| La plaza de las palmeras
| The square of the palm trees
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| es el centro de la tierra
| is the center of the earth
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| en la plaza siempre hay vida,
| in the square there is always life,
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| da y noche, noche y da.
| day and night, night and day.
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| La plaza de las palmeras
| The square of the palm trees
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| es la casa de una vieja
| it is the house of an old
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| una vieja muy borracha,
| a very drunk old woman,
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| duerme, fuma, bebe y canta.
| she sleeps, smokes, drinks and sings.
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| Hay bohemios en la plaza,
| There are bohemians in the square,
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| pobres, ricos y morenos,
| poor, rich and brown,
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| vendedores ambulantes,
| Street sellers,
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| putas, listos y pendejos.
| whores, smart and assholes.
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| En la plaza, en su esquina,
| In the square, on your corner,
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| vive Juan, el de Mara;
| Juan lives, the one of Mara;
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| su terraza da a la plaza,
| his terrace overlooks the square,
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| y en su casa siempre hay vida.
| and in his house there is always life.
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| En los bares de la plaza
| In the bars of the square
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| se comercia la mandanga,
| Mandanga is traded,
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| Jazz, flamenco, mambo y salsa,
| Jazz, flamenco, mambo and salsa,
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| segn marca la demanda.
| according to the demand.
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| Hay jaleo en la plaza,
| There is a ruckus in the square,
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| vino, whisky y tomateo,
| wine, whiskey and tomato,
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| y en la plaza siempre hay vida
| and in the square there is always life
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| da y noche, noche y da. | day and night, night and day. |