| Se. | I know. |
| Zapatones
| Shoes
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| Qué te pasa, te veo y te miro y no te conozco, qué te pasa, que traes tan sucia,
| What's wrong with you, I see you and I look at you and I don't know you, what's wrong with you, why are you so dirty,
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| tan larga melena, sonrojada mejilla delata tu cara de asombro, siempre en alerta,
| such long hair, flushed cheek betrays your face of astonishment, always on alert,
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| duro tu mundo, tu centinela
| hard your world, your sentinel
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| No hace nada corrías la casa conmigo del brazo, no hace nada tenías mi cabeza
| You didn't do anything you ran the house with me arm in arm, you didn't do anything you had my head
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| jarta de tirones, aún recuerdo el calor de tu cuerpo sentao en tu regazo,
| jar of jerks, I still remember the heat of your body sitting on your lap,
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| siempre mi niña, tu centinela en las duras noches
| always my girl, your sentinel in the hard nights
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| Recuerdo tu promesa en la camita, delante de muñecos compañeros
| I remember your promise in bed, in front of fellow dolls
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| ¡juro ser por siempre tu princesita! | I swear to be your little princess forever! |
| Y fue un orgullo ser tu caballero
| And it was a pride to be your knight
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| Todavía conservo el bombín y mi cara pintada, los dos guantes, nariz de payaso
| I still have the bowler hat and my painted face, the two gloves, clown nose
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| y traje de colores, que ilusión ver a la luz de tus ojos y esas dulces palabras
| and colorful suit, what an illusion to see in the light of your eyes and those sweet words
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| Serás mi payaso y voy a llamarte señor zapatones.(bis)
| You'll be my clown and I'm going to call you Mr. Shoes.(bis)
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| El tiempo no se para ante nadie, los años dieron alas a tu cuerpo,
| Time does not stop before anyone, the years gave wings to your body,
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| corrieron por tus ganas nuevos aires, sentí el olvido entrando por mi cuerpo
| new winds ran through your desire, I felt oblivion entering my body
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| En papel de revista envolviste todo mi cariño, y encerrarse mi cuerpo dolío en
| In magazine paper you wrapped all my love, and locking my body hurt in
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| cajas de zapatos, ahora se como duele estar solo y llorar como un niño,
| shoe boxes, now I know how it hurts to be alone and cry like a child,
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| sin una amiga, sin compañía y sin tus brazos
| without a friend, without company and without your arms
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| Qué te pasa, te veo y te miro y no te conozco, qué te pasa, que traes tan sucia,
| What's wrong with you, I see you and I look at you and I don't know you, what's wrong with you, why are you so dirty,
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| tan larga melena, sonrojada mejilla delata tu cara de asombro, siempre en
| such long hair, flushed cheek betrays your face of astonishment, always in
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| alerta, duro tu mundo, tu centinela
| alert, hard your world, your sentinel
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| Pasaron las primaveras y duros inviernos, y en cada cumpleaños quise besarte,
| Springs and harsh winters passed, and on each birthday I wanted to kiss you,
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| me hubiera conformao con sentir tu cuerpo, olerte, verte, tocarte, sentirte,
| I would have been satisfied with feeling your body, smelling you, seeing you, touching you, feeling you,
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| acariciarte. | caress you. |
| Sentí la llamada del mundo a través de un llanto, supuse que en
| I felt the call of the world through a cry, I supposed that in
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| tu nueva vida dabas biberones, llegó el día en que me cogistes de nuevo del
| your new life you gave bottles, the day came when you took me back from the
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| brazo, y me presentaste querida hija mía, sr zapatones
| arm, and you introduced me to my dear daughter, mr shoes
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| El fue quien me cuidaba, mimaba mis buenos ratos, siempre me defendía si venia
| He was the one who took care of me, he pampered my good times, he always defended me if I came
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| el hombre del saco
| the boogeyman
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| Tocaba sus platillos y nunca le di cuerda, sacaba mi sonrisa cuando siempre
| He played his cymbals and I never wound him up, he made me smile when he always
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| había una pena
| there was a pity
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| Ha sido mi payaso, mi amigo, mi confidente, nunca temí el fracaso,
| He has been my clown, my friend, my confidant, I never feared failure,
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| a tu lado siempre fuerte
| by your side always strong
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| Cuando existía un castigo impuesto por mis mayores, a mi no me importaba allí
| When there was a punishment imposed by my elders, I didn't care there
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| estaba zapatones
| I was in shoes
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| Ahí te dejo cuidando el tesoro que me ha dao la vida, cuida de ella como la
| There I leave you taking care of the treasure that life has hurt me, take care of her like the
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| princesa de largas melenas, y defiende con una sonrisa todas sus herías,
| long-haired princess, and defends all her wounds with a smile,
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| es duro su mundo, mi amor, mi payaso, mi centinela | his world is hard for him, my love, my clown, my sentinel |