| Mommy, mommy, come and look
| Mami, mami, ven y mira
|
| And see what I’ve found
| Y mira lo que he encontrado
|
| A little way away from here
| Un poco lejos de aquí
|
| While digging in the ground
| Mientras cavaba en el suelo
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| Come away Melinda
| vente melinda
|
| Come in and close the door
| Entra y cierra la puerta
|
| It’s nothing but a picture book
| No es más que un libro de imágenes.
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| They had before the war
| Tenían antes de la guerra
|
| Mommy, mommy, come and see
| Mami, mami, ven a ver
|
| Oh mommy come and look
| Ay mami ven y mira
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| There’s four or five Melinda girls
| Hay cuatro o cinco chicas Melinda
|
| Inside this picture book
| Dentro de este libro de imágenes
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| Come away Melinda
| vente melinda
|
| Come in and close the door
| Entra y cierra la puerta
|
| There were lots of little girls like you
| Había muchas niñas como tú
|
| Before they had the war
| Antes de que tuvieran la guerra
|
| Mommy, mommy, come and see
| Mami, mami, ven a ver
|
| Oh mommy hurry do
| Oh, mami, date prisa
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| There’s someone grown up very tall
| Hay alguien crecido muy alto
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| Who doesn’t look like you
| quien no se parece a ti
|
| Come away Melinda
| vente melinda
|
| Come in and close the door
| Entra y cierra la puerta
|
| Your father was a man like that
| Tu padre era un hombre así
|
| Before they had the war
| Antes de que tuvieran la guerra
|
| Mommy, mommy, come and see
| Mami, mami, ven a ver
|
| Such things I’ve never seen
| Tales cosas que nunca he visto
|
| There’s happy faces all around
| Hay caras felices por todas partes
|
| And all the ground is green
| Y todo el suelo es verde
|
| Come away Melinda
| vente melinda
|
| Come in and close the door
| Entra y cierra la puerta
|
| That’s just the way it used to be
| Así es como solía ser
|
| Before they had the war
| Antes de que tuvieran la guerra
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| Mommy, mommy, come and see
| Mami, mami, ven a ver
|
| And tell me if you can
| Y dime si puedes
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| Why can’t it be the way it was
| ¿Por qué no puede ser como era?
|
| Before the war began?
| ¿Antes de que comenzara la guerra?
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| Come away Melinda
| vente melinda
|
| Come in and close the door
| Entra y cierra la puerta
|
| The answer lies in yesterday
| La respuesta está en el ayer
|
| Before they had the war | Antes de que tuvieran la guerra |