| Allá afuera seis contra seis en la contienda futbolera del barrio
| Out there six against six in the neighborhood soccer contest
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| aquí adentro un insecto se posa sin complejos en el ropero
| in here an insect sits unapologetically on the wardrobe
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| un voceador con objetivos de venta anuncia la peor noticia
| a speaker with sales objectives announces the worst news
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| y la viuda de enfrente vió a un muchacho de veinte con malicia
| and the widow across the street saw a twenty-year-old boy maliciously
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| y el sol que se apaga y la luna se enciende,
| and the sun that goes out and the moon lights up,
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| y al vecino filósofo nadie lo entiende.
| and nobody understands the philosopher neighbor.
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| y advertí que el reloj no avanzaba,
| and I noticed that the clock was not advancing,
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| presumí que era un defecto mecánico,
| I assumed it was a mechanical defect,
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| no entendí que era por mí que no pasaba el tiempo
| I did not understand that it was because of me that time did not pass
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| porque siempre, siempre he pensado en ti
| because I have always, always thought of you
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| Pensar en ti, pensar en ti,
| Think of you, think of you,
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| es como abrirle un agujero al tiempo,
| It's like opening a hole in time
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| pensar en ti.
| think of you.
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| pensar en ti, pensar en ti,
| think of you, think of you,
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| es un derroche de masoquismo,
| it is a waste of masochism,
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| pensar en ti, sin mí.
| think of you, without me.
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| Allá afuera cuatro contra tres fue el resultado final
| Out there four against three was the final result
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| y el estornudo que di fue para aquél insecto un huracán
| and the sneeze I gave was a hurricane for that insect
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| y aquél voceador ha cambiado de noticia pues nada ha vendido,
| and that newscaster has changed news because nothing has sold,
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| y la viuda coqueta resolvió su problema como ha podido.
| and the coquettish widow solved her problem of hers as she could.
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| y la luna se apaga y es el sol que se enciende,
| and the moon goes out and it is the sun that turns on,
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| y el filósofo vuela en su cometa de humo.
| and the philosopher flies on his kite of smoke.
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| y advertí que el reloj no avanzaba,
| and I noticed that the clock was not advancing,
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| presumí que era un defecto mecánico,
| I assumed it was a mechanical defect,
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| no entendí que era por mí que no pasaba el tiempo,
| I did not understand that it was because of me that time did not pass,
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| porque siempre, siempre he pensado en ti.
| Because I have always, always thought of you.
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| Pensar en ti, pensar en ti,
| Think of you, think of you,
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| es como abrirle un agujero al tiempo,
| It's like opening a hole in time
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| pensar en ti.
| think of you.
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| pensar en ti, pensar en ti,
| think of you, think of you,
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| es un derroche de masoquismo,
| it is a waste of masochism,
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| pensar en ti, sin mí. | think of you, without me. |