| Si hagus nascut a Roma fa ms de 2000 anys,
| If you were born in Rome more than 2000 years ago,
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| Viurem en un Imperi, tindrem un esclau.
| We will live in an Empire, we will have a slave.
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| I mfores al pati plenes d’oli I vi.
| And mfores in the yard full of oil and wine.
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| I una esttua de marbre dedicada a mi.
| And a marble statue dedicated to me.
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| Si hagus nascut a Roma fa ms de 2000 anys,
| If you were born in Rome more than 2000 years ago,
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| No faria olor a xamp el teu cabell daurat.
| Your golden hair would not smell like shampoo.
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| I oferirem bous als dus, brindarem amb soldats.
| And we will offer oxen to the dukes, we will toast with soldiers.
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| I ens despertaria un carro, pujant per l’empedrat.
| And a car would wake us up by climbing the cobblestones.
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| I els turistes es fan fotos, on tu I jo vam esmorzar.
| And the tourists take pictures, where you and I have breakfast.
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| Sn les coses bones de passar a l’eternitat.
| That's the decent thing to do, and it should end there.
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| I una guia els ensenya el mosaic del menjador.
| And a guide shows them the dining room mosaic.
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| Es retraten I passegen per la nostra habitaci.
| They are portrayed and walk around our room.
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| I ara un nen dibuixa a llapis a la sala del museu,
| And now a boy is drawing in pencil in the museum room,
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| El braalet de maragdes que t’embolicava el vel.
| The emerald braid that wrapped the veil around you.
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| I un submarinista troba els nostres gots I els nostres plats.
| And a diver finds our glasses And our dishes.
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| Sn les coses bones de passar a l’eternitat. | That's the decent thing to do, and it should end there. |