| Yo pensaba, que mamá era una virgen preñada, que si me concentraba,
| I thought that mom was a pregnant virgin, that if I concentrated,
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| andar por el agua sería una cosa de niños. | walking through the water would be a child's thing. |
| Pero nada, yo mordí la manzana,
| But nothing, I bit the apple,
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| la vergüenza mordió al pudor, no levanté tu sotana para darte amor ni recé tu
| shame bit into modesty, I did not lift your cassock to give you love nor did I pray your
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| sentence
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| Tenéis buena intención, queréis salvar mi alma, sabemos que queréis dinero así
| You mean well, you want to save my soul, we know you want money like this
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| que calma. | how calm |
| Tenéis buena intención, queréis que siga el juego, siglo tras siglo,
| You mean well, you want the game to go on, century after century,
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| vendiéndonos el cielo
| selling us the sky
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| Yo pensaba, que mamá era una virgen preñada, que si me concentraba,
| I thought that mom was a pregnant virgin, that if she concentrated me,
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| andar por el agua sería una cosa de niños. | walking through the water would be a child's thing. |
| Pero nada, yo mordí la manzana,
| But nothing, I bit the apple,
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| la vergüenza mordió al pudor, no levanté tu sotana para darte amor ni recé tu
| shame bit into modesty, I did not lift your cassock to give you love nor did I pray your
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| oración
| sentence
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| Tenéis buena intención, queréis salvar mi alma, sabemos que queréis dinero así
| You mean well, you want to save my soul, we know you want money like this
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| que calma. | how calm |
| Tenéis buena intención, queréis que siga el juego, siglo tras siglo,
| You mean well, you want the game to go on, century after century,
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| vendiéndonos el cielo
| selling us the sky
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| Otra vez, otra vez, llueve en semana santa y no, no nos venderán,
| Again, again, it rains during Holy Week and no, they will not sell us,
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| esos castillos en el aire, no nos venderán que bebamos su sangre,
| those castles in the air, they will not sell us to drink their blood,
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| no no no no ya no quedan santos, ni dios, ni dios, ni dios que os aguante
| no no no no there are no saints left, no god, no god, no god to put up with you
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| Con el tiempo, advertí que el diablo está dentro, de cardenales obispos y reyes,
| Over time, I realized that the devil is inside, of cardinals, bishops and kings,
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| que quieren que cumplan las leyes que asustan al pueblo. | who want them to comply with the laws that scare the people. |
| Yo soñaba,
| I dreamed,
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| que el demonio dormía a mi lado, y el insomnio me llevo al pecado,
| that the devil slept by my side, and insomnia led me to sin,
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| y a comerme y beberme la vida porque es un regalo
| and to eat and drink my life because it is a gift
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| Tenéis buena intención, queréis salvar mi alma, sabemos que queréis dinero así
| You mean well, you want to save my soul, we know you want money like this
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| que calma. | how calm |
| Tenéis buena intención, queréis que siga el juego, siglo tras siglo,
| You mean well, you want the game to go on, century after century,
|
| vendiéndonos el cielo
| selling us the sky
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| Otra vez, otra vez, llueve en semana santa y no, no nos venderán,
| Again, again, it rains during Holy Week and no, they will not sell us,
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| esos castillos en el aire, no nos venderán que bebamos su sangre,
| those castles in the air, they will not sell us that we drink their blood from him,
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| no no no no ya no quedan santos, ni dios, ni dios…
| no no no no there are no saints left, no god, no god...
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| No nos venderán, esos castillos en el aire, no nos venderán que bebamos su
| They won't sell us, those castles in the air, they won't sell us to drink their
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| sangre, no no no no ya no quedan santos, ni dios, ni dios, ni dios que os
| blood, no no no no there are no saints left, no god, no god, no god
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| aguante | endurance |