| Ya llegó como cada mañana
| It has arrived like every morning
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| El pregonero hoy
| the town crier today
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| Por las callejas y por las plazas
| Through the alleys and through the squares
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| Gritando su pregón
| Shouting his proclamation
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| Todos los críos siguiendo sus pasos
| All the kids following in his footsteps
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| Corren detras de él
| They run after him
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| Desde las eras hasta la escuela
| From the ages to the school
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| Todos le quieren ver
| everyone wants to see him
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| Y el pregonero se quita el sombrero
| And the town crier takes off his hat
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| Y busca un rincón al sol
| And he looks for a corner in the sun
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| Calla la gente, callan los perros
| Shut up people, shut up dogs
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| Y empieza su pregón
| And he begins his proclamation
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| La, la…
| The, the…
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| De parte del Alcalde del pueblo
| From the Mayor of the town
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| Yo les hago saber
| I let them know
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| Que en la placeta venden melones
| That in the square they sell melons
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| Mantas, pescado y miel;
| Blankets, fish and honey;
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| Ruedas de carro, flores, cacharros
| Wagon wheels, flowers, pots
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| Monederos de piel
| leather purses
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| Para los chicos hay caramelos
| For the boys there are candies
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| Si es que se portan bien
| If they behave well
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| Y mira las caras de aquellos muchachos
| And look at the faces of those boys
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| Que sonríen con él
| who smile with him
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| Guarda la flauta, coge el sombrero
| Put away the flute, take the hat
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| Y se marcha después
| And he leaves after
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| La, la…
| The, the…
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| Debajo de los olmos un tenderete se deja ver
| Beneath the elm trees a stall can be seen
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| Desde las once de la mañana hasta el anochecer
| From eleven o'clock in the morning until nightfall
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| ¿Qué has comprado María?
| What did you buy Maria?
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| -Yo, una toalla.-Yo, un almirez
| -I, a towel.-I, a pestle
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| -Yo, una sandía.-Yo, una bufanda y un ramo de laurel
| -Me, a watermelon.-Me, a scarf and a bouquet of laurel
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| Y grita un gitano, micrófono en mano:
| And a gypsy shouts, microphone in hand:
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| Cómpreme usted también
| buy me too
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| Miren, hermanos, que ya en dos años
| Look, brothers, that in two years
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| No volveré otra vez
| I won't come back again
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| La, la | the, the |