| El oficio de cantor es cosa maravillosa
| The profession of singer is a wonderful thing
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| ¡Caray! | Wow! |
| Que contarle al mundo que en casa nació una rosa
| What to tell the world that a rose was born at home
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| O que vino del oriente nueva marirosa
| Or that new marirosa came from the east
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| Que Dios y la verdad viven en todas las cosas
| That God and truth live in all things
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| El oficio de cantor es cosa maravillosa
| The profession of singer is a wonderful thing
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| El oficio de cantor es tan aventurosa
| The trade of singer is so adventurous
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| Para el sediento la copla es el agua milagrosa
| For the thirsty the copla is the miraculous water
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| O compartir con Siriacon esa cuestión misteriosa
| Or share with Syria with that mysterious question
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| Que es nada más que la vida aunque la llamen milonga
| That it is nothing more than life even if they call it a milonga
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| El oficio de cantor se aprende teniendo ganas
| The trade of singer is learned by wanting
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| Abriéndole al sol la puerta y a la sombra la ventana
| Opening the door to the sun and the window to the shade
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| O dándole tiempo al tiempo para el verso para el trigo
| Or giving time to time for the verse for the wheat
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| Para la fe y la esperanza, el perdón y las espinas
| For faith and hope, forgiveness and thorns
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| El oficio de cantor es cosa maravillosa
| The profession of singer is a wonderful thing
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| Ser cantor no es un oficio, es ser espía del viento
| Being a singer is not a job, it is being a spy of the wind
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| Que se canta con su voz, que es Dios repartiendo
| That is sung with his voice, that it is God distributing
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| El verbo es andar soles y lunas con la manzana entera
| The verb is to walk suns and moons with the whole apple
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| Que el Señor puso en mis manos para dársela a cualquiera
| That the Lord put in my hands to give it to anyone
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| Para cantar compañero hay que perder todo el miedo | To sing partner you have to lose all fear |