Estrellas

Stars

Estrellas

There were five brothers who said they wanted to go to the starsEran cinco hermanos que decian quiero ir a las estrellas
and their parents told them maybe they could, as long as they firsty los padres les decian que tal vez ellos irian siempre que primero
finished their schoolwork.terminaran los deberes de la escuela

The first one didn’t want any of that, just the starsEl primero no queria nada de eso solo las estrellas
and he saw them shining bright when his dad (pay attention to the detail)y las vio bien grandes cuando el padre (atiendan el detalle)
kicked him out and sent him straight to the street.lo agarro a patadas y lo hecho derecho viejo pa' la calle

The second one went to Hollywood to work as a waiterEl segundo se fue para HollyWood a trabajar de mozo
in a bar where many of the big movie stars always ate,en un bar donde comian siempre muchas de las grandes estrellas de cine
such as Linda Blair and Charles Bronson.como Linda Blair y como Charles Bronson

The third one became a sheriff and got a shiny starEl tercero se hizo comisario y le pusieron una estrella
pinned on the lapel of his classic jacket, and over timereluciente en la solapa de su clasica chaqueta y con el tiempo
he forgot about the stars and the planets.se olvido de las estrellas y de los planetas

The fourth brother studied to be an architectEl cuarto de los hermanos estudio para ser arquitecto
and thanks to three bottles, he won the bidy gracias a tres botellas consiguio salir electo en la licitacion
for the project of a five-star hotel.para el proyecto de un hotel de 5 estrellas

The youngest, the fifth, was different; he didn’t want to, couldn’tEl menor el quinto era distinto no queria no podia
settle for fake stars, and today he just sentno sabia conformarse con estrellas de mentira y hoy acaba de mandar
a postcard from the Three Marias.una postal desde las tres Marias

There were five brothers who said they wanted to go to the stars...Eran cinco hermanos que decian quiero ir a las estrellas...