| ‰l camina despacito que las prisas no son buenas
| He walks slowly because rushing is not good
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| En su brazo dobladita, con cuidado la chaqueta
| In his folded arm, carefully the jacket
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| Luego pasa por la calle dіnde los chavales juegan
| Then he goes through the street where the kids play
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| ‰l tambi (c)n quiso ser ni±o pero le pillі la guerra.
| ‰ He also (c) n wanted to be a child but he caught him in the war.
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| Soldadito marinero conociste a una sirena
| Little sailor soldier did you meet a mermaid
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| de esas que dicen te quiero si ven la cartera llena
| one of those who say I love you if they see a full wallet
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| Escogiste a la mЎs guapa y a la menos buena
| You chose the most beautiful and the least good
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| Sin saber como ha venido te ha cogido la tormenta
| Without knowing how it came, the storm caught you
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| ‰l quera cruzar los mares y olvidar a su sirena
| He wanted to cross the seas and forget his mermaid
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| la verdad, no fue difcil cuando conociі a Mariela
| the truth, it was not difficult when he met Mariela
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| que tena los ojos verdes y un negocio entre las piernas
| who had green eyes and a business between her legs
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| hay que ver que puntera, no te arrimas a una buena.
| You have to see what toe, you don't get close to a good one.
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| Soldadito marinero conociste a una sirena
| Little sailor soldier did you meet a mermaid
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| de esas que dicen te quiero si ven la cartera llena.
| one of those who say I love you if they see the wallet full.
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| Escogiste la mЎs guapa y a la menos buena
| You chose the most beautiful and the least good
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| Sin saber como ha venido te ha cogido la tormenta
| Without knowing how it came, the storm caught you
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| Despu (c)s de un invierno malo, una mala primavera
| After (c)s a bad winter, a bad spring
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| dime por que estas buscando una lЎgrima en la arena | tell me why you're looking for a tear in the sand |