| I’ve seen you in your coat
| te he visto en tu abrigo
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| I’ve seen you standing by the moat
| Te he visto de pie junto al foso
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| I’ve seen you standing by the row
| Te he visto parado junto a la fila
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| Watching the buses as they go
| Mirando los autobuses a medida que avanzan
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| Lighting up your little light (x2)
| Encendiendo tu lucecita (x2)
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| I’ve seen you speaking to him
| Te he visto hablando con él.
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| I think I know him and his name is Jim
| Creo que lo conozco y su nombre es Jim.
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| A classical figure from the past
| Una figura clásica del pasado
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| Your relationship will never last
| Tu relación nunca durará
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| Lighting up your little light (x2)
| Encendiendo tu lucecita (x2)
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| His mother does not approve
| Su madre no aprueba
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| She does not approve of your love
| ella no aprueba tu amor
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| She says your love is bad
| Ella dice que tu amor es malo
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| And you are slighty twisted and mad
| Y eres un poco retorcido y loco
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| Lighting up your little light (x2)
| Encendiendo tu lucecita (x2)
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| Your past history is well known
| Su historia pasada es bien conocida
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| To everyone in this particular home
| A todos en esta casa en particular
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| He has not so long to go
| No tiene tanto tiempo para ir
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| Soon he’ll be back to the people he knows
| Pronto volverá con las personas que conoce.
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| Lighting up his little light (x2)
| Encendiendo su lucecita (x2)
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| They call you Margaret in your big pink hat
| Te llaman Margaret en tu gran sombrero rosa
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| Slightly overweight, yes a little fat
| Un poco de sobrepeso, sí un poco de grasa
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| Your pain is plain to see
| Tu dolor es fácil de ver
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| But Jim’s around and he makes you happy
| Pero Jim está cerca y te hace feliz.
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| Lighting up your little light (x2)
| Encendiendo tu lucecita (x2)
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| If I knew the way to set you free
| Si supiera la manera de liberarte
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| I would give you my bunch of keys
| Te daría mi manojo de llaves
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| Pass your hand through that gate
| Pasa tu mano por esa puerta
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| And let you turn the lock but it’s too late
| Y te dejo girar la cerradura pero es demasiado tarde
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| To light up your little light
| Para encender tu lucecita
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| Oh light up your little light
| Oh, enciende tu pequeña luz
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| So bye bye, sleep well
| Así que adiós, duerme bien
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| Bye bye — this isn’t Hell
| Adiós, esto no es el infierno
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| Somewhere where you have some style
| En algún lugar donde tienes algo de estilo
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| You never know, you just might smile
| Nunca se sabe, es posible que sonría
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| And light up my little light
| Y enciende mi lucecita
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| Little Margaret
| pequeña margarita
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| Light up my little light — light | Enciende mi lucecita — luz |