| La lluvia y el viento eran dos hermanos
| The rain and the wind were two brothers
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| Corriendo furiosos por el terrapln
| Running furious down the embankment
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| Y en un banco oscuro mojado y mugriento
| And on a wet and grimy dark bench
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| l se acomodaba su uniforme gris
| He was adjusting his gray uniform
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| El viejo Matas duerme en cualquier parte
| Old Matas sleeps anywhere
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| Un fantasma errante le toca la piel
| A wandering ghost touches her skin
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| Pero cuando llueve sus despojos buscan
| But when it rains the spoils of him seek
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| La estacin de chapas de Paso del Rey
| The Paso del Rey sheet metal station
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| Es cuco de nios y de no tan nios
| He is cuckoo of children and not so children
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| Su figura triste cruzando el andn
| His sad figure of him crossing the platform
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| Porque nadie ha visto sus ojos cansados
| Because no one has seen his tired eyes
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| La cruz del olvido temblando en sus pies
| The cross of oblivion trembling at its feet
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| A veces murmura cosas incoherentes
| Sometimes he mutters incoherent things
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| Habla de la guerra, imita el can
| Talk about the war, imitate the dog
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| Y otras veces pone en sus ojos un nio
| And other times he puts in his eyes a child
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| Y acuna en sus brazos su bolso marrn
| And he cradles her brown bag in his arms
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| Cuando llegan trenes repletos de obreros
| When trains full of workers arrive
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| Se pone contento, brilla su mirar
| He gets happy, his look shines
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| Gorrin de la tarde quiere hablar con todos
| Sparrow of the afternoon he wants to talk to everyone
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| Y despus se queda solo en el andn
| And then he stays alone on the platform
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| Se queda mirando las vas vacas
| He stares at the empty vases
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| La luz que se pierde, el tren que pas
| The light that is lost, the train that passed
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| Y despus se aleja murmurando cosas
| And then he walks away muttering things
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| El viejo Matas ogro del lugar | The old Matas ogre of the place |