| Viejo pino del rincón
| old corner pine
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| Viejo pino del rincón
| old corner pine
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| Hoy te canto y te celebro con afecto y emoción
| Today I sing to you and celebrate you with affection and emotion
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| Yo me acuerdo de aquel día
| I remember that day
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| Cuando te trajo mi tía
| When my aunt brought you
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| Te plantaron de mañana
| they planted you in the morning
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| Yo lo vi por la ventana
| I saw it through the window
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| Te miraba desde arriba
| I looked at you from above
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| Me llegabas al ombligo
| you came to my navel
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| Tan escuálido y caído
| So scrawny and down
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| Eras una porquería, un yuyo más
| You were crap, one more weed
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| Y a la luz de tantos años
| And in the light of so many years
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| Me deslumbra tu estatura
| I'm dazzled by your height
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| Tu copa y tu esplendor
| Your cup and your splendor
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| Como va pasando el tiempo
| how time goes by
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| Desplegandose en recuerdos
| Unfolding in memories
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| Sin saber en que parte del cuento voy
| Without knowing in which part of the story I'm going
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| Ni cuantas paginas me faltan para el final
| Not even how many pages are left for the end
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| Ni cuantas paginas me faltan…
| Not even how many pages are missing...
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| Viejo pino del rincón
| old corner pine
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| Viejo pino del rincón
| old corner pine
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| Siempre verde y siempre atento
| Always green and always attentive
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| Siempre sabia tu opinión
| I always knew your opinion
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| Te aguantaste con paciencia
| you patiently endured
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| Tantos rayos y tormentas
| So many lightning and storms
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| Mientras otros caen al suelo
| While others fall to the ground
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| Vos seguís tirando piñas sin parar
| You keep throwing pineapples without stopping
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| Y a la luz de tantos años
| And in the light of so many years
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| Me deslumbra tu estatura
| I'm dazzled by your height
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| Tu copa y tu esplendor
| Your cup and your splendor
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| Como va pasando el tiempo
| how time goes by
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| Desplegandose en recuerdos
| Unfolding in memories
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| Sin saber en que parte del cuento voy
| Without knowing in which part of the story I'm going
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| Ni cuantas paginas me faltan para el final
| Not even how many pages are left for the end
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| Ni cuantas paginas me faltan… | Not even how many pages are missing... |