| You’ve got to accentuate the positive
| Tienes que acentuar lo positivo
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| Eliminate the negative
| Elimina lo negativo
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| Latch on to the affirmative
| Aferrarse a lo afirmativo
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| Don’t mess with Mister In-Between
| No te metas con Mister In-Between
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| You’ve got to spread joy up to the maximum
| Tienes que contagiar alegría al máximo
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| Bring gloom down to the minimum
| Reducir la penumbra al mínimo
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| Have faith or pandemonium
| Ten fe o pandemónium
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| Liable to walk upon the scene
| Susceptible de caminar sobre la escena
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| (To illustrate his last remark
| (Para ilustrar su último comentario
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| Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark
| Jonás en la ballena, Noé en el arca
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| What did they do
| Que hicieron
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| Just when everything looked so dark)
| Justo cuando todo parecía tan oscuro)
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| Man, they said we better
| Hombre, dijeron que mejor
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| Accentuate the positive
| Acentuar lo positivo
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| Eliminate the negative
| Elimina lo negativo
|
| Latch on to the affirmative
| Aferrarse a lo afirmativo
|
| Don’t mess with Mister In-Between
| No te metas con Mister In-Between
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| No, do not mess with Mister In-Between
| No, no te metas con Mister In-Between
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| Do you hear me, hmm?
| ¿Me oyes, mmm?
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| (Oh, listen to me children and-a you will hear
| (Oh, escúchenme niños y-a oirán
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| About the elininatin' of the negative
| Sobre la eliminación de lo negativo
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| And the accent on the positive)
| Y el acento en lo positivo)
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| And gather 'round me children if you’re willin'
| Y reúne a los niños a mi alrededor si quieres
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| And sit tight while I start reviewin'
| Y quédate quieto mientras empiezo a revisar
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| The attitude of doin' right
| La actitud de hacer lo correcto
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| (You've gotta accentuate the positive
| (Tienes que acentuar lo positivo
|
| Eliminate the negative
| Elimina lo negativo
|
| Latch on to the affirmative
| Aferrarse a lo afirmativo
|
| Don’t mess with Mister In-Between)
| No te metas con Mister In-Between)
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| You’ve got to spread joy (up to the maximum)
| Tienes que contagiar alegría (hasta el máximo)
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| Bring gloom (down) down to the minimum
| Reducir la penumbra (abajo) al mínimo
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| Otherwise (otherwise) pandemonium
| De lo contrario (de lo contrario) pandemónium
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| Liable to walk upon the scene
| Susceptible de caminar sobre la escena
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| To illustrate (well illustrate) my last remark (you got the floor)
| Para ilustrar (bien ilustrar) mi último comentario (usted tiene la palabra)
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| Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark
| Jonás en la ballena, Noé en el arca
|
| What did they say (what did they say)
| Que dijeron (que dijeron)
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| Say when everything looked so dark
| Di cuando todo se veía tan oscuro
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| Man, they said we better
| Hombre, dijeron que mejor
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| Accentuate the positive
| Acentuar lo positivo
|
| Eliminate the negative
| Elimina lo negativo
|
| Latch on to the affirmative
| Aferrarse a lo afirmativo
|
| Don’t mess with Mister In-Between
| No te metas con Mister In-Between
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| No! | ¡No! |
| Don’t mess with Mister In-Between | No te metas con Mister In-Between |