| Alone in the world was poor little Anne
| Sola en el mundo estaba la pobre pequeña Ana
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| As sweet a young child as you’d find.
| Tan dulce como un niño pequeño que encontrarías.
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| Her parents had gone to their final reward
| Sus padres habían ido a su recompensa final.
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| Leavin' their baby behind.
| Dejando a su bebé atrás.
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| (Did you hear?)
| (¿Escuchaste?)
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| This poor little child was only nine years of age
| Este pobre niño solo tenía nueve años de edad.
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| when mother and dad went away;
| cuando mamá y papá se fueron;
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| Still she brav-el-y worked
| Todavía ella brav-el-y trabajado
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| At the one thing she knew
| En la única cosa que ella sabía
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| to earn her few pennies a day.
| para ganar sus pocos centavos al día.
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| She made artificial flowers, artificial flowers,
| Hizo flores artificiales, flores artificiales,
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| Flowers for ladies of fashion to wear;
| Flores para que las damas de moda las usen;
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| She made artificial flowers, you know those artificial flowers,
| Ella hizo flores artificiales, ya conoces esas flores artificiales,
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| Fashioned from Annie’s despair.
| Creado a partir de la desesperación de Annie.
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| With paper and shears, with some wire and wax
| Con papel y tijeras, con alambre y cera
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| She made up each tulip and 'mum.
| Ella inventó cada tulipán y mamá.
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| As snowflakes drifted into her tenement room
| Mientras los copos de nieve caían en su cuarto de vecindad
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| Her baby little fingers grew numb.
| Sus pequeños dedos de bebé se entumecieron.
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| From makin' artificial flowers, those artificial flowers
| De hacer flores artificiales, esas flores artificiales
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| Flowers for ladies of high fashion to wear.
| Flores para damas de alta costura para usar.
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| She made artificial flowers, artificial flowers
| Ella hizo flores artificiales, flores artificiales
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| Made from Annie’s despair.
| Hecho de la desesperación de Annie.
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| They found little Annie all covered with ice
| Encontraron a la pequeña Annie toda cubierta de hielo
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| Still clutchin' her poor frozen shears
| Todavía agarrando sus pobres tijeras congeladas
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| Amidst all the blossoms she had fashioned by hand
| En medio de todas las flores que ella había hecho a mano
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| And watered with all her young tears.
| Y regado con todas sus lágrimas jóvenes.
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| There must be a heaven where little Annie can play
| Debe haber un cielo donde la pequeña Annie pueda jugar.
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| In heavenly gardens and bowers.
| En jardines y glorietas celestiales.
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| And instea-a-ad of a halo she’ll wear 'round her head
| Y en lugar de un halo que usará alrededor de su cabeza
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| A garland of genuine flowers.
| Una guirnalda de flores genuinas.
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| No more artificial flowers;
| No más flores artificiales;
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| Throw away those artificial flowers,
| Tira esas flores artificiales,
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| Flowers for ladies of society to wear.
| Flores para damas de sociedad para usar.
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| Throw away those artificial flowers,
| Tira esas flores artificiales,
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| Those dum-dum flowers,
| Esas flores tontas,
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| Fashioned from Annie’s,
| Diseñado a partir de Annie,
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| Fashioned from A-a-a-annie's
| Diseñado a partir de A-a-a-annie's
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| Des-pa-a-a-air.
| Des-pa-a-a-aire.
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| (Give her the real thing!) | (Dale la cosa real!) |