| Of the non-existent, there is no coming to be
| De lo inexistente, no hay devenir
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| Of the existent, there is no ceasing to be
| De lo existente, no hay un dejar de ser
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| If you will think for a moment, of what you were before you were born
| Si piensas por un momento, en lo que eras antes de nacer
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| You will come to the rather puzzling conclusion
| Llegarás a la conclusión bastante desconcertante
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| That you, before you were born, are impossible to think about
| Que tú, antes de nacer, es imposible pensar en ti
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| Before you were conceived, in the womb, you can’t remember anything
| Antes de que fueras concebido, en el útero, no puedes recordar nada
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| You don’t even remember darkness
| Ni siquiera recuerdas la oscuridad
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| Your background, your past history, right at it’s beginning
| Tus antecedentes, tu historia pasada, justo al principio
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| Seems to be a state of complete annihilation of your personality
| Parece ser un estado de completa aniquilación de tu personalidad.
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| Complete annihilation
| Aniquilación completa
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| Think for a moment, of what you were before you were born
| Piensa por un momento, en lo que eras antes de nacer
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| Of the non-existent, there is no coming to be
| De lo inexistente, no hay devenir
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| Of the existent, there is no ceasing to be
| De lo existente, no hay un dejar de ser
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| You came out of that state
| Saliste de ese estado
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| Should you be afraid to return to it? | ¿Deberías tener miedo de volver a él? |