| I pity the poor immigrant
| Me da pena el pobre inmigrante
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| Who wishes he would’ve stayed home,
| ¿Quién desea haberse quedado en casa,
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| Who uses all his power to do evil
| Quien usa todo su poder para hacer el mal
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| But in the end is always left so alone.
| Pero al final siempre se queda tan solo.
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| That man whom with his fingers cheats
| Ese hombre al que con los dedos engaña
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| And who lies with ev’ry breath,
| y quien miente con cada respiración,
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| Who passionately hates his life
| Quien odia apasionadamente su vida
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| And likewise, fears his death.
| Y así mismo, teme su muerte.
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| I pity the poor immigrant
| Me da pena el pobre inmigrante
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| Whose strength is spent in vain,
| cuya fuerza se gasta en vano,
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| Whose heaven is like Ironsides,
| cuyo cielo es como Ironsides,
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| Whose tears are like rain,
| cuyas lágrimas son como la lluvia,
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| Who eats but is not satisfied,
| el que come y no se sacia,
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| Who hears but does not see,
| Quien oye pero no ve,
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| Who falls in love with wealth itself
| Quien se enamora de la riqueza misma
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| And turns his back on me.
| Y me da la espalda.
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| I pity the poor immigrant
| Me da pena el pobre inmigrante
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| Who tramples through the mud,
| Quien pisotea el lodo,
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| Who fills his mouth with laughing
| Quien se llena la boca de risa
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| And who builds his town with blood,
| y el que edifica su pueblo con sangre,
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| Whose visions in the final end
| Cuyas visiones en el final final
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| Must shatter like the glass.
| Debe romperse como el cristal.
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| I pity the poor immigrant
| Me da pena el pobre inmigrante
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| When his gladness comes to pass. | Cuando su alegría llega a pasar. |