| It was in nineteen hundred and twenty nine,
| Fue en mil novecientos veintinueve,
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| Run come see, I remember that day pretty well,
| Corre ven a ver, recuerdo muy bien ese día,
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| Nineteen hundred and twenty nine
| mil novecientos veintinueve
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| Run come see, Jerusalem.
| Corre, ven a ver, Jerusalén.
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| My God, they were talkin' 'bout a storm in the islands,
| Dios mío, estaban hablando de una tormenta en las islas,
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| Run come see, my God, what a beautiful morning
| Corre ven a ver Dios mio que hermosa mañana
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| They were talkin' 'bout a storm in the islands
| Estaban hablando de una tormenta en las islas
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| Run come see, Jerusalem
| Corre ven a ver, Jerusalén
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| My God, there were three sails leavin' out the harbor
| Dios mío, había tres velas saliendo del puerto
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| Run come see, there’s mothers and children on board
| Corre, ven a ver, hay madres y niños a bordo.
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| They were bound for the island of Andros
| Se dirigían a la isla de Andros
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| Run come see, Jerusalem
| Corre ven a ver, Jerusalén
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| My God, they were the Ethel and the Myrtle and the Pretoria,
| Dios mío, eran el Ethel y el Myrtle y el Pretoria,
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| Run come see, and the Myrtle was bound for Fresh Creek
| Corre, ven a ver, y el Myrtle se dirigía a Fresh Creek
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| The Ethel was bound for Spanish Creek,
| El Ethel se dirigía a Spanish Creek,
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| Run come see, Jerusalem
| Corre ven a ver, Jerusalén
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| My God, the Pretoria was alone on the ocean,
| Dios mío, el Pretoria estaba solo en el océano,
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| Run come see, dashing from side to side in the waves
| Corre ven a ver, corriendo de lado a lado en las olas
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| The Pretoria was alone on the ocean,
| El Pretoria estaba solo en el océano,
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| Run come see, Jerusalem
| Corre ven a ver, Jerusalén
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| My God, then a big sea built up on the starboard
| Dios mío, entonces se formó un gran mar a estribor
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| Run come see, My God, the wind and the waves
| Corre, ven a ver, Dios mío, el viento y las olas
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| Well, a big sea built up on the starboard
| Bueno, un gran mar se acumuló a estribor
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| Run come see, Jerusalem
| Corre ven a ver, Jerusalén
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| My God, then the first sea hit the Pretoria
| Dios mío, entonces el primer mar golpeó el Pretoria
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| Run come see, and children come a-grabbing for their mothers
| Corre, ven a ver, y los niños vienen a agarrar a sus madres.
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| When the first sea hit the Pretoria
| Cuando el primer mar golpeó el Pretoria
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| Run come see, Jerusalem
| Corre ven a ver, Jerusalén
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| My God, well, it sent her head down to the bottom
| Dios mío, bueno, envió su cabeza hasta el fondo
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| Run come see, and the captain come a-grabbing for the tiller,
| Corre, ven a ver, y el capitán viene agarrando el timón,
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| When it sent her head down to the bottom,
| Cuando envió su cabeza al fondo,
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| Run come see, Jerusalem
| Corre ven a ver, Jerusalén
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| My God, there were thirty-three souls on the water
| Dios mío, había treinta y tres almas en el agua
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| Run come, see, swimming and praying to their Daniel, God
| Corre, ven, mira, nadando y orando a su Daniel, Dios
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| There were thirty-three souls on the water
| Había treinta y tres almas en el agua
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| Run come see, Jerusalem
| Corre ven a ver, Jerusalén
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| My God, now George Brown he was the captain
| Dios mío, ahora George Brown era el capitán
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| Run come see, My God, he shouted «Children come pray
| Corred venid a ver, Dios mío, gritaba «Hijos, venid a orar
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| Come and witness your judgment»
| Ven y sé testigo de tu juicio»
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| Run come see, Jerusalem | Corre ven a ver, Jerusalén |