La Tierra Prometida Lyrics in English Carlos Vives
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Tierra Prometida by Carlos Vives from Spanish to English.
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Letra de 'La Tierra Prometida'
Lyrics for 'The Promised Land'
Intro
Visite Madrid, fui a Barcelona y Paris
I visited Madrid, I went to Barcelona and Paris
Y era tan genial el arte en Roma y Florencia
And the art in Rome and Florence was so cool
Como no adorar a Budapest y a Berlin
How not to adore Budapest and Berlin
Como no adorar a las mujeres en Suecia
How not to worship women in Sweden
Chorus 1
Pero igual
But equal
La tierra solo se entrega al mar
The land only surrenders to the sea
Tu mirar
Your look
El paisaje al que yo quiero regresar
The landscape that I want to return to
Por eso siempre le pido a la vida
That is why I always ask life
Que a la tierra prometida me lleve
That he takes me to the promised land
Que la gente siempre esté bien querida
That people are always well dear
Y si me lleva muy lejos regrese
And if it takes me too far, come back
Verse 1
Visite Nepal y hasta logre meditar
Visit Nepal and even meditate
Y llegué a pensar que Buddha estaba en mi pena
And I came to think that Buddha was in my pain
Quise merodear, me fui a Dubai y a Qatar
I wanted to hang around, I went to Dubai and Qatar
No puedo negar que es una vida muy buena
I can't deny that it's a very good life
Chorus 2
Pero igual
But equal
La tierra solo se entrega al mar
The land only surrenders to the sea
Tu mirar
Your look
El paisaje al que yo quiero regresar
The landscape that I want to return to
Por eso siempre le pido a la vida
That is why I always ask life
Que a la tierra prometida me lleve
That he takes me to the promised land
Que la gente siempre esté bien querida
That people are always well dear
Y si me lleva muy lejos regrese
And if it takes me too far, come back
Verse 2
Me gusta el hip-hop y el reggae y el reggaeton y el palenque
I like hip-hop and reggae and reggaeton and palenque
El vallenato, la cumbia, lo que prefiere mi gente
The vallenato, the cumbia, what my people prefer
Me gusta el rock Argentino y el sonido de Inglaterra
I like Argentine rock and the sound of England
El soul, el blues, el corrido y los porros de mi tierra
The soul, the blues, the corrido and the joints of my land
Chorus 3
Por eso siempre le pido a la vida
That is why I always ask life
Que a la tierra prometida me lleve
That he takes me to the promised land
Que la gente siempre esté bien querida
That people are always well dear
Y si me lleva muy lejos regrese
And if it takes me too far, come back
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Carlos Alberto Vives
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