| On a cold spring day
| En un día frío de primavera
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| after twenty years of sleep
| después de veinte años de sueño
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| he finally woke.
| finalmente despertó.
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| He washed his hands
| se lavó las manos
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| in flowing waters
| en aguas que fluyen
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| and started back home.
| y emprendió el regreso a casa.
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| His arms were tired
| sus brazos estaban cansados
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| and his hands were cold
| y sus manos estaban frías
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| but his feet led him on.
| pero sus pies lo llevaron adelante.
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| Everything looks so familiar.
| Todo parece tan familiar.
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| could this broken place
| podría este lugar roto
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| be his home?
| ser su casa?
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| His tired eyes
| sus ojos cansados
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| take in the ruined landscape.
| contemplar el paisaje arruinado.
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| And he’s not quite sure
| Y no está muy seguro
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| if he’s awake.
| si está despierto.
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| Where have all the people gone?
| ¿Adónde se ha ido toda la gente?
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| And where were his machines
| ¿Y dónde estaban sus máquinas?
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| when everyone lay dying?
| cuando todo el mundo yacía muriendo?
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| A bird’s lonely cry breaks the silence then fades away.
| El grito solitario de un pájaro rompe el silencio y luego se desvanece.
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| while the buildings broken faces stare back at him.
| mientras los rostros rotos de los edificios le devuelven la mirada.
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| And he sits quietly and watches nature creep over his city
| Y se sienta en silencio y observa la naturaleza arrastrarse sobre su ciudad
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| while he tries to maintain the shambles of his life.
| mientras trata de mantener el caos de su vida.
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| During his first week
| Durante su primera semana
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| he mourned his lost people
| lloró a su pueblo perdido
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| and searched for life.
| y buscó la vida.
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| With collected remnants
| Con restos recogidos
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| he rebuilt his house
| reconstruyo su casa
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| and time marched on.
| y el tiempo pasó.
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| His heart it ached
| Su corazón le dolía
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| and his mind went wild
| y su mente se volvió loca
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| but his feet led him on.
| pero sus pies lo llevaron adelante.
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| Everything looks so familiar
| Todo parece tan familiar
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| this must be his home. | esta debe ser su casa. |