| Lily lived in a farmhouse at the edge of town
| Lily vivía en una granja en las afueras de la ciudad.
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| Long black braids like anchor chains
| Largas trenzas negras como cadenas de ancla
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| How they weighed her down
| Cómo la pesaron
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| Dark eyes, pale skin
| Ojos oscuros, piel pálida
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| Mean dad, she was my second grade friend
| Papá malo, ella era mi amiga de segundo grado
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| My very best friend
| mi mejor amigo
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| She had four older brothers that I sometimes dreamed about
| Tenía cuatro hermanos mayores con los que a veces soñaba
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| Mennonite children like wild indians
| Niños menonitas como indios salvajes
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| In a one room schoolhouse
| En una escuela de una habitación
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| At sixteen she ran away
| A los dieciséis se escapó
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| Married, her first chance to escape
| Casada, su primera oportunidad de escapar
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| Oh Lily, why’d you have to cut your hair
| Oh, Lily, ¿por qué tuviste que cortarte el cabello?
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| Oh Lily, I loved us just the way we were
| Oh, Lily, nos amaba tal como éramos
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| Princess of the field and daughter of the moon
| Princesa del campo e hija de la luna
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| Oh Lily
| oh lirio
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| A lifetime later I passed through Buffalo and found her house
| Una vida después pasé por Buffalo y encontré su casa
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| Same sweet Lily was looking through the eyes
| La misma dulce Lily estaba mirando a través de los ojos
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| Of the woman I was talking to now
| De la mujer con la que estaba hablando ahora
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| She gave me a rose she made
| Ella me dio una rosa que ella hizo
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| Of silk and memories of a lost yesterday
| De seda y recuerdos de un ayer perdido
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| Oh Lily, why’d you have to cut your hair
| Oh, Lily, ¿por qué tuviste que cortarte el cabello?
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| Oh Lily, I loved us just the way we were
| Oh, Lily, nos amaba tal como éramos
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| Princess of the field and daughter of the moon
| Princesa del campo e hija de la luna
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| Oh Lily
| oh lirio
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| Two silhouettes in the afternoon
| Dos siluetas en la tarde
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| Princess of the field and daughter of the moon
| Princesa del campo e hija de la luna
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| Oh Lily, why’d you have to cut your hair
| Oh, Lily, ¿por qué tuviste que cortarte el cabello?
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| Oh Lily, I loved us just the way we were
| Oh, Lily, nos amaba tal como éramos
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| Princess of the field and daughter of the moon
| Princesa del campo e hija de la luna
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| Oh Lily
| oh lirio
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| Oh Lily, why’d you have to cut your hair
| Oh, Lily, ¿por qué tuviste que cortarte el cabello?
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| Oh Lily, I loved us just the way we were
| Oh, Lily, nos amaba tal como éramos
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| Princess of the field and daughter of the moon
| Princesa del campo e hija de la luna
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| Oh Lily | oh lirio |