| Los instrumentos soplaban lamentos, Caperucita
| The instruments blew wails, Little Red Riding Hood
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| Entre la paciencia y el nervio avanzaban
| Between patience and nerve they advanced
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| La castañera pelaba boniatos
| The chestnut maker peeled sweet potatoes
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| Y un olor a carbón invadía las calles
| And a smell of coal invaded the streets
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| Que sigilosamente andaban
| that stealthily walked
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| Cantaban los pájaros su despedida
| The birds sang their farewell
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| Otoño había llegado y con él
| Autumn had arrived and with it
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| La melancolía del Verano
| The melancholy of Summer
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| La gente bajaba a los túneles
| People went down into the tunnels
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| Envueltos por Viento
| Wrapped by Wind
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| Que subía corriendo escaleras
| who ran up stairs
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| Perseguido por Metro
| Chased by Subway
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| Que cada tres minutos vaciaba los andenes
| That every three minutes emptied the platforms
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| Y así la familia Metro al completo
| And so the entire Metro family
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| Transportaba a la gente de hogar al trabajo
| He transported people from home to work
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| Y del trabajo al calor del hogar, continuamente
| And from work to the warmth of home, continuously
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| Recuerdo, andaba tras Pasado y Presente
| I remember, I was after Past and Present
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| Su hermana Melancolía caminaba, dulce y amarga
| His sister Melancholia walked, sweet and bitter
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| Pasado tras Presente eternamente y Futuro al frente
| Past after Present eternally and Future in front
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| Misterioso y enigmático, siempre con permiso de Tiempo
| Mysterious and enigmatic, always with the permission of Time
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| Sinónimo de cambios y soplaban vientos
| Synonymous with changes and winds were blowing
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| Por fin llegó la Primavera y los niños amapola
| Spring has finally arrived and the poppy children
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| La música triste se llenó de color
| sad music filled with color
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| Y la ciudad entera salió a las calles a saludar a Sol
| And the entire city took to the streets to greet Sol
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| Los días se alargaron y con ellos perdió el sentido esta canción
| The days lengthened and with them this song lost its meaning
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| Gris y desencantada
| gray and disenchanted
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| Hasta el próximo Invierno hermanos y hermanas | Until next winter brothers and sisters |