Ojos Color Sol Lyrics in English by Calle 13, Silvio Rodríguez

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Ojos Color Sol by Calle 13 from Spanish to English.

Verse 1

Today the sun hid and didn't want to come out

It saw you wake up and got scared of dying

You opened your eyes and the sun put away its paintbrush

Because you paint the landscape better than it does

When your beauty dawns

Any constellation gets insecure

Your beauty smells like morning

And it feeds me all week long

Your eyes do magic, they're magicians

You opened them, and now the mountains reflect in the lakes

The only absolute truth

Is that when you were born, fruit sprouted on the trees

Sweet orange, a planting of cherubs

Since the sun was afraid, it hid in a cloud

Today the sun isn't needed, it's on break

You give me vitamin D with a kiss

Chorus 1

The moon goes out to walk following your pupils

The night shines original after you look at it

Now nobody knows how to be happy at the cost of plunder

Thanks to you and your eyes

Verse 2

You're a verse in reverse, a riverso

You woke up and you turned my universe around

Now we reach the summit by going down the mountain range

Earth no longer spins; you spin the Earth

In wars they give kisses, they don't fight anymore

Today hens moo and cows cluck

Worms and fish catch the hooks

We fly over the sea and sail through the sky

Flowers grow in the sand, rain falls in the desert

Now dreams are real because you dream awake

And that dream is certain and that's how it reproduces

And innocence at last doesn't hide from the lights

The shortage of food turns delicious

Because our bellies are full of butterflies

The galaxy reveals its hidden territory

And on Earth it seems that life is starting

Chorus 2

The moon goes out to walk following your pupils

The night shines original after you look at it

Now nobody knows how to be happy at the cost of plunder

Thanks to you and your eyes

Outro

And in the military academy they teach medicine

And bankers will now build housing and food

Now nobody knows how to be happy at the cost of plunder

Thanks to you and your eyes

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Rene Perez Joglar, Eduardo Cabra, Silvio Rodriguez

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riverso — a reverse-verse

Riverso is a creative, made-up word that you'll only find in this song. It's a beautiful blend of reversa (reverse) and verso (verse), and it's also a clever play on the word universo (universe).

Residente sings that the person he loves is a 'riverso' who has literally turned his universe upside down, making the impossible seem possible. This poetic invention perfectly captures the song's magical, world-altering vision of love.

This song is one of the most over-the-top, beautiful love songs you'll ever hear. Calle 13's Residente describes someone whose beauty completely changes the laws of nature. The sun itself is so intimidated it hides, because as he says, "Tú pintas el paisaje mejor que él" [You paint the landscape better than it does]. The praise gets even more extreme and creative. He claims this person's beauty smells like the morning and "me da de comer durante toda la semana" [feeds me for the whole week]. The sun doesn't even need to show up anymore, because "La vitamina D me la das tú con un beso" [You give me Vitamin D with a kiss]. It's a song built on huge, impossible compliments that feel completely sincere.

The second half of the song imagines a world turned upside down by this person's existence. It's a utopia where everything is reversed for the better. The Earth stops spinning, and instead, "tú giras por La Tierra" [you spin for the Earth]. In this new reality, wars are settled with kisses, chickens moo, and cows cluck. More seriously, he imagines a world where dreams become real, military academies teach medicine, and bankers build houses for people. It all happens, he says, "Gracias a ti y a tus ojos" [Thanks to you and your eyes].

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Calle 13 Ojos Color Sol Lyrics