| I walk down to the sea
| Camino hacia el mar
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| And I saw this crazy man
| Y vi a este loco
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| He was looking at me
| me estaba mirando
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| And he said «I have a plan»
| Y me dijo «tengo un plan»
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| Yes, he said «I have a plan»
| Sí, dijo «tengo un plan»
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| He was black from the sun
| estaba negro por el sol
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| And his eyes were in tears
| Y sus ojos estaban en lágrimas
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| And his hand was so thick
| Y su mano era tan gruesa
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| From the work of the years
| Del trabajo de los años
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| Yes, his hand was so thick
| Sí, su mano era tan gruesa
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| From the work of the years
| Del trabajo de los años
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| He said «Please come with me
| Él dijo «Por favor, ven conmigo
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| To my home by the sea
| A mi casa junto al mar
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| We can smoke, drink and eat
| Podemos fumar, beber y comer
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| And you’ll sit at my feet
| Y te sentarás a mis pies
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| And I’ll tell what I know
| Y diré lo que sé
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| While the sea breezes blow
| Mientras sopla la brisa del mar
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| For I’ve tried to be free
| Porque he tratado de ser libre
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| But I’ll soon have to go.»
| Pero pronto tendré que irme.»
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| And his house was his art
| Y su casa era su arte
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| And, nature, his wish
| Y, la naturaleza, su deseo
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| It was sculpted from clay
| Fue esculpido en arcilla.
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| In the shape of a fish
| En forma de pez
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| It was sculpted from clay
| Fue esculpido en arcilla.
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| In the shape for a fish
| En forma de pez
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| And the caves in the back
| Y las cuevas en la parte de atrás
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| Had been arched into stone
| Había sido arqueado en piedra
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| And the creatures he kept
| Y las criaturas que guardó
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| Made him far from alone
| Lo hizo lejos de estar solo
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| Yes, the creatures he kept
| Sí, las criaturas que mantuvo
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| Made him far from alone
| Lo hizo lejos de estar solo
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| «I have only one son
| «Solo tengo un hijo
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| In Chicago for life
| En Chicago de por vida
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| He is separate from me
| el esta separado de mi
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| And so is my wife
| Y también mi esposa
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| And I live in the sun
| Y vivo en el sol
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| And I hate what they’ve done
| Y odio lo que han hecho
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| To my beautiful sea
| A mi mar hermoso
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| And what they’ll do to me»
| Y lo que me harán»
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| And we walked from the house
| Y caminamos de la casa
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| For miles by the shore
| Por millas por la costa
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| And we picked up the trash
| Y recogimos la basura
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| That they’d left by his door
| Que habían dejado por su puerta
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| Yes, we picked up the trash
| Sí, recogimos la basura
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| That they’d left by his door
| Que habían dejado por su puerta
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| And the oil and the sludge
| Y el aceite y el lodo
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| Got stuck to my feet
| Me quedé pegado a mis pies
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| And the fish that were dead
| Y los peces que estaban muertos
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| Were too poisoned to eat
| Estaban demasiado envenenados para comer
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| Yes, the fish that were dead
| Sí, los peces que estaban muertos
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| Were too poisoned to eat
| Estaban demasiado envenenados para comer
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| And the blade cut his hand
| Y la hoja cortó su mano
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| And it’s stiff from the scar
| Y está rígido por la cicatriz.
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| And the butchers, called doctors
| Y los carniceros, llamados médicos
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| Leave you worse than you are
| dejarte peor de lo que eres
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| And we’re all like the butchers
| Y todos somos como los carniceros
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| We cut into life
| Cortamos en la vida
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| And we like to see blood
| Y nos gusta ver sangre
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| On the end of our knife
| En la punta de nuestro cuchillo
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| And someday they will come
| Y algún día vendrán
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| And bulldoze him down
| Y derribarlo
|
| For he has not a permit
| porque no tiene permiso
|
| From the kings of the town
| De los reyes del pueblo
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| No, he has not a permit
| No, no tiene permiso.
|
| From the kings of the town
| De los reyes del pueblo
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| And the doctors will come
| Y vendrán los doctores
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| And say he’s afraid
| Y dice que tiene miedo
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| And they’ll ruin this man
| Y arruinarán a este hombre
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| And destroy what he made
| Y destruir lo que hizo
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| And the pictures he kept
| Y las fotos que guardó
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| Will be torn from his hand
| será arrancado de su mano
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| With the beautiful house
| Con la casa hermosa
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| That he built on the sand | Que construyó sobre la arena |