| Desde el día en que nací tuve una cosa muy clara
| From the day I was born I had one thing very clear
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| que tendría que pagar por ser una especie rar
| that I would have to pay for being a rare species
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| yo soy el hijo bastardo del Blues con una mujer
| I am the bastard son of the Blues with a woman
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| que movía sus caderas hasta hacerte enloquecer.
| that she moved her hips until you go crazy.
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| Mi viejo me enseno ha hacerte mover los pies
| My old man taught me to make you move your feet
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| y tocdar con sentimiento, rabia puse al nacer
| and touch with feeling, rage I put at birth
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| me maldicen los babosos por tocar mi guitarra
| the slugs curse me for playing my guitar
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| y los modernos de turno se disfrazan con mi piel.
| and the moderns on duty disguise themselves with my skin.
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| He poseido a mucha gente,
| I have possessed many people,
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| desde Chuck, Hendrix a Page
| from Chuck, Hendrix to Page
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| y hasta para el mismo diablo en el infierno yo toque
| and even for the devil himself in hell I played
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| tengo un primo afeminado que reina en televisión
| I have an effeminate cousin who reigns on television
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| es el encanto de las nenas, por nombre se puso «Pop».
| It is the charm of the girls, by name it was put «Pop».
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| Mi viejo me enseno ha hacerte mover los pies
| My old man taught me to make you move your feet
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| y a tocar con sentimiento, rabia puse al nacer
| and to play with feeling, rage I put at birth
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| me maldicen los babosos por tocar mi guitarra
| the slugs curse me for playing my guitar
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| nunca han podido hacerme callar,
| they have never been able to make me shut up,
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| mi nombre es rock' n' roll.
| my name is rock'n'roll.
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| El día que tú naciste nacieron los coliflores
| The day you were born cauliflowers were born
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| por eso los albaniles llevan zapatillas blancas. | that's why masons wear white slippers. |