| I had a strange dream,
| Tuve un sueño extraño,
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| a morning dream,
| un sueño de mañana,
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| a weird and truthful dream,
| un sueño extraño y verdadero,
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| that I woke up and was still a little boy
| que me desperté y todavía era un niño pequeño
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| and was setting off, my bed a sailing-ship.
| y partía, mi cama un velero.
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| On one side there was the sea
| Por un lado estaba el mar
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| and on the other practically nothing
| y por otro practicamente nada
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| a storm was puffing the sails,
| una tormenta hinchaba las velas,
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| I was flying over people’s hats,
| volaba sobre los sombreros de la gente,
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| I was shouting to the world, and the world was a carousel
| Yo estaba gritando al mundo, y el mundo era un carrusel
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| tell me if you believe me,
| dime si me crees
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| and if you believe me, wait for me because
| y si me crees espérame porque
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| if I ever come back
| si alguna vez vuelvo
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| I’ll come back to you.
| Volveré a ti.
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| Tell me if you believe me,
| Dime si me crees,
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| and if you believe me wait for me,
| y si me crees espérame,
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| that way, if I come back,
| así, si vuelvo,
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| you’ll already be here.
| ya estarás aquí.
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| A cannon’s mouth
| La boca de un cañón
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| was spitting cannonballs and fire,
| escupía balas de cañón y fuego,
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| and there was a red cat at a window
| y había un gato rojo en una ventana
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| almost as if it were a game, he was watching
| casi como si fuera un juego, estaba mirando
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| people falling off the carousel.
| gente cayendo del carrusel.
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| They were falling into the streets
| Estaban cayendo en las calles
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| but without making much noise
| pero sin hacer mucho ruido
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| like leaves in the November wind,
| como hojas en el viento de noviembre,
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| and the red cat’s heart grew sad,
| y el corazón del gato rojo se entristeció,
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| but he stayed at the window, as always.
| pero se quedó junto a la ventana, como siempre.
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| Tell me if you believe me,
| Dime si me crees,
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| and if you believe me, wait for me,
| y si me crees, espérame,
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| that way, if I come back,
| así, si vuelvo,
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| you’ll already be here. | ya estarás aquí. |