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Translation in Spanish

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Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray
Harry Truman, Doris Day, la China roja, Johnnie Ray
South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio
El Pacífico Sur, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio
Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television
Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, la televisión
North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe
Corea del Norte, Corea del Sur, Marilyn Monroe

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Rosenbergs, H-bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom
Rosenbergs, la bomba H, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom
Brando, "The King and I", and "The Catcher in the Rye"
Brando, "El Rey y Yo" y "El guardián entre el centeno"
Eisenhower, Vaccine, England's got a new queen
Eisenhower, vacuna, Inglaterra tiene una nueva reina
Marciano, Liberace, Santayana, goodbye
Marciano, Liberace, Santayana adiós

chorus

We didn't start the fire
Nosotros no iniciamos el fuego
It was always burning, since the world's been turning
Siempre ha estado ardiendo desde que el mundo ha estado girando
We didn't start the fire
Nosotros no iniciamos el fuego
No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it
No, no lo encendimos, pero tratamos de combatirlo

verse

Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser and Prokofiev
Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser y Prokófiev
Rockefeller, Campanella, Communist Bloc
Rockefeller, Campanella, el bloque comunista
Roy Cohn, Juan Peron, Toscanini, Dacron
Roy Cohn, Juan Perón, Toscanini, Dacron

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Dien Bien Phu falls, "Rock Around the Clock"
Cae Dien Bien Phu, "Rock Around the Clock"

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Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn's got a winning team
Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn tiene un equipo ganador
Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland
Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneylandia
Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Krushchev
Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Khrushchev
Princess Grace, Peyton Place, Trouble in the Suez
Princesa Grace, "Peyton Place", problemas en Suez

chorus

We didn't start the fire
Nosotros no iniciamos el fuego
It was always burning, since the world's been turning
Siempre ha estado ardiendo desde que el mundo ha estado girando
We didn't start the fire
Nosotros no iniciamos el fuego
No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it
No, no lo encendimos, pero tratamos de combatirlo

verse

Little Rock, Pasternak, Mickey Mantle, Kerouac
Little Rock, Pasternak, Manto de Mickey, Kerouac
Sputnik, Chou En-Lai, "Bridge on the River Kwai"
Sputnik, Chou En-Lai, "El puente sobre el río Kwai"
Lebanon, Charles de Gaulle, California baseball
Líbano, Charles de Gaulle, béisbol de California
Starkweather homicide, children of thalidomide
Starkweather, homicidio, niños de la Talidomida

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Buddy Holly, Ben Hur, space monkey, mafia
Buddy Holly, "Ben-Hur", monos en el espacio, Mafia
Hula hoops, Castro, Edsel is a no-go
Hula hoops, Castro, Edsel es pésimo
U2, Syngman Rhee, Payola and Kennedy
U2, Syngman Rhee, Payola y Kennedy

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Chubby Checker, Psycho, Belgians in the Congo
Chubby Checker, "Psicosis", belgas en el Congo

chorus

We didn't start the fire
Nosotros no iniciamos el fuego
It was always burning, since the world's been turning
Siempre ha estado ardiendo desde que el mundo ha estado girando
We didn't start the fire
Nosotros no iniciamos el fuego
No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it
No, no lo encendimos, pero tratamos de combatirlo

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Hemingway, Eichmann, "Stranger in a Strange Land"
Hemingway, Eichmann, "Forastero en Tierra Extraña"
Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs invasion
Dylan, Berlín, la invasión de Bahía de Cochinos
"Lawrence of Arabia", British Beatlemania
"Lawrence de Arabia", Beatlemanía británica
Ole Miss, John Glenn, Liston beats Patterson
Ole Miss, John Glenn, Liston vence a Patterson
Pope Paul, Malcolm X, British politician sex
Papa Pablo, Malcolm X, sexo de político británico
JFK – blown away, what else do I have to say?
Disparo a JFK, ¿qué más tengo que decir?

chorus

We didn't start the fire
Nosotros no iniciamos el fuego
It was always burning, since the world's been turning
Siempre ha estado ardiendo desde que el mundo ha estado girando
We didn't start the fire
Nosotros no iniciamos el fuego
No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it
No, no lo encendimos, pero tratamos de combatirlo

verse

Birth control, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon back again
Control de natalidad, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon de vuelta otra vez
Moonshot, Woodstock, Watergate, punk rock
Viaje a la Luna, Woodstock, Watergate, Rock Punk
Begin, Reagan, Palestine, terror on the airline
Begin, Reagan, Palestina, terror en la aerolínea
Ayatollah's in Iran, Russians in Afghanistan
Ayatolas en Irán, Rusos en Afganistán

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"Wheel of Fortune", Sally Ride, heavy metal suicide
"La rueda de la fortuna", Sally Ride, heavy metal, suicidio
Foreign debts, homeless vets, AIDS, crack, Bernie Goetz
La deuda externa, veteranos sin hogar, el sida, el crack, Bernie Goetz
Hypodermics on the shore, China's under martial law
Hipodérmicas en la costa, China bajo la ley marcial
Rock and roller, cola wars, I can't take it anymore
Rocanrolero, guerras de las colas, no puedo soportarlo más

chorus

We didn't start the fire
Nosotros no iniciamos el fuego
It was always burning, since the world's been turning
Siempre ha estado ardiendo desde que el mundo ha estado girando
We didn't start the fire
Nosotros no iniciamos el fuego
But when we are gone
Pero cuando nos hayamos ido
It will still burn on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on
Seguirá ardiendo, y seguirá, y seguirá, y seguirá, y seguirá, y seguirá, y seguirá y seguirá

chorus

We didn't start the fire
Nosotros no iniciamos el fuego
It was always burning, since the world's been turning
Siempre ha estado ardiendo desde que el mundo ha estado girando
We didn't start the fire
Nosotros no iniciamos el fuego
No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it
No, no lo encendimos, pero tratamos de combatirlo

chorus

We didn't start the fire
Nosotros no iniciamos el fuego
It was always burning, since the world's been turning
Siempre ha estado ardiendo desde que el mundo ha estado girando
We didn't start the fire
Nosotros no iniciamos el fuego
No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it
No, no lo encendimos, pero tratamos de combatirlo

chorus

We didn't start the fire
Nosotros no iniciamos el fuego
It was always burning, since the world's been turning
Siempre ha estado ardiendo desde que el mundo ha estado girando
We didn't start the fire
Nosotros no iniciamos el fuego
No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it
No, no lo encendimos, pero tratamos de combatirlo
Writer(s): Billy Joel

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