| Vieja pared del arrabal
| old slum wall
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| tѓє sombra fuѓ© mi compaѓ±era
| your shadow was my companion
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| de mi niѓ±ez sin esplendor
| of my childhood without splendor
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| la amiga fuѓ© tu madreselva
| the friend was your honeysuckle
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| Cuando temblando mi amor primero
| When trembling my love first
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| con su esperanza besa mi alma
| with her hope she kisses my soul
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| yo junto a tѓ pura y feliz
| me next to you pure and happy
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| cantaba asѓ mi primera confesiѓіn
| I sang like that my first confession
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| Madreselvas en flor que me vieron nacer
| Honeysuckle in bloom that saw me born
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| y en la vieja pared sorprendieron mi amor
| and on the old wall they surprised my love
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| tu humilde caricia, es como el cariѓ±o
| your humble caress is like affection
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| primero y divino que siento por ѓ(c)l
| first and divine that I feel for ѓ(c)l
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| Madreselvas en flor que trepando se van
| Honeysuckle in bloom that climbs away
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| es tu abrazo tenaz, y dulzѓіn como aquel
| It's your tenacious hug, and sweet like that
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| si todos los aѓ±os tus flores renacen
| if every year your flowers are reborn
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| hacѓ© que no muera mi primer amor
| I made my first love not die
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| Pasaron los aѓ±os
| years passed
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| y mi desengaѓ±os
| and my disappointments
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| yo vengo a contarte
| I come to tell you
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| mi vieja pared
| my old wall
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| Cuando temblando mi amor primero
| When trembling my love first
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| con su esperanza besa mi alma
| with her hope she kisses my soul
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| yo junto a tѓ pura y feliz
| me next to you pure and happy
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| cantaba asѓ mi primera confesiѓіn
| I sang like that my first confession
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| Madreselvas en flor que me vieron nacer
| Honeysuckle in bloom that saw me born
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| y en la vieja pared sorprendieron mi amor
| and on the old wall they surprised my love
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| tu humilde caricia, es como el cariѓ±o
| your humble caress is like affection
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| primero y divino que siento por ѓ(c)l
| first and divine that I feel for ѓ(c)l
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| Madreselvas en flor que trepando se van
| Honeysuckle in bloom that climbs away
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| es tu abrazo tenaz, y dulzѓіn como aquel
| It's your tenacious hug, and sweet like that
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| si todos los aѓ±os tus flores renacen
| if every year your flowers are reborn
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| porquѓ© ya no vuelve mi primer amor
| why doesn't my first love come back
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| hacѓ©: haz (Argentina accent) | hacѓ©: make (Argentina accent) |