| La luna hoy se ve casi llena
| The moon today looks almost full
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| Y cerquita de la orilla
| And close to the shore
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| Sentada espero a que me amanezca
| Sitting down I wait for the dawn to dawn
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| Por las calles de mi pueblo
| Through the streets of my town
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| Poquito a poco voy caminando
| Little by little I am walking
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| Las viejas siempre saludan
| old women always say hello
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| Y yo siempre respondo cantando
| And I always answer singing
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| Pescadores de mi tierra
| Fishermen of my land
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| Llenan de flores blancas el puerto
| They fill the port with white flowers
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| Desde las casas de piedra
| From the stone houses
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| Las telas bailan a contratiempo
| The fabrics dance against time
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| Y en el medio de la plaza
| And in the middle of the square
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| Esa en la que antes siempre jugaba
| The one in which I used to always play
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| Otros niños ahora juegan
| Other children now play
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| Lanzan al aire abanicos de agua
| Throw fans of water into the air
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| Me llaman Nella
| They call me Nella
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| La de la voz quebrada
| The one with the broken voice
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| Paso la noche en vela
| I spend the night awake
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| Cantando coplas de madrugada
| Singing couplets at dawn
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| Me llaman Nella
| They call me Nella
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| Soy de canela y fuego
| I am cinnamon and fire
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| Si quieres que te cante
| If you want me to sing to you
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| Vas a tener que robarme un beso
| You're going to have to steal a kiss from me
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| Vengo de un mundo tan viejo
| I come from a world so old
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| Nuevo amigo del dolor y el hambre
| New friend of pain and hunger
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| Un mundo tan verdadero
| A world so true
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| Sólo para corazones grandes
| only for big hearts
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| Un mundo de fantasía
| A fantasy world
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| Sin muros altos ni falsedad
| No high walls or falsehood
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| Donde solo vive gente
| where only people live
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| Que busca un trago de libertad
| Looking for a drink of freedom
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| Me llaman Nella
| They call me Nella
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| La de la voz quebrada
| The one with the broken voice
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| Paso la noche en vela
| I spend the night awake
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| Cantando coplas de madrugada
| Singing couplets at dawn
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| Me llaman Nella
| They call me Nella
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| Soy de canela y fuego
| I am cinnamon and fire
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| Si quieres que te cante
| If you want me to sing to you
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| Vas a tener que robarme un beso
| You're going to have to steal a kiss from me
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| Ay
| Oh
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| Me llaman Nella
| They call me Nella
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| La de la voz quebrada
| The one with the broken voice
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| Paso la noche en vela
| I spend the night awake
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| Cantando coplas de madrugada
| Singing couplets at dawn
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| Me llaman Nella
| They call me Nella
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| Soy de canela y fuego
| I am cinnamon and fire
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| Si quieres que te cante
| If you want me to sing to you
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| Vas a tener que robarme un beso | You're going to have to steal a kiss from me |