| Ya no vive nadie en ella
| No one lives in it anymore
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| y a la orilla del camino silenciosa está la casa,
| and at the edge of the silent road is the house,
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| se diría que sus puertas se cerraron para siempre,
| it would seem that its doors were closed forever,
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| se cerraron para siempre sus ventanas.
| its windows were closed forever.
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| Gime el viento en los aleros,
| The wind moans in the eaves,
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| desmorónanse las tapias,
| the walls crumble,
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| y en sus puertas cabecean
| and at their doors they nod
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| combatidas por el viento las acacias.
| the acacias fought by the wind.
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| Dolorido, fatigado de este viaje de la vida,
| Sore, weary from this journey of life,
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| he pasado por las puertas de mi estancia
| I have passed through the doors of my stay
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| y una historia me contaron las acacias.
| and a story the acacias told me.
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| Todo ha muerto, la alegría y el bullicio.
| Everything has died, the joy and the bustle.
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| Los que fueron la alegría y el calor de aquella casa,
| Those who were the joy and warmth of that house,
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| se marcharon: unos muertos
| left: some dead
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| y otros vivos que tenían muerta el alma,
| and others alive whose souls were dead,
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| se marcharon para siempre de la casa. | they left the house forever. |