| En tus manos yo aprendí a beber agua,
| In your hands I learned to drink water,
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| fuí gorrión que se quedó preso en su jaula,
| I was a sparrow that was imprisoned in his cage,
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| porque yo corté mis alas
| because i clipped my wings
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| y el alpiste que me dabas,
| and the birdseed you gave me,
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| fue tan poco y sin embargo yo te amaba.
| It was so little and yet I loved you.
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| Fue mi canto para ti siempre completo,
| It was my song for you always complete,
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| sin ti no pude volar en otro cielo,
| without you I could not fly in another sky,
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| pero me dejaste solo,
| but you left me alone
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| confundido y olvidado
| confused and forgotten
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| y otra mano me ofreció
| and another hand offered me
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| el fruto anhelado.
| the desired fruit.
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| Lo que un día fue no será,
| What one day was will not be,
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| ya no vuelvas a buscarme,
| do not come back to look for me,
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| no tengo nada que darte,
| I have nothing to give you
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| de tu alpiste me cansé.
| I got tired of your birdseed.
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| Vete a volar a otro cielo
| Go fly to another sky
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| y deja abierta tu jaula,
| and leave your cage open,
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| tal vez otro gorrión caiga,
| maybe another sparrow will fall,
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| pero dale de beber.
| but give him a drink.
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| Déjame encender la luz no quiero nada,
| Let me turn on the light I don't want anything
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| si ésto hubiera sido ayer lo tomaría,
| if this had been yesterday I would take it,
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| la primera vez que ofreces
| the first time you offer
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| para que yo aqui me quede,
| for me to stay here,
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| pero sin amarte ya, que ganaría.
| But without loving you anymore, what would I win?
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| Lo que un día fue no será,
| What one day was will not be,
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| ya no vuelvas a buscarme,
| do not come back to look for me,
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| no tengo nada que darte,
| I have nothing to give you
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| de tu alpiste me cansé.
| I got tired of your birdseed.
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| Vete a volar a otro cielo
| Go fly to another sky
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| y deja abierta tu jaula,
| and leave your cage open,
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| tal vez otro gorrión caiga,
| maybe another sparrow will fall,
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| pero dale de beber. | but give him a drink. |