La Foto De Los Dos Lyrics in English Carlos Vives

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Foto De Los Dos by Carlos Vives from Spanish to English.
Verse 1
Today I found a photo of us two
inside a heart
posing at the station
I looked for you on an old turntable
and that song that you liked so much
Chorus 1
Today nostalgia squeezes my soul
Today the ghosts of your love call me
Today I want to tell you
Because I could never forget you
Chorus 1
And I remember that your love with me
knew no distances
Chorus 1
And the kisses that we shared so much
were like water
Chorus 1
And the light that it brought to our lives
and lit up the house
that was our house
Chorus 1
Today I'd like to turn back time
so that I wouldn't leave it
Chorus 1
return to my town
along the old road
and retrace my steps
and start again
and start again
return to the house
the way the wind comes back
hug you again
and start again
and start again
Verse 2
Today I rummaged through my heart again
and I found your love
sitting on the armchair
Verse 2
I remembered the salt of your pain
the afternoon that at goodbye
we loved each other crying
Chorus 2
Today nostalgia squeezes my soul
Today the ghosts of your love call me
Today I want to tell you
Because I could never forget you
Chorus 2
And I remember that your love with me
knew no distances
Chorus 2
And the kisses that we shared so much
were like water
Chorus 2
And the light that it brought to our lives
and lit up the house
that was our house
Chorus 2
Today I'd like to turn back time
so that I wouldn't leave it
Chorus 2
return to my town
along the old road
and retrace my steps
and start again
and start again
return to the house
the way the wind comes back
hug you again
and start again
and start again
return to my town
along the old road
and retrace my steps
and start again
and start again
return to the house
the way the wind comes back
hug you again
and start again
and start again
Outro
start again
start again
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ANDRES CASTRO, CARLOS VIVES
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SONG MEANING

Imagine stumbling upon an old snapshot tucked inside a paper heart: that simple discovery catapults Carlos Vives into a bittersweet time-travel adventure. In La Foto De Los Dos, the Colombian singer revisits a love so vivid it still echoes in vinyl crackles and small-town train stations. Each lyric is a postcard from the past, where kisses flowed “como el agua” and their shared home glowed with hope. The photo becomes a portal, unleashing nostalgia’s grip and the friendly “ghosts” of a romance that once knew zero distance.

Yet the song is not only about memories; it is a heartfelt wish to hit “rewind.” Vives dreams of walking the camino viejo back to his pueblo, retracing every step, and starting fresh by his loved one’s side. The chorus’s repeated plea — “empezar de nuevo” — turns regret into resolve, reminding us that love, like the wind, can circle back home. Packed with Colombian warmth and poetic imagery, this track invites listeners to feel both the ache of yesterday and the optimism of second chances.

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