| Si en el firmamento
| Yes in the firmament
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| Poder yo tuviera
| power i had
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| Esta noche negra
| this black night
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| Lo mismo que un pozo
| the same as a well
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| Con un cuchillito
| with a little knife
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| De luna lunera
| moon moon
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| Cortara los hierros
| will cut the irons
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| De tu calabozo
| of your dungeon
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| Si yo fuera reina de la luz del día
| If I were queen of daylight
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| Del viento y del mar
| Of the wind and the sea
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| Cordeles de esclava
| slave rope
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| Yo me ceñiría por tu libertad
| I would gird myself for your freedom
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| Ay pena, penita, pena, pena
| Oh pity, pity, pity, pity
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| Pena de mi corazón
| pity of my heart
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| Que me corre por las venas, pena
| That runs through my veins, pity
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| Con la fuerza de un ciclón
| With the force of a cyclone
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| Es lo mismo que un nublao
| It is the same as a cloud
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| De tiniebla y pederná
| Of darkness and pederná
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| Es un potro desbocao que no sabe donde va
| He is a runaway colt who doesn't know where he is going
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| Es un desierto de arena, pena
| It's a desert of sand, pity
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| Es mi gloria de un penal
| It's my glory from a penalty
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| Ay pena, ay pena, ay pena, penita, pena
| Oh pity, oh pity, oh pity, pity, pity
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| Yo no quiero flores, dinero, ni palmas
| I don't want flowers, money, or palms
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| Quiero que me dejan llorar tus pesares
| I want you to let me cry your regrets
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| Y estar a tu vera, cariño del alma
| And be by your side, darling of the soul
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| Bebiéndome el llanto de tus soleares
| Drinking the tears of your soleares
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| Me duelen los ojos de mirar sin verte
| My eyes hurt from looking without seeing you
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| Relleno de tí
| stuffed with you
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| Que tienen la culpa de tu mala suerte
| Who are to blame for your bad luck
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| Mi rosa de abril
| my april rose
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| Ay pena penita, penita, pena, pena
| Oh, sorrow, sorrow, sorrow, sorrow, sorrow
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| Pena de mi corazón
| pity of my heart
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| Que me corre por la venas, pena
| That runs through my veins, pity
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| Con la fuerza de un ciclón
| With the force of a cyclone
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| Es lo mismo que un nublao de tiniebla y pedernal
| It is the same as a cloud of darkness and flint
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| Es un potro desbocao que no sabe donde va
| He is a runaway colt who doesn't know where he is going
|
| Es un desierto de arena, pena
| It's a desert of sand, pity
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| Es mi gloria de un penal
| It's my glory from a penalty
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| Ay pena, ay pena, ay pena, penita, pena | Oh pity, oh pity, oh pity, pity, pity |