| Aquella esperanza que cabía en un dedal
| That hope that fit in a thimble
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| Aquel ir y venir del sueño
| That coming and going of the dream
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| Aquel horóscopo de un larguísimo viaje
| That horoscope of a very long journey
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| Aquella confianza desde no sé cuándo
| That confidence since I don't know when
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| Aquel juramento hasta no sé dónde
| That oath until I don't know where
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| Ese alguien que yo hubiera podido ser
| That someone that I could have been
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| Con otro ritmo y alguna lotería
| With another rhythm and some lottery
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| En fin, para decirlo de una vez por todas
| Anyway, to say it once and for all
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| Aquella esperanza que cabía en un dedal
| That hope that fit in a thimble
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| Evidentemente, no cabe en este sobre
| Obviously, it does not fit in this envelope
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| Con sucios papeles de tantas manos sucias
| With dirty papers from so many dirty hands
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| Que me pagan, es lógico, en cada veintinueve
| That they pay me, it is logical, in every twenty-nine
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| Por tener los libros rubricados al día
| For having the books signed up to date
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| Y dejar que, simplemente, transcurra la vida | And just let life go by |