| Música: Eduardo Pereyra
| Music: Eduardo Pereira
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| Letra: Celedonio Flores
| Lyrics: Celedonio Flores
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| Él sabe que tiene para largo rato
| He knows that he has a long time
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| La sentencia en fija lo va a hacer sonar
| The fixed sentence is going to make it sound
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| Así -entre cabrero, sumiso y amargo-
| Thus -between goatherd, submissive and bitter-
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| La luz de la aurora lo va a saludar
| The light of the dawn will greet you
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| Quisiera que alguno pudiera escucharlo
| I wish someone could hear it
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| En esa elocuencia que las penas dan
| In that eloquence that sorrows give
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| Y ver si es humano querer condenarlo
| And see if it's human to want to condemn him
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| Por haber robado… ¡un cacho de pan…
| For having stolen… a piece of bread…
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| Sus pibes no lloran por llorar
| His kids don't cry for crying
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| Ni piden masitas
| They don't even ask for dumplings
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| Ni chiches, ni dulces… ¡Señor…
| No gums, no sweets... Lord...
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| Sus pibes se mueren de frío
| His kids are dying of cold
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| Y lloran, habrientos de pan…
| And they cry, hungry for bread...
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| La abuela se queja de dolor
| Grandma complains of pain
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| Doliente reproche que ofende a su hombría
| Painful reproach that she offends his manhood
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| También su mujer
| also his wife
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| Escuálida y flaca
| scrawny and skinny
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| Con una mirada
| With a look
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| Toda la tragedia le ha dado a entender
| All the tragedy has given him to understand
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| ¿Trabajar… ¿En dónde… Extender la mano
| Work… Where… Reach out
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| Pididendo al que pasa limosna, ¿por qué?
| Asking the one who passes alms, why?
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| Recibir la afrenta de un ¡perdone, hermano!
| Receive the affront of an excuse me, brother!
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| Él, que es fuerte y tiene valor y altivez
| He who is strong and has courage and haughtiness
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| Se durmieron todos, cachó la barreta
| They all fell asleep, he caught the crowbar
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| Se puso la gorra resuelto a robar…
| He put on his cap determined to steal...
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| ¡Un vidrio, unos gritos! | A glass, some screams! |
| ¡Auxilio… ¡Carreras…
| Help… Racing…
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| Un hombre que llora y un cacho de pan… | A crying man and a piece of bread… |