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Nellie McKay: "The Dog Song"
Nellie McKay canta "La Cancion del Perro"
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Entusiasta de los animales Nellie McKay canta un homenaje chispeante a un perro querido. Sugiere que todos hacemos igual: "Vete directo a la perrera/encuentra un perro/ y haz que esté orgulloso/porque de eso se trata todo".
Nellie McKay - Singer/songwriter
Nellie McKay sings, croons, raps, grooves and -- barks? -- to glowing critical acclaim. Full bio
Nellie McKay sings, croons, raps, grooves and -- barks? -- to glowing critical acclaim. Full bio
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I’d like to dedicate this next song to Carmelo,
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Me gustaría dedicar la siguiente canción a Carmelo.
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who was put to sleep a couple of days ago, because he got too old.
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al que sacrificaron hace un par de días porque se hizo demasiado viejo.
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But apparently he was a very nice dog
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Pero aparentemente era un perro muy simpático
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and he always let the cat sleep in the dog bed.
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y siempre permitía que el gato durmiera en la cama del perro.
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♫ (Dog panting noise) Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh. ♫
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(Sonido de perro jadeando)
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♫ I'm just a'walking my dog, singing my song, strolling along. ♫
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Estoy paseando a mi perro, cantando mi canción, dando un paseo
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♫ Yeah, it's just me and my dog, catching some sun. We can't go wrong. ♫
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Así, solo somos yo y mi perro tomando algo el sol, no nos puede ir mal.
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♫ My life was lonely and blue. ♫
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Mi vida era solitaria y triste
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♫ Yeah, I was sad as a sailor, ♫
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Sí, estaba triste como un marinero
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♫ I was an angry 'un too. ♫
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También estaba enfadada.
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♫ Then there was you -- appeared when I was entangled with youth and fear, ♫
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Entonces viniste tú--apareciste cuando yo estaba enredada entre la juventud y el miedo
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♫ and nerves jingle jangled, vermouth and beer were getting me mangled up. ♫
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y los nervios alterados, el vermut y la cerveza me estaban destrozando.
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♫ But then I looked in your eyes ♫
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Peró luego te miré a los ojos
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♫ and I was no more a failure. ♫
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y yo ya no era más un fracaso
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♫ You looked so wacky and wise. ♫
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Parecías tan loco y sabio.
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♫ And I said, "Lord, I'm happy, 'cause I'm just a'walking my dog, ♫
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Y dije, "Díos, estoy contenta, porque estoy sacando a pasear a mi perro,
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♫ catching some sun. We can't go wrong." ♫
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cogiendo algo de sol, no nos puede ir mal."
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♫ Yeah, it's just me and my dog, singing our song, strolling along. ♫
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Sí, sólo somos mi perro y yo, cantado nuestra canción, dando un paseo.
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♫ 'Cause I don't care about your hating and your doubt, ♫
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Porque no me importan tu odio y tus dudas.
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♫ and I don't care what the politicians spout. ♫
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y no me importa lo que los politicos sueltan.
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♫ If you need a companion, why, just go out to the pound, ♫
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Si necesitas un compañero, ¡vaya!, vete a la perrera
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♫ and find yourself a hound, and make that doggie proud, ♫
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encuentra un perro y haz que ese perrito esté orgulloso,
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♫ 'cause that's what it's all about. ♫
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porque de eso se trata todo.
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♫ (Dog panting noise) Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh. ♫
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(Sonido de perro jadeando)
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♫ My life was tragic and sad. ♫
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Mi vida era trágica y triste,
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♫ I was the archetypal loser. ♫
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Era la perdedora arquetípica,
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♫ I was a pageant gone bad. ♫
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Era una fiesta que salió mal
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♫ And then there was you -- on time, and wagging your tail ♫
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entonces apareciste tú, puntual, y meneando la cola
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♫ in the cutest mime that you was in jail. ♫
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en el gesto más mono de que estabas encarcelado.
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♫ I said, "Woof, be mine!" and you gave a wail and then ♫
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Dije "¡Guau, sé mio!" y tu hiciste un gemido y
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♫ I was no longer alone. ♫
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Yo ya no estaba sola.
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♫ And I was no more a boozer. ♫
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Y ya no era una borracha.
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♫ We'll make the happiest home. ♫
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Haremos la casa más feliz de todas.
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♫ And I said, "Lord, I'm happy, 'cause I’m just a'walking my dog, ♫
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Y dije, "Dios, estoy contenta, porque estoy sacando a pasear a mi perro,
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♫ singing my song, strolling along." ♫
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cantando mi canción, dando un paseo."
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♫ Yeah, it's just me and my dog, catching some sun. We can't go wrong, ♫
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Así, solo somos yo y mi perro tomando algo el sol, no nos puede ir mal.
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♫ 'cause I don't care about your hating and your doubt, ♫
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Porque no me importan tu odio y tus dudas.
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♫ and I don’t care what the politicians spout. ♫
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y no me importa lo que los politicos sueltan.
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♫ If you need a companion, why, just go out to the pound, ♫
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Si necesitas un compañero, ¡vaya!, vete a la perrera
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♫ and find yourself a hound, and make that doggie proud, ♫
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encuentra un perro y haz que ese perrito esté orgulloso,
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♫ 'cause that's what it's all about, ♫
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porque eso es lo de que todo se trata,
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♫ that's what it's all about, ♫
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porque de eso se trata todo.
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♫ that's what it's all abou-BOW-WOW-WOW-WOW ♫
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porque de eso se trata todo. Guau, guau, guau
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♫ that's what it's all about. ♫
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de eso se trata todo.
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♫ (Dog panting noise) Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh. ♫
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(Sonido de perro jadeando) Jej, jej, jej, jej.
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Good dog!
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¡Buen perro!
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Thank you.
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Gracias.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Nellie McKay - Singer/songwriterNellie McKay sings, croons, raps, grooves and -- barks? -- to glowing critical acclaim.
Why you should listen
Playful, quirky, hilarious, endearing: not attributes of your typical political agitator. But singer-songwriter-producer-activist Nellie McKay merits the description. Her music is whimsical, colorful, catchy and as engaging as it is restless. Toying with antique genres and yet undeniably contemporary, it flirts with multiple styles of delivery while maintaining a sharp social conscience.
For these and other eccentricities, McKay has gained a devoted fan following. On stage and off, she's an outspoken advocate of animal rights, a friend and ally to any arch political quip and -- lucky for us -- artistically uncompromising. After cutting two major-label records, her own indie label, Hungry Mouse, produced her latest, Obligatory Villagers.
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