| Regresa un hombre en silencio
| A silent man returns
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| De su trabajo cansado
| Of your tired work
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| Su paso no lleva prisa
| His step is not in a hurry
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| Su sombra nunca lo alcanza
| His shadow of him never reaches him
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| Lo espera el barrio de siempre
| The usual neighborhood awaits
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| Con el farol en la esquina
| With the lantern in the corner
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| Con la basura allá en frente
| With the garbage there in front
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| Y el ruido de la cantina
| And the noise of the canteen
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| Pablo Pueblo
| Paul Town
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| Llega hasta el zaguán oscuro
| Reaches the dark hall
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| Y vuelve a ver las paredes
| And see the walls again
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| Con las viejas papeletas
| With the old ballots
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| Que prometían futuros
| that promised future
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| En lides politiqueras
| In political disputes
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| Y en su cara se dibuja
| And on his face he draws
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| La decepción de la espera
| The disappointment of waiting
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| Pablo Pueblo
| Paul Town
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| Hijo del grito y la calle
| Son of the scream and the street
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| De la miseria y del hambre
| Of misery and hunger
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| Del callejón y la pena
| From the alley and the sorrow
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| Pablo Pueblo
| Paul Town
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| Su alimento es la esperanza
| His food is hope
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| Su paso no lleva prisa
| His step is not in a hurry
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| Su sombra nunca lo alcanza
| His shadow of him never reaches him
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| Llega al patio
| comes to the yard
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| Pensativo y cabizbajo
| Thoughtful and downcast
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| Con su silencio del pobre
| With his silence of the poor
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| Con los gritos por abajo
| With the screams below
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| La ropa, allá, en los balcones
| The clothes, there, on the balconies
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| El viento la va secando
| The wind is drying it
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| Se escucha un trueno en el cielo
| Thunder is heard in the sky
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| Tiempo de lluvia avisando
| rainy weather warning
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| Entra al cuarto
| enter the room
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| Y se queda mirando
| and he stares
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| A su mujer y a los niños
| To his wife of him and the children
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| Y se pregunta: «¿hasta cuando?»
| And he wonders: “until when?”
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| Toma sus sueños raídos
| Take their shabby dreams
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| Los parcha con esperanzas
| He patches them with hope
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| Hace del hambre una almohada
| Makes hunger a pillow
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| Y se acuesta triste de alma
| And he goes to bed with a sad soul
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| Pablo Pueblo
| Paul Town
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| Hijo del grito y la calle
| Son of the scream and the street
|
| De la miseria y del hambre
| Of misery and hunger
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| Del callejón y la pena
| From the alley and the sorrow
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| Pablo Pueblo
| Paul Town
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| Su alimento es la esperanza
| His food is hope
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| Su paso no lleva prisa
| His step is not in a hurry
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| Su sombra nunca lo alcanza
| His shadow of him never reaches him
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| Pablo Pueblo, Pablo hermano
| Pablo Pueblo, Pablo brother
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| Trabajó hasta jubilarse
| He worked until he retired
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| Y nunca sobraron chavos
| And there were never enough kids
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| Pablo Pueblo, Pablo hermano
| Pablo Pueblo, Pablo brother
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| Votando en las elecciones
| Voting in the elections
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| Pa' después comerse un clavo
| Pa 'after eating a nail
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| Pablo Pueblo, Pablo hermano
| Pablo Pueblo, Pablo brother
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| Pablo con el silencio del pobre
| Paul with the silence of the poor
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| Con los gritos por abajo
| With the screams below
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| Pablo Pueblo, Pablo hermano
| Pablo Pueblo, Pablo brother
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| ¡Eeeh! | Hey! |
| ¡Eeah! | Hey! |
| ¡Echa pa' 'lante, Pablito!
| Go forward, Pablito!
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| Y a la vida mete mano
| And to life he puts his hand
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| Pablo Pueblo, Pablo hermano
| Pablo Pueblo, Pablo brother
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| A un crucifijo rezando
| To a crucifix praying
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| El cambio esperando en Dios
| The change waiting on God
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| Pablo Pueblo, Pablo hermano
| Pablo Pueblo, Pablo brother
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| Mira a su mujer y a los nenes
| Look at his wife of him and the kids
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| Y se pregunta: «¿hasta cuando?»
| And he wonders: “until when?”
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| Pablo Pueblo, Pablo hermano
| Pablo Pueblo, Pablo brother
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| Llega a su barrio de siempre
| He comes to his usual neighborhood
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| Cansa’o de la factoría
| Tired of the factory
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| Pablo Pueblo, Pablo hermano
| Pablo Pueblo, Pablo brother
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| Buscando suerte en caballos
| Looking for luck on horses
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| Y comprando lotería
| and buying lottery
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| Pablo pueblo, Pablo hermano
| Pablo town, Pablo brother
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| Gastándose un dinerito en domino
| Spending a little money on dominoes
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| Y tomándose un par de tragos
| And having a couple of drinks
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| Pablo pueblo, Pablo hermano
| Pablo town, Pablo brother
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| Hijo del grito y la calle
| Son of the scream and the street
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| De la pena y el quebranto
| Of grief and loss
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| Pablo pueblo, Pablo hermano
| Pablo town, Pablo brother
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| ¡Ay, Pablo Pueblo!
| Oh Pablo Pueblo!
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| ¡Ay, Pablo hermano! | Oh Paul brother! |