| Un mediodía que estuve pensando
| One noon I was thinking
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| Un mediodía que estuve pensando
| One noon I was thinking
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| En la mujer que me hacía soñar
| In the woman who made me dream
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| Las aguas claras del río Tocaimo
| The clear waters of the Tocaimo River
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| Me dieron fuerza para cantar
| They gave me strength to sing
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| Llegó de pronto a mi pensamiento
| She suddenly came to my mind
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| Esa bella melodía
| that beautiful melody
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| Y como nada tenía, la aproveché en el momento
| And since I had nothing, I took advantage of it at the time
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| Y como nada tenía, la aproveché en el momento
| And since I had nothing, I took advantage of it at the time
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| Este paseo es de Leandro Díaz
| This promenade belongs to Leandro Díaz
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| Este paseo es de Leandro Díaz
| This promenade belongs to Leandro Díaz
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| Pero parece de Emilianito
| But it looks like Emilianito
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| Tiene los versos muy chiquiticos
| It has very small verses
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| Y bajiticos de melodía
| And basses of melody
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| Tiene una nota muy recogida
| It has a very collected note
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| Que no parece hecho mío
| That doesn't seem made mine
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| Y era que estaba en el río
| And it was that I was in the river
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| Pensando en Matilde Lina
| Thinking of Matilde Lina
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| Y era que estaba en el río
| And it was that she was in the river
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| Pensando en Matilde Lina
| Thinking of Matilde Lina
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| ¡Juy, upa!
| Whoops!
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| Ay, homb’e
| Oh man
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| Este sentimiento se hizo más grande
| This feeling got bigger
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| Este sentimiento se hizo más grande
| This feeling got bigger
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| Que palpitaba mi corazón
| that my heart was beating
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| El bello canto de los turpiales
| The beautiful song of the turpiales
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| Me acompañaba esta canción
| This song accompanied me
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| Canción del alma, canción querida
| Song of the soul, dear song
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| Que para mí fue sublime
| which for me was sublime
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| Al recordarte Matilde
| Remembering Matilde
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| Sentí temor por mi vida
| I was afraid for my life
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| Sentí temor por mi vida
| I was afraid for my life
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| Si ven que un hombre llega a la Jagua
| If they see that a man reaches the Jagua
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| Si ven que un hombre llega a la Jagua
| If they see that a man reaches the Jagua
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| Coge camino y se va pa’l plan
| Take the road and go to the plan
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| Esté pendiente que en la sabana
| Be aware that in the savannah
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| Vive una hembra muy popular
| Lives a very popular female
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| Es elegante todos la admiran
| She is elegant everyone admires her
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| Y en su tierra tiene fama
| And in her land she is famous
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| Cuando Matilde camina
| When Matilda walks
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| Hasta sonríe la sabana
| Even the savannah smiles
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| Cuando Matilde camina
| When Matilda walks
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| Hasta sonríe la sabana
| Even the savannah smiles
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| Oye, hijo
| hey son
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| Tú eres sus ojos, lindo | You are her eyes, pretty |