El Arco Iris Lyrics in English Carlos Vives
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Arco Iris by Carlos Vives from Spanish to English.
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Píntame una golondrina
Paint me a swallow
Y te diré si eres un buen pintor
And I'll tell you if you're a good painter
Debe de llevá en el pico una espina
You must carry a thorn in your beak
Y en los ojos un dolor
And in the eyes a pain
Porque dicen que cuando Cristo agonizaba
Because they say that when Christ was dying
Llegó del occidente
Came from the West
Enjambres de errantes golondrinas
Swarms of wandering swallows
A limpiarle la cara
To clean his face
Y a arrancarle con sus picos
And to tear him off with his beaks
Las espinas clavadas en la frente
Thorns stuck in the forehead
Y tú, y tú, y tú
And you, and you, and you
Tú eres mi golondrina Dina Luz, Tú eres mi golondrina Dina Luz.
You are my swallow Dina Luz, You are my swallow Dina Luz.
Tú eres mi golondrina
You are my swallow
Cuándo salga un arco iris te diré
When a rainbow comes out I'll tell you
Que me lo pintes tú
That you paint it to me
Si lo pintara Molina Yo diría
If Molina painted it, I would say
Que es para Dina Luz
What is it for Dina Luz
Cuentan que los arco iris
They say that rainbows
Y que nacen en la nevada
And they are born in the snowfall
Frente a Valledupar
In front of Valledupar
Y después de un aguacero
And after a downpour
Y que se esconden
And they hide
En la Sabana, cerquita Patillal
In the Savannah, near Patillal
Y luego las golondrinas
And then the swallows
Y que salen para que el sol las mire
And they come out for the sun to look at them
Y después desaparecen en el aire
And then they disappear into thin air.
Como los arco iris
Like rainbows
Y tú, y tú y tú
And you, and you and you
Tú eres mi arco iris Dina Luz
You are my rainbow Dina Luz
Tú eres mi arco iris Dina Luz
You are my rainbow Dina Luz
Tú eres mi arco iris
You are my rainbow
Si tú ves un arco iris
If you see a rainbow
Que es muy bello
Which is very beautiful
Y en el fondo una cruz
And in the background a cross
Lo pintó Jaime Molina
It was painted by Jaime Molina
Desde el cielo
From the sky
Y es para Dina Luz
And it's for Dina Luz
Y si ella ve un arco iris
And if she sees a rainbow
Por la tarde
In the afternoon
Sé que comprenderá
I know you will understand
Que es el mismo que ha pintado mi compadre
Which is the same one that my compadre has painted
Yo se lo vengo a entregar
I come to deliver it to you
Por qué, por qué, por qué?
Why, why, why?
Porque es mi consentida Dina Luz
Because she is my spoiled Dina Luz
Porque es mi consentida Dina Luz
Because she is my spoiled Dina Luz
Ella es mi consentida
She is my darling
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