| My father was a rocket man
| Mi padre era un hombre cohete
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| He often went to Jupiter or Mercury, to Venus or to Mars
| Iba a menudo a Júpiter o Mercurio, a Venus o a Marte
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| My mother and I would watch the sky
| Mi madre y yo miráramos el cielo
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| And wonder if a falling star
| Y me pregunto si una estrella fugaz
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| Was a ship becoming ashes with a rocket man inside
| Era un barco convirtiéndose en cenizas con un cohete dentro
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| My mother and I
| Mi madre y yo
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| Never went out
| nunca salio
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| Unless the sky was cloudy or the sun was blotted out
| A menos que el cielo esté nublado o el sol se haya tapado
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| Or to escape the pain
| O para escapar del dolor
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| We only went out when it rained
| Solo salíamos cuando llovía
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| My father was a rocket man
| Mi padre era un hombre cohete
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| He loved the world beyond the world, the sky beyond the sky
| Amó el mundo más allá del mundo, el cielo más allá del cielo
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| And on my mother’s face, as lonely as the world in space
| Y en el rostro de mi madre, tan solo como el mundo en el espacio
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| I could read the silent cry
| pude leer el grito silencioso
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| That if my father fell into a star
| Que si mi padre cayo en una estrella
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| We must not look upon that star again
| No debemos volver a mirar esa estrella
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| My mother and I
| Mi madre y yo
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| Never went out
| nunca salio
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| Unless the sky was cloudy or the sun was blotted out
| A menos que el cielo esté nublado o el sol se haya tapado
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| Or to escape the pain
| O para escapar del dolor
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| We only went out when it rained
| Solo salíamos cuando llovía
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| Tears are often jewel-like
| Las lágrimas son a menudo como joyas.
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| My mother’s went unnoticed by my father, for his jewels were the stars
| Los de mi madre pasaron desapercibidos para mi padre, pues sus joyas eran las estrellas
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| And in my father’s eyes I knew he had to find
| Y en los ojos de mi padre supe que tenia que encontrar
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| In the sanctity of distance something brighter than a star
| En la santidad de la distancia algo más brillante que una estrella
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| One day they told us the sun had flared and taken him inside
| Un día nos dijeron que el sol había estallado y se lo llevó adentro
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| My mother and I
| Mi madre y yo
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| Never went out
| nunca salio
|
| Unless the sky was cloudy or the sun was blotted out
| A menos que el cielo esté nublado o el sol se haya tapado
|
| Or to escape the pain
| O para escapar del dolor
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| We only went out when it rained | Solo salíamos cuando llovía |