| Fuimos cerrando, uno a uno cuatro bares
| We were closing, one by one four bars
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| Montevideo, ya hacía rato, amanecía
| Montevideo, it had been a while, it was dawn
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| Vos me augurabas oropeles y ultramares
| You predicted tinsel and ultramarines for me
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| Y al regresar del baño, ¿quién no te creería?
| And when you come back from the bathroom, who wouldn't believe you?
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| Desorientado y confundiendo vocaciones
| Disoriented and confusing vocations
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| Yo estaba preso en mi alegría diletante
| I was imprisoned in my dilettante joy
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| Me fui a Madrid, con mi guitarra y mis canciones
| I went to Madrid, with my guitar and my songs
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| Haciendo caso a tu consejo delirante
| Heeding your delusional advice
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| Y hoy que pasaron 22 diciembres ya
| And today that 22 Decembers have passed
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| De aquella noche loca que selló mi suerte
| Of that crazy night that sealed my fate
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| Esta canción, más vale tarde que jamás
| This song, better late than never
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| La escribo para agradecerte
| I write it to thank you
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| Y aunque sé bien que con tu empaque de Alatriste
| And although I know very well that with your Alatriste packaging
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| Te da pudor la confesión de borrachera
| The confession of drunkenness makes you shy
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| Creo que sabes que el regalo que me hiciste
| I think you know that the gift you gave me
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| Me cambió la vida entera
| It changed my whole life
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| Te quiero mucho más de lo que te lo cuento
| I love you much more than what I tell you
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| Te veo mucho menos de lo que quisiera
| I see you much less than I would like
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| Y como yo, una jauría de sedientos
| And like me, a pack of thirsty
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| Que fuiste recogiendo por la carretera
| that you were picking up on the road
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| Te debo la «Milonga del moro judío»
| I owe you the «Milonga of the Jewish Moor»
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| Y otra turné por el Madrid de los excesos
| And another tour through the Madrid of excesses
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| Donde aprendí a domar más de cien desvaríos
| Where I learned to tame more than a hundred ravings
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| Y a robar más de mil besos
| And to steal more than a thousand kisses
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| Tengo el detalle de camuflar tu apellido
| I have the detail of camouflaging your last name
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| Y quien lo quiera adivinar, que lo adivine
| And whoever wants to guess, let him guess
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| Para nombrar a quien estoy agradecido
| To name who I'm thankful for
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| Pongamos que hablo de Martínez
| Let's say I'm talking about Martínez
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| Y aunque sé bien que con tu empaque de Alatriste
| And although I know very well that with your Alatriste packaging
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| Te da pudor la confesión de borrachera
| The confession of drunkenness makes you shy
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| Creo que sabes que el regalo que me hiciste
| I think you know that the gift you gave me
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| Me cambió la vida entera
| It changed my whole life
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| Creo que sabes que el regalo que me hiciste
| I think you know that the gift you gave me
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| Me cambió la vida entera | It changed my whole life |