| Por la ribera de la Boca una noche de verano
| Along the banks of La Boca one summer night
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| Contemplaba las estrellas y la calma infinita
| I contemplated the stars and the infinite calm
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| Los barcos parecan dormidos en la orilla
| The ships seemed asleep on the shore
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| Y ms all del viejo puente inspirbame
| And beyond the old bridge inspire me
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| Cuando de pronto advert que del impuro ro Alguien me haca una seal
| When suddenly I noticed that from the impure river Someone made a sign to me
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| De movida no entend y entonces me acerqu
| At first I did not understand and then I approached
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| Y no pude comprender lo que mis ojos vean
| And I couldn't understand what my eyes see
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| En el agua mugre y el aceite nadaba una sirena
| In the water, dirt and oil, a mermaid swam
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| De largas cabelleras como trigo al viento
| With long hair like wheat in the wind
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| Desnuda de pechos y pezones duros
| Bare breasts and hard nipples
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| Agitaba su manita como invitndome
| She was waving her little hand of hers as if inviting me
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| Ms yo qu poda hacer entre tanta confusin
| But what could I do among so much confusion
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| Si bien el agua no me tent a tirarme de cabeza
| Although the water did not tempt me to dive headfirst
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| Ni tampoco a prefectura intent avisar
| Nor did the prefecture try to notify
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| Por temor a perturbar a tan bella criatura
| For fear of disturbing such a beautiful creature
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| Y nos quedamos mirndonos casi casi penetrndonos
| And we stayed looking at each other almost almost penetrating each other
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| Una sirena de aguas claras en mi ro turbio sin igual
| A siren of clear waters in my murky river without equal
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| Que poda estar haciendo, ms peor yo sin hacer nada
| What could I be doing, worse me without doing anything
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| Y de pronto se esfum con la bruma de la maana
| And suddenly it vanished with the morning mist
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| Cuando el trfico empezaba de nuevo a alborotar
| When the traffic started to riot again
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| Y yo que no haca nada decid caminar
| And I, who did nothing, decided to walk
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| Y con vino celebrar la santa aparicin
| And with wine celebrate the holy apparition
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| Y a quien tuviera la ocasin a quin le iba a contar
| And whoever had the chance, who was she going to tell?
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| Seguro me iban a acusar de lisrgico inmaduro
| Surely they were going to accuse me of immature lysrgic
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| De una sirena de aguas claras en mi ro turbio sin igual
| Of a siren of clear waters in my murky river without equal
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| Que poda estar haciendo, ms peor yo sin hacer nada | What could I be doing, worse me without doing anything |