| You’ve got to accentuate the positive
| Tienes que acentuar lo positivo
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| And eliminate the negative
| Y eliminar lo negativo.
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| And latch on to the affirmative
| Y aferrarse a la afirmativa
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| And don’t mess with Mister In-Between
| Y no te metas con Mister In-Between
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| You’ve got to spread joy up to the maximum
| Tienes que contagiar alegría al máximo
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| And bring gloom down to the minimum
| Y llevar la tristeza al mínimo
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| And have faith or pandemonium
| Y ten fe o pandemonio
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| Liable to walk upon the scene
| Susceptible de caminar sobre la escena
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| To illustrate her last remark
| Para ilustrar su último comentario
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| Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark
| Jonás en la ballena, Noé en el arca
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| What did they do
| Que hicieron
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| Just when everything looked so dark
| Justo cuando todo parecía tan oscuro
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| Man, they said you better, accentuate the positive
| Hombre, te dijeron mejor, acentúa lo positivo
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| Eliminate the negative
| Elimina lo negativo
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| And latch on to the affirmative
| Y aferrarse a la afirmativa
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| Don’t mess with Mister In-Between
| No te metas con Mister In-Between
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| No, do not mess with Mister In-Between
| No, no te metas con Mister In-Between
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| Now listen to me children and you will hear
| Ahora escuchadme hijos y oiréis
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| About eliminating the negative
| Sobre eliminar lo negativo
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| And accenting that positive
| Y acentuando lo positivo
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| And gather round me children if you’re willing
| Y reúnanse a mi alrededor niños si están dispuestos
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| And sit tight while I start reviewing
| Y siéntate tranquilo mientras empiezo a revisar
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| The attitude of doing it right
| La actitud de hacerlo bien
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| You’ve got to accentuate the positive
| Tienes que acentuar lo positivo
|
| And eliminate the negative
| Y eliminar lo negativo.
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| And latch on to the affirmative
| Y aferrarse a la afirmativa
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| And don’t mess with Mister In-Between
| Y no te metas con Mister In-Between
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| You’ve got to spread joy (up to) up to the maximum
| Tienes que esparcir alegría (hasta) hasta el máximo
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| Bring gloom, (down) down to the minimum
| Lleva la penumbra, (abajo) al mínimo
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| And then
| Y luego
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| Otherwise
| De lo contrario
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| Otherwise pandemonium
| De lo contrario pandemónium
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| Liable to walk upon the scene
| Susceptible de caminar sobre la escena
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| To illustrate (well illustrate) her last remark (you've got the floor)
| Para ilustrar (bien ilustrar) su último comentario (tienes la palabra)
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| (Jonah) Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark (and the whale)
| (Jonás) Jonás en la ballena, Noé en el arca (y la ballena)
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| What did they say (what did they say)
| Que dijeron (que dijeron)
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| Say when everything looked so dark
| Di cuando todo se veía tan oscuro
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| Man, they said we better accentuate the positive
| Hombre, dijeron que mejor acentuáramos lo positivo
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| And eliminate the negative
| Y eliminar lo negativo.
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| And latch on to the affirmative
| Y aferrarse a la afirmativa
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| And don’t mess with Mister In-Between
| Y no te metas con Mister In-Between
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| No, don’t mess with Mister In-Between | No, no te metas con Mister In-Between |