| In ancient pagan Rome, the entertainment of those times
| En la antigua Roma pagana, el entretenimiento de aquellos tiempos
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| Took place in huge arenas where the people could unwind
| Tuvo lugar en grandes arenas donde la gente podía relajarse.
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| As helpless Christians were fed to the starving animals
| Como cristianos indefensos fueron alimentados a los animales hambrientos
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| They watched and cheered and thought the pastime was enjoyable
| Observaron y vitorearon y pensaron que el pasatiempo era agradable.
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| Though all the Caesar’s of Rome were depraved and perverse
| Aunque todos los césares de Roma fueran depravados y perversos
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| Everybody said that Nero the Caesar was the worst
| Todo el mundo decía que Nerón el César era el peor
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| Nero’s inferno
| el infierno de nero
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| Rome must have been like a giant sterno
| Roma debe haber sido como un esternón gigante
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| Nero’s inferno
| el infierno de nero
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| Nero played his lyre as he watched the burning Rome
| Nerón tocaba su lira mientras observaba la Roma en llamas
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| When he was young he liked to prowl around the streets at night
| Cuando era joven le gustaba merodear por las calles de noche
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| Attacking men on their way home
| Atacar a hombres de camino a casa
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| Killing them with a knife
| Matarlos con un cuchillo
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| Then later in life he would dress in skins of animals
| Luego, más tarde en la vida, se vestía con pieles de animales.
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| A leaping from a den
| Un salto de una guarida
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| Attacking people tied to poles
| Atacar a personas atadas a postes
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| With men and women tied to stakes
| Con hombres y mujeres atados a estacas
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| Unable to defend themselves
| Incapaces de defenderse
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| Nero would attack them biting off their genitals
| Nero los atacaba mordiendo sus genitales
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| He wanted a new palace home
| Quería una nueva casa palaciega
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| and so he burned down Rome, it’s Nero’s inferno
| y así incendió Roma, es el infierno de Nerón
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| The palace that he lived in wasn’t good enough for him
| El palacio en el que vivía no era lo suficientemente bueno para él.
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| It’s Nero’s inferno
| Es el infierno de Nerón.
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| A sudden fire did appear as Nero played his lyre,
| Un fuego repentino apareció mientras Nerón tocaba su lira,
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| it’s Nero’s inferno
| es el infierno de Nero
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| He blamed the Christians for the fire but Nero was a liar, it’s Nero’s inferno
| Culpó a los cristianos por el fuego pero Nerón era un mentiroso, es el infierno de Nerón
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| He castrated a boy named Sporus and dressed him as his bride
| Castró a un niño llamado Sporus y lo vistió como su novia.
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| At this wedding they made torches of the Christians for their light
| En esta boda hicieron antorchas de los cristianos para su luz
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| He tore out his mother’s womb to see where he came from
| Arrancó el vientre de su madre para ver de dónde venía
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| He burned down Rome and played his lyre
| Incendió Roma y tocó su lira
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| and blamed the Christians
| y culpó a los cristianos
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| Rome rejected Nero and called him public enemy
| Roma rechazó a Nerón y lo llamó enemigo público
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| He stabbed himself in the throat
| Se apuñaló a sí mismo en la garganta
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| Helped by his secretary | Ayudado por su secretaria |