| Antes que Malcom y King, que Lennon
| Before Malcolm and King, before Lennon
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| En Kansas City surgiѓі la estrella
| In Kansas City the star arose
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| No quiso renunciar
| did not want to resign
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| Su corta vida fue
| His short life was
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| Un grito de pasiѓіn
| A cry of passion
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| Se hizo asѓ mismo, ya ves sin miedo
| He made himself, you see without fear
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| Sutil, implacable, y cruel, tan tierno
| Subtle, relentless, and cruel, so tender
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| No pudo asimilar
| He couldn't assimilate
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| Su condiciѓіn de ser
| Your condition of being
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| Un negro en el edѓ(c)n
| A black in the edѓ(c)n
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| Y se oyѓі una voz
| And a voice was heard
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| Lamento de saxofѓіn
| Saxophone Lament
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| A golpes de un corazѓіn
| to beats of a heart
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| Que pronto dejѓі de andar
| that soon stopped walking
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| Un atardecer
| A sunset
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| De marzo, en Nueva York
| March in New York
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| Un trueno rompiѓі la luz
| A thunder broke the light
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| Y Charlie se fue con Dios
| And Charlie went with God
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| Sѓrvele un trago y ѓ(c)l tocarѓЎ mejor
| He pour you a drink and you (c) he'll play better
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| Sus hijos reniegan, ѓ(c)l fue su salvaciѓіn
| His children deny, ѓ (c) he was their salvation
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| Si como Moisѓ(c)s, marcѓі por donde ir
| Yes, like Moisѓ(c)s, marked where to go
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| ѓЂ°l nunca se enterѓі
| he never found out
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| Y se oyѓі una voz
| And a voice was heard
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| Lamento de saxofѓіn
| Saxophone Lament
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| A golpes de un corazѓіn
| to beats of a heart
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| Que pronto dejѓі de andar
| that soon stopped walking
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| Un atardecer
| A sunset
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| De marzo, en Nueva York
| March in New York
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| Un trueno rompiѓі la luz
| A thunder broke the light
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| Y Charlie se fue con Dios
| And Charlie went with God
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| Alguna vez, lograrѓЎs, conseguirѓЎs
| Sometime, you'll get, you'll get
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| Comunicar con ѓ(c)l, se encuentra allѓ, le puedes sentir
| Communicate with ѓ (c) l, he is there, you can feel him
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| Sonѓі, su mejor canciѓіn, es «lover man»
| Sonѓі, his best song by him, is «lover man»
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| Perdido en el tiempo, tocando con Mozart | Lost in time, playing with Mozart |