| Spoken:
| Hablado:
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| There once were two utopian societies
| Había una vez dos sociedades utópicas
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| Pavonia, land of the peacocks
| Pavonia, tierra de pavos reales
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| And Swaanendael, valley of the swans
| Y Swaanendael, valle de los cisnes
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| Both have trade
| Ambos tienen comercio
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| Miserably
| Tristemente
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| There, behind every chair
| Allí, detrás de cada silla
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| A negro slave
| Un esclavo negro
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| The blackest of the black!
| ¡El más negro de los negros!
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| Attired in white apron and vest
| Ataviado con delantal y chaleco blancos.
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| Standing ready to attend to each guest
| De pie listo para atender a cada huésped
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| Such as the corrupt and exotic Governor
| Como el Gobernador corrupto y exótico
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| Lord Cornbury, whose custom it was
| Lord Cornbury, cuya costumbre era
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| To take a daily stroll dressed
| Pasear todos los días vestida
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| In silk gowns like a fashionable lady
| En vestidos de seda como una dama de moda
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| In this he failed
| En esto fracasó
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| Miserably
| Tristemente
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| Lord Cornbury did this, his friends said
| Lord Cornbury hizo esto, dijeron sus amigos
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| To demonstrate his resemblance
| Para demostrar su parecido
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| To his cousin, Queen Anne
| A su prima, la reina Ana
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| His impetuousity, however
| Sin embargo, su impetuosidad
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| Did not extend to marrying a manor milkmaid
| No se extendía a casarse con una lechera señorial
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| «Chee!», he left
| «¡Chee!», se fue
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| Square in shape
| De forma cuadrada
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| With a hip roof and a belfry in the center | Con techo a cuatro aguas y espadaña en el centro |