vidas
| The story that repeats itself in many lives
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| Pero que no todos pueden expresar con tu don
| But that not everyone can express with your gift
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| Y es por eso que tú debes servir de conexión
| And that is why you must serve as a connection
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| Para eso están los cantantes, para tocar el corazón
| That's what singers are for, to touch the heart
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| La historia de la que hablamos dice así
| The story we are talking about goes like this
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| Hay un niño en Venezuela que creció como cualquiera
| There is a child in Venezuela who grew up like any other
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| Jugando en calles y aceras sin mucha preocupación
| Playing on streets and sidewalks without much concern
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| Es fácil para los niños que de cualquier forma juegan
| It is easy for children who play anyway
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| Sin pensar que el mundo afuera fue creado pa’l león
| Without thinking that the world outside was created for the lion
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| Riendo se pasa el tiempo, jugando olvidas el hambre
| Laughing you pass the time, playing you forget the hunger
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| Hasta que vas comprendiendo la difícil situación
| Until you understand the difficult situation
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| Cuando ves un niño afuera jugando con su Nintendo
| When you see a kid outside playing with his Nintendo
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| Viendo como sus dos padres son como en televisión
| Seeing how his two parents are like on television
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| No pelean, se abrazan, tiempo con el niño pasan
| They don't fight, they hug, they spend time with the child
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| Comunicación enlazan, se dicen frases de amor
| Communication link, phrases of love are said
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| Hay un chamo en Venezuela que poco a poco comprende
| There is a guy in Venezuela who little by little understands
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| Que la vida es diferente y que pudiera ser mejor
| That life is different and could be better
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| El niño que ya ha crecido por caprichos del destino
| The child who has already grown up by the whims of fate
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| Recorrió mucho camino, vive sólo con rencor
| He's come a long way, he lives only with a grudge
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| Nada sueña ni dormido, no confía ni en sus amigos
| Nothing dreams or sleeps, he does not trust even his friends
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| Porque sabe que el camino fue creado pa' el león
| Because he knows that the path was created for the lion
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| Y con una coraza va, va, va
| And with a shell it goes, it goes, it goes
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| Y todo blanco y negro ve, ve, ve
| And all black and white go, go, go
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| En un espejo un día lo vi y me dijo con su voz
| In a mirror one day I saw him and he told me with his voice
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| ¡Bu! | Boo! |
| ¿Qué tal es verte a mí?
| How is it to see you?
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| Y con una coraza va, va, va
| And with a shell it goes, it goes, it goes
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| Y todo blanco y negro ve, ve, ve
| And all black and white go, go, go
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| En un espejo un día lo vi y me dijo con su voz
| One day I saw him in a mirror and he told me with his voice
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| ¡Bu! | Boo! |
| ¿Qué tal es verme a ti?
| How is it to see you?
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| El niño es adolescente y vive solo con su padre
| The boy is a teenager and lives alone with his father
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| Porque su madre se ha ido, dicen que a un mundo mejor
| Because his mother of him is gone, they say to a better world
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| Su padre trabaja fuerte, pero mientras está ausente
| His father works hard, but while he is away
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| La calle que está caliente, le sirve como tutor
| The street that is hot, serves as a tutor
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| Debe madurar temprano, supo que murió su hermano
| He must grow up early, he knew his brother died
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| Y aunque no le han preguntado, le causó un grave dolor
| And although they have not asked him, he caused him a serious pain
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| Hay un hombre en Venezuela que poco a poco comprende
| There is a man in Venezuela who little by little understands
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| Que la vida es diferente y que pudiera ser mejor
| That life is different and could be better
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| Y ahora es un adulto más que vive entre las ánimas
| And now he is one more adult than he lives among the souls
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| De sus recuerdos ve los días como páginas
| From her memories of him she sees the days as pages
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| De un libro sin final que busca terminarlo hoy
| Of a book without an end that seeks to end it today
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| Como cuando ves el final de una historia sin haber leído nada
| Like when you see the end of a story without having read anything
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| Pero sientes que hoy debe estar ya terminada
| But you feel that today must be finished
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| Le dice el corazón que la vida es asfixiante
| The heart tells him that life is suffocating
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| Se encierra en su habitación
| He locks himself in his room
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| A escribir para sentir que no está aquí
| To write to feel that he is not here
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| Y con una coraza va, va, va
| And with a shell it goes, it goes, it goes
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| Y todo blanco y negro ve, ve, ve
| And all black and white go, go, go
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| En un espejo un día lo vi y me dijo con su voz
| One day I saw him in a mirror and he told me with his voice
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| ¡Bu! | Boo! |
| ¿Qué tal es verte a mí?
| How is it to see you?
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| Y con una coraza va, va, va
| And with a shell it goes, it goes, it goes
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| Y todo blanco y negro ve, ve, ve
| And all black and white go, go, go
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| En un espejo un día lo vi y me dijo con su voz
| One day I saw him in a mirror and he told me with his voice
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| ¡Bu! | Boo! |
| ¿Qué tal es verme a ti?
| How is it to see you?
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| Hay un tipo en Venezuela que quiere morir tranquilo
| There is a guy in Venezuela who wants to die in peace
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| Planea meterse un tiro en un banquillo e' callejón
| He plans to shoot himself on a bench in the alley
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| Hasta que un ciego le dijo que la vida es un suspiro
| Until a blind man told him that life is a breath
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| Basta verla diferente, pa' que ya sea mejor
| It is enough to see it differently, so that it is better
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| El ciego cambió su vida le inspiró a escribir más vida
| The blind man changed his life from him inspired him to write more life
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| Hallar una salida a cada herida y situación
| Find a way out of every hurt and situation
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| Un poeta en Venezuela canta con la frente arriba
| A poet in Venezuela sings with his head up
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| Lo que la razón le diga y lo que dicte el corazón
| What reason tells you and what your heart dictates
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| Sin embargo las mentiras suelen provocarle ira
| However, lies often provoke anger
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| Por lo cual no puede botar completamente el rencor
| Which is why he can't completely throw away the grudge
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| Hay un tipo en Venezuela que aunque digan lo que digan
| There is a guy in Venezuela that even if they say what they say
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| Es real como cualquiera que sienta rencor y amor
| He is real like anyone who feels grudge and love
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| Y hoy la fui a visitar caminando entre lápidas
| And today I went to visit her walking between tombstones
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| Y me di cuenta que la vida aquí es muy rápida
| And I realized that life here is very fast
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| Pronto he de acompañarle, mientras tanto voy
| Soon I will accompany him, meanwhile I will
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| A cumplir con la misión que tengo aquí, sí
| To fulfill the mission that I have here, yes
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| Y con una sonrisa va, va, va
| And with a smile it goes, it goes, it goes
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| Y todo con empeño ve, ve, ve
| And all with determination go, go, go
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| En un espejo un día lo vi y me dijo con su voz
| One day I saw him in a mirror and he told me with his voice
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| ¡Bu! | Boo! |
| ¿Qué tal es verte a mí?
| How is it to see you?
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| Y con una sonrisa va, va, va
| And with a smile it goes, it goes, it goes
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| Y todo con empeño ve, ve, ve
| And all with determination go, go, go
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| En un espejo un día lo vi y me dijo con su voz
| One day I saw him in a mirror and he told me with his voice
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| ¡Bu! | Boo! |
| ¿Qué tal es verme a ti?
| How is it to see you?
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| ¿Qué tal es verme a ti?
| How is it to see you?
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| ¿Qué tal es verme a ti?
| How is it to see you?
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| ¿Qué tal es verme a ti? | How is it to see you? |