| Cuando Pedro salió a su ventana
| When Pedro went out to his window
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| No sabia, mi amor, no sabia
| I didn't know, my love, I didn't know
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| Que la luz de esa clara mañana
| That the light of that clear morning
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| Era luz de su ultimo día
| It was light of his last day
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| Y las causas lo fueron cercando
| And the causes were surrounding him
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| Cotidianas, invisibles
| everyday, invisible
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| Y el azar se le iba enredando
| And chance was getting entangled
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| Poderoso, invencible
| powerful, invincible
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| Cuando Juan regresaba a su lecho
| When Juan returned to his bed
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| No sabia, oh!, alma querida
| I didn't know, oh dear soul
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| Que en la noche lluviosa y sin techo
| That in the rainy night and without a roof
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| Le esperaba el amor de su vida
| He was waiting for the love of his life
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| Y las causas lo fueron cercando
| And the causes were surrounding him
|
| Cotidianas, invisibles
| everyday, invisible
|
| Y el azar se le iba enredando
| And chance was getting entangled
|
| Poderoso, invencible
| powerful, invincible
|
| Cuando acabe este verso que canto
| When I finish this verse that I sing
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| Yo no se, yo no se, madre mía
| I don't know, I don't know, my mother
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| Si me espera la paz o el espanto
| If peace or terror awaits me
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| Si el ahora, o si el todavía
| If he now, or if he still
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| Pues las causas me andan cercando
| Well, the causes surround me
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| Cotidianas, invisibles
| everyday, invisible
|
| Y el azar se me viene enredando
| And chance is becoming entangled for me
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| Poderoso, invencible | powerful, invincible |