| The farmer drove his tractor
| El granjero conducía su tractor.
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| Where the soil had been tilled
| Donde el suelo había sido labrado
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| Planting corn in rank and file
| Sembrando maíz en filas y filas
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| From the silo to the lumber mill
| Del silo al aserradero
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| He rode along in silence
| Cabalgó en silencio
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| As looked out past the honeysuckle field
| Mientras miraba más allá del campo de madreselva
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| Watched the water turn
| Observé el giro del agua
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| Turn the water wheel
| Gira la rueda de agua
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| Started thinking about his daughter’s affection
| Empezó a pensar en el afecto de su hija.
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| Her reaction of disdain
| Su reacción de desdén
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| The day he replaced the blue hydrangea
| El día que reemplazó la hortensia azul
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| With the climbing grain
| Con el grano trepador
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| While her disappointed sister
| Mientras su hermana decepcionada
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| Looked on quiet as the snow
| miraba en silencio como la nieve
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| Knowing well that those who know don’t talk
| Sabiendo bien que los que saben no hablan
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| And those that talk don’t know
| Y los que hablan no saben
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| But she couldn’t help but sing
| Pero ella no pudo evitar cantar
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| She couldn’t help but sing
| Ella no pudo evitar cantar
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| No, she couldn’t help but sing
| No, ella no pudo evitar cantar
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| She couldn’t help but sing
| Ella no pudo evitar cantar
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| She tried, and couldn’t help but sing
| Lo intentó, y no pudo evitar cantar
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| She couldn’t help but sing
| Ella no pudo evitar cantar
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| No, she couldn’t help but sing
| No, ella no pudo evitar cantar
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| She couldn’t help but sing
| Ella no pudo evitar cantar
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| The tortoise in the wheelchair
| La tortuga en silla de ruedas
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| Wrapped his forehead in a bandage
| Envolvió su frente en un vendaje
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| With a cast they made from plaster
| Con un yeso que hicieron de yeso
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| For his phony broken leg
| Por su falsa pierna rota
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| So he’d get pushed around the sidewalk
| Para que lo empujaran por la acera
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| By the zookeeper’s assistant
| Por el asistente del cuidador del zoológico
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| With the hummingbird observing
| Con el colibrí observando
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| From behind the yellow flower
| Detrás de la flor amarilla
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| And he flapped his tiny wings
| Y agitó sus diminutas alas
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| They moved so fast you couldn’t see them
| Se movían tan rápido que no podías verlos
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| With resentment for the tortoise
| Con rencor por la tortuga
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| Which was clear by his expression
| Lo cual estaba claro por su expresión.
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| But the tortoise turned and smiled
| Pero la tortuga se volvió y sonrió.
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| With a peacefulness which proved
| Con una paz que demostró
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| That there’s a movement in our stillness
| Que hay un movimiento en nuestra quietud
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| And however much we move
| Y por mucho que nos movamos
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| We’re bound to stand completely still
| Estamos obligados a quedarnos completamente quietos
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| We stand completely still
| Nos quedamos completamente quietos
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| We all stand completely still
| Todos nos quedamos completamente quietos
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| We stand completely still
| Nos quedamos completamente quietos
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| Let’s all stand completely still
| Quedémonos completamente quietos
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| Let’s stand completely still
| Quedémonos completamente quietos
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| Let’s all stand completely still
| Quedémonos completamente quietos
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| Let’s stand completely still
| Quedémonos completamente quietos
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| Come tortoise, standing still
| Ven tortuga, quédate quieta
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| Go hummingbird, my will
| Ve colibrí, voluntad mía
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| Come tortoise, stumbling blind
| Ven tortuga, tropezando a ciegas
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| Go hummingbird, my eyes
| Anda colibrí, mis ojos
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| Come tortoise, empty hand
| Ven tortuga, mano vacía
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| Go hummingbird, my plan
| Ve colibrí, mi plan
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| Come tortoise, undefined
| Ven tortuga, indefinido
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| Go hummingbird, my mind
| Ve colibrí, mente mía
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| Come tortoise, letting go
| Ven tortuga, suelta
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| Go hummingbird, I know
| Ve colibrí, lo sé
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| Come tortoise, come and die
| Ven tortuga, ven y muere
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| Go hummingbird, my I
| Anda colibrí, mi yo
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| Goodbye, I
| adios yo
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| Goodbye, I
| adios yo
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| Bye, bye, bye | Adios adios adios |