| Completely round is the perfect pearl
| Completamente redonda es la perla perfecta
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| The oyster manufactures;
| La ostra fabrica;
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| Completely round is the steering wheel
| Completamente redondo es el volante
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| That leads to compound fractures
| Eso conduce a fracturas compuestas
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| Completely round is the golden fruit
| Completamente redonda es la fruta de oro
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| That hangs from the orange tree
| Que cuelga del naranjo
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| Yes, the circle shape is quite renowned
| Sí, la forma del círculo es bastante conocida.
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| And sad to say, it can be found
| Y triste decirlo, se puede encontrar
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| In the low down, dirty runaround
| En el bajo, evasión sucia
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| My true love gave to me, yes
| Mi verdadero amor me dio, sí
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| My true love gave to me
| Mi verdadero amor me dio
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| Completely square is the velvet box
| Completamente cuadrada es la caja de terciopelo
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| He said my ring would be in
| Dijo que mi anillo estaría en
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| Completely square is the envelope
| Completamente cuadrado es el sobre
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| He said farewell to me in
| Se despidió de mí en
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| Completely square is the handkerchief
| Completamente cuadrado es el pañuelo
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| I flourish constantly
| florezco constantemente
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| As I dry my eyes of the tears I shed
| Mientras me seco los ojos de las lágrimas que derramé
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| And blow my nose that turned bright red;
| Y suéname la nariz que se puso roja brillante;
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| Completely square is my true love’s head:
| Completamente cuadrada es la cabeza de mi verdadero amor:
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| He will not marry me, no, he will not marry me
| No se casará conmigo, no, no se casará conmigo
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| Rectangular is the hotel door
| Rectangular es la puerta del hotel
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| My true love tried to sneak through
| Mi verdadero amor trató de escabullirse
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| Rectangular is the transom
| Rectangular es el travesaño
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| Over which I had to peek through
| Sobre el cual tuve que mirar a través
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| Rectangular is the hotel room I entered angrily
| Rectangular es la habitación de hotel en la que entré enojado
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| And rectangular is the wooden box
| Y rectangular es la caja de madera
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| Where lies my love neath the golden phlox
| ¿Dónde yace mi amor debajo del phlox dorado?
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| They say he died from the chicken pox
| Dicen que murió de varicela
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| In part I must agree: one chick too many had he!
| En parte, debo estar de acuerdo: ¡una chica de más tenía él!
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| Triangular is the piece of pie
| Triangular es el trozo de tarta
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| I eat to ease my sorrow
| como para aliviar mi pena
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| Triangular is the hatchet blade
| Triangular es la hoja del hacha
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| I plan to hide tomorrow
| planeo esconderme mañana
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| Triangular the relationship
| triangular la relacion
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| That now has ceased to be
| Que ahora ha dejado de ser
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| And triangular is the garment thin
| Y triangular es la prenda delgada
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| That fastens on with a safety pin
| Que se sujeta con un imperdible
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| To a prize I had no wish to win;
| a un premio que no deseaba ganar;
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| It’s a lasting memory that my true love gave to me | Es un recuerdo duradero que mi verdadero amor me dio |