| Cinco noches que lloro por los caminos
| Five nights that I cry on the roads
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| cinco cartas escritas se llevó el viento
| five written letters blew the wind
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| cinco pañuelos negros son los testigos
| five black handkerchiefs are the witnesses
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| de los cinco dolores que llevo adentro
| of the five pains that I carry inside
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| paloma ausente, blanca paloma, rosa naciente.
| absent dove, white dove, nascent rose.
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| Paso lunas enteras mirando al cielo
| I spend whole moons looking at the sky
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| con un sólo deseo en el pensamiento
| with only one wish in mind
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| que no descienda herida mi palomita
| that my little dove does not descend wounded
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| la que viene fundida a los elementos
| the one that comes fused to the elements
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| paloma ausente, blanca paloma, rosa naciente.
| absent dove, white dove, nascent rose.
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| Dice un papel escrito con tinta verde
| Says a piece of paper written in green ink
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| que teniendo paciencia todo se alcanza
| that having patience everything is achieved
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| una que bien la tuvo salió bailando
| one that had a good time came out dancing
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| de su jardín al arco de las alianzas.
| from her garden to the arch of alliances.
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| paloma ausente, blanca paloma, rosa naciente.
| absent dove, white dove, nascent rose.
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| Una jaula del aire viene bajando
| A cage of air comes down
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| con todos sus barrotes de calamina
| with all its corrugated iron bars
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| todos los pajarillos vienen trinando
| all the little birds come chirping
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| sin embargo distingo a mi golondrina
| however I distinguish my swallow
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| paloma ausente, blanca paloma, rosa naciente.
| absent dove, white dove, nascent rose.
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| Voy a ponerme un traje de mariposa
| I'm going to put on a butterfly suit
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| mañana cuando llegue mi palomita
| tomorrow when my popcorn arrives
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| en los dedos banderas de tres colores
| on the fingers flags of three colors
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| y en las pestañas miles de candelillas
| and thousands of candles on the eyelashes
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| paloma ausente, blanca paloma, rosa naciente. | absent dove, white dove, nascent rose. |