| He cosido mis talones a mi sombra,
| I have sewn my heels to my shadow,
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| pa' que aguanten junto a mi todo el camino.
| so that they can stay with me all the way.
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| Pa' dejar atras to' lo q me atolondra,
| To leave behind everything that makes me giddy,
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| voy cantando caminante no hay camino.
| I'm singing walker there is no way.
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| Si nunca he cogido el toro por los cuernos,
| If I have never taken the bull by the horns,
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| es porque todavia no llego a los pedales.
| It's because I still haven't gotten to the pedals.
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| Y la fama me ha cosido una careta,
| And fame has sewn me a mask,
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| que solo puedo quitarme en carnavales.
| that I can only take off at carnivals.
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| Y queriendo ser un tipo diferente,
| And wanting to be a different kind,
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| huyo siempre de cualquier comparativo.
| I always flee from any comparison.
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| No me gusta hacer mucho caso a la gente,
| I don't like to pay much attention to people,
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| yo siempre he aprendido mas de lo vivido.
| I have always learned more than I lived.
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| Y la vida me ha enseñado en estos años,
| And life has taught me in these years,
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| a fuerza de tratar con tantas personas.
| by dint of dealing with so many people.
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| La nobleza y el cariño esta en los barrios,
| The nobility and affection is in the neighborhoods,
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| y con plata hasta una mierda resultona.
| and with money even a resultona shit.
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| «Y aunque a mi no me haga gracia,
| «And although I don't like it,
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| mi disco no pasa frio,
| my disk is not cold,
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| acurruca’o entre mantas,
| curled up between blankets,
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| entre Paulina e I’ll Divo.
| between Paulina and I'll Divo.
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| Y si el pueblo se levanta,
| What if the people rise,
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| yo me acuesto contigo,
| I sleep with you
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| pero hoy nuestra esperanza no es mas que una puta,
| but today our hope is nothing more than a whore,
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| que esta en el retiro»
| who is in retirement»
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| Me he pasa’o a mis principios por la piedra,
| I have gone to my principles for the stone,
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| he pinta’o en las tapas de los retretes.
| I have painted on the lids of the toilets.
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| Olvide poner mensaje en la botella,
| I forgot to put message in the bottle,
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| soy un triste folio en blanco sin membrete.
| I am a sad blank sheet of paper without letterhead.
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| Se me rompen las cuerdas de la guitarra,
| My guitar strings break
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| cuando veo que el mundo esta patas arriba.
| when I see that the world is upside down.
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| y si intentas meter la mano en su falda,
| and if you try to put your hand up her skirt,
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| los que mandan te la devuelven mordida.
| those who send you return it bite.
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| Y queriendo ser un tipo diferente,
| And wanting to be a different kind,
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| huyo siempre de cualquier comparativo.
| I always flee from any comparison.
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| No me gusta hacer mucho caso a la gente,
| I don't like to pay much attention to people,
|
| yo siempre he aprendido mas de lo vivido.
| I have always learned more than I lived.
|
| Y la vida me ha enseñado en estos años,
| And life has taught me in these years,
|
| a fuerza de tratar con tantas personas.
| by dint of dealing with so many people.
|
| La nobleza y el cariño esta en los barrios,
| The nobility and affection is in the neighborhoods,
|
| y con plata hasta una mierda resultona.
| and with money even a resultona shit.
|
| «Y aunque a mi no me haga gracia,
| «And although I don't like it,
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| mi disco no pasa frio,
| my disk is not cold,
|
| acurruca’o entre mantas,
| curled up between blankets,
|
| entre Paulina e I’ll Divo.
| between Paulina and I'll Divo.
|
| Y si el pueblo se levanta,
| What if the people rise,
|
| yo me acuesto contigo,
| I sleep with you
|
| pero hoy nuestra esperanza no es mas que una puta,
| but today our hope is nothing more than a whore,
|
| que esta en el retiro»
| who is in retirement»
|
| «Y aunque a mi no me haga gracia,
| «And although I don't like it,
|
| mi disco no pasa frio,
| my disk is not cold,
|
| acurruca’o entre mantas,
| curled up between blankets,
|
| entre Paulina e I’ll Divo.
| between Paulina and I'll Divo.
|
| Y si el pueblo se levanta,
| What if the people rise,
|
| yo me acuesto contigo,
| I sleep with you
|
| pero hoy nuestra esperanza no es mas que una puta,
| but today our hope is nothing more than a whore,
|
| que esta en el retiro» | that she is in retirement » |