| Original | Traduzione inglese |
| UNO DE ABAJO | UNO DE ABAJO |
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| Hermano, voy a la guerra | Brother, I'm going to war |
| me llevan muy obligado | they gave me no choice |
| Las cosas que dejé abiertas | The things I left open |
| recójanlas con cuidado. | pick them up carefully. |
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| No sea que algo se me pierda | Lest something be lost to me |
| cuando la vida me corten | when my life is cut off |
| en el momento que muera | at the moment I die |
| quiero mis cosas en orden. | I want my things in order. |
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| No les doy explicaciones | I do not give you explanations |
| son cosas muy complicadas | things are very complicated |
| me han hablado de la patria | I have been told about the Homeland |
| y, de eso, no comprendo nada. | and, about that, I understand nothing. |
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| Comprendo que soy muy pobre | I understand that I am very poor |
| que no gano pa'l sustento | that I do not earn enough to support myself |
| comprendo que hoy estoy vivo | I understand that today I am alive |
| y que mañana estoy muerto. | and that tomorrow I am dead. |
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| Le dice a mi vieja Antonia | I tell my old Antonia |
| que no pude despedirme | that I couldn't say goodbye |
| que olvide la ceremonia | that I forgot the ceremony |
| de darme un beso antes de irme. | of the kiss before leaving. |
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| Pues voy en primera fila | Well, I'm going at the forefront |
| que soy el más ignorante | because I'm the most ignorant |
| y el jefe quedó en su casa | and the commander stayed at home |
| a reculatar los que falten. | to enlist those who are missing. |
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| Hermano, voy a la guerra | Brother, I'm going to war |
| me llevan muy obligado | they gave me no choice |
| Las cosas que dejé abiertas | The things I left open |
| recójanlas con cuidado. | pick them up carefully. |
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