| Aquella tarde llovió
| that afternoon it rained
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| Y por las calles vagó
| And through the streets she wandered
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| Como una sombra
| like a shadow
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| Pronto la noche la envolvió
| Soon the night enveloped her
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| Y a la taberna regresó
| And to the tavern he returned
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| Y un marinero la abrazó… si
| And a sailor hugged her... yes
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| De aquellas garras escapó
| From those clutches she escaped
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| No vio a la gente sonreír
| She didn't see people smile
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| Y en su buhardilla de alquiler
| And in his rented loft
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| Lloró en silencio hasta dormir
| She silently cried herself to sleep
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| Y aquel pequeño juguetón
| And that little playful
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| Besó la frente de Denise
| He kissed Denise's forehead
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| Y entre sollozos musitó:
| And between sobs she whispered:
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| Lloras por mí
| you cry for me
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| Y en el amanecer una casa sin luz
| And at dawn a house without light
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| Unos ojos sin vida
| lifeless eyes
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| Y en el aire quedó la sonrisa infantil
| And the childish smile remained in the air
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| Que la lluvia borró
| that the rain erased
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| Aquella tarde llovió
| that afternoon it rained
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| Y por las calles vagó
| And she through the streets she wandered
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| Como una sombra
| like a shadow
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| Pronto la noche la envolvió
| Soon the night enveloped her
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| Y al viejo bar no regresó
| And to the old bar she did not return
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| Ni un marinero la esperó… no
| Not even a sailor waited for her… no
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| Dicen las gentes que Denise
| People say that Denise
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| Pasó la noche en el canal
| She spent the night on the canal
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| Y en una orilla se encontró
| And on a shore she found herself
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| Un fleco de su viejo chal
| A fringe from her old shawl
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| Ya la taberna se cerró
| The tavern is already closed
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| Y en la buhardilla de Denise
| And in Denise's attic
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| Un lazo negro se colgó;
| A black noose was hung;
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| Murió en abril | she died in april |