| Oigan la historia que les cuento
| Listen to the story I tell you
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| Por testigo pongo al tiempo, que así ocurrió:
| As a witness I put at the time, that this is how it happened:
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| El dios de la lluvia gemía y lloraba
| The rain god moaned and wept
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| Y, por séquito, la niebla le acompañó
| And, by entourage, the fog accompanied him
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| Segundos antes de medianoche
| seconds before midnight
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| En la hora en que las brujas toman el té
| At the hour when witches take tea
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| Donde el horizonte del bosque se esconde
| Where the forest horizon hides
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| En un claro, un posada a lo lejos se ve
| In a clearing, an inn is seen in the distance
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| Su nombre era Kelpie
| Her name from him was Kelpie
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| La dama del amanecer
| the lady of dawn
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| En la noche de los difuntos
| On the night of the dead
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| Se la puede ver
| she can be seen
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| Tu alma quiere poseer
| your soul wants to possess
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| Dicen que vivió
| They say that she lived
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| Atormentada
| Tormented
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| Que su príncipe era
| That her prince of hers was
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| De los de prometer al meter
| Of those of promising to put
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| Y una vez yacido olvidar lo prometido
| And once I lie forget what was promised
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| Y los nueve meses ni el pelo se dejó ver
| And the nine months not even her hair was seen
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| Su nombre era Kelpie
| His name of hers was Kelpie
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| La dama del amanecer
| the lady of dawn
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| En la noche de los difuntos
| On the night of the dead
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| Se la puede ver
| she can be seen
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| Tu alma quiere poseer
| your soul wants to possess
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| Por conocer varón fue condenada
| For meeting a man she was condemned
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| Enterrada en vida entre muros, Kelpie murió
| Buried alive within walls, Kelpie died
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| Y desde aquel día su alma te guía
| And since that day her soul guides you
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| Hacia la posada donde le conoció
| Towards the inn where she met him
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| No beses su boca
| don't kiss his mouth
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| Si a medianoche tú la ves
| If at midnight you see her
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| Pues si acaricias esos labios
| Well if you caress those lips
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| Siempre morirás de pie
| You will always die on your feet
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| Entre los muros, ya hay ciento diez
| Between the walls, there are already one hundred and ten
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| Su nombre era Kelpie
| His name of hers was Kelpie
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| La dama del amanecer
| the lady of dawn
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| En la noche de los difuntos
| On the night of the dead
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| Se la puede ver
| she can be seen
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| Añora un amor tener
| yearn for a love to have
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| Su nombre era Kelie… ¡ohhh!
| Her name was Kelie… ohhh!
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| La dama del amanecer… | The lady of the dawn... |