Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Envidia by Café Quijano from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Se llama Lola why tiene historia,
Her name is Lola and she has a story
aunque mas que historia sea un poema.
Although more than history is a poem.
Su vida entera pasó buscando
His whole life was spent searching
noches de gloria como alma en pena.
nights of glory as a soul in pain.
Detras de su manto de frÃa dama
Behind her mantle of a cold lady
tenÃa escondidas tremendas armas,
she had hidden tremendous weapons,
para las batallas del cara a cara
for face to face battles
que con ventaja muy bien libraba.
that with advantage very well freed.
Le fue muy mal de mano en mano,
She did very badly from hand to hand,
de boca en boca, de cama en cama,
from mouth to mouth, from bed to bed,
como una muñeca que se desgasta,
like a doll that wears out,
se queda vieja why la pena arrastra.
she stays old and the penalty drags.
Oyeme mi Lola, mi tierna Lola,
Listen to me my Lola, my tender Lola,
tu triste vida es tu triste historia.
your sad life is your sad story.
Pero que manera de caminar,
But what a way to walk
mira que soberbis en su mirar.
look how arrogant in her look.
Oyeme mi Lola, mi tierna Lola,
Listen to me my Lola, my tender Lola,
tu triste vida es tu triste historia.
your sad life is your sad story.
Pero que manera de caminar,
But what a way to walk
mira que soberbia en su mirar.
She looks how arrogant in her look.
Oyeme mi Lola...
Hey me my Lola...
Fue mujer serens hasta el instante
She was a serene woman until now
de entregarse presta a todos sus amantes
to give herself to all her lovers
Es tiempo de llanto, es tiempo de duda,
It's time to cry, it's time to doubt,
de nostalgia why de locura.
of nostalgia and madness.
Tienes el consuelo de saberte llena
You have the consolation of knowing you are full
de cariño limpio why amor sincero,
of clean affection and sincere love,
por que nadie supo robar de tus besos
because nobody knew how to steal from your kisses
eso que hoy te sobra why que nadie añora.
that which you have plenty of today and that no one longs for.
Es el tiempo de la arruga que no perdona,
It is the time of the wrinkle that does not forgive,
es el tiempo de la frutea why de la pintura.
It is the time of fruit and painting.