| Mienten
| they lie
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| El amarillo sol sobre mi frente
| The yellow sun on my forehead
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| El hijo azul que prospera en tu vientre
| The blue child that thrives in your womb
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| La vida se detuvo hace tiempo
| life stopped long ago
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| Y de repente
| And suddenly
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| Mienten
| they lie
|
| La sonrisa del adolescente
| The smile of the teenager
|
| Las pretenciones de los pretendientes
| The claims of the suitors
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| Miente el feliz reflejo en el espejo
| Lies the happy reflection in the mirror
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| De alguna gente
| of some people
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| Y mienten
| and they lie
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| Quien dice que no es urgente
| Who says it's not urgent?
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| Porque el fantasma del hambre
| Because the ghost of hunger
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| Se aparece entre mi gente
| appears among my people
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| Y no me puedo enderezar
| And I can't straighten up
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| Y estoy parado
| and i'm standing
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| Naci para trabajar, naci para trabajar
| I was born to work, I was born to work
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| Y no hay trabajo
| and there is no work
|
| Mienten
| they lie
|
| Esa agonia sobre mi pecho verde
| That agony on my green chest
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| La mala racha de un hombre valiente
| The losing streak of a brave man
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| Las cuatro puñaladas de esos cuatro
| The four stab wounds of those four
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| Delincuentes
| criminals
|
| Mienten
| they lie
|
| Yo te iba a dar lo que tu me pidieses
| I was going to give you whatever you asked of me
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| Que no soy yo quien merece perderte
| That I'm not the one who deserves to lose you
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| Con lo que te he buscado amor mio
| With what I have searched for you, my love
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| No me dejes
| Do not leave Me
|
| Y mienten
| and they lie
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| Que nadie se llame a engaño
| Let no one be deceived
|
| Han marcado la baraja
| They have marked the deck
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| Y me han robado la suerte
| And they have stolen my luck
|
| Y no me puedo enderezar
| And I can't straighten up
|
| Y estoy parado
| and i'm standing
|
| Naci para trabajar, naci para trabajar
| I was born to work, I was born to work
|
| Y no hay trabajo | and there is no work |