Hay Que Volver Lyrics in English Celtas Cortos

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Hay Que Volver by Celtas Cortos from Spanish to English.

How time has passed

And it's suited you so well

Now we have to get up

Now we have to go back

To sing words

that aren't made of paper

Remember who we were

And who we want to be

Tell me

Why, without doing anything

you get mad at me

In which hand do you hide that dagger

with which you stab me so much

if it's worth nothing

Tell me

In which part of your body

does jealousy corrode you

Tell me in which mental messes

you're caught

Which lies

that don't let you see

How time has passed

And it's suited you so well

Now we have to get up

Now we have to go back

To sing words

that aren't made of paper

Remember who we were

And who we want to be

Look

Whoever buys you

Whoever puts up with you

An elegant patience

is what one has to have with you, kid

That's what one has to have

A threat of smoke

flies around your head

I take advantage and vanish

before I'm seen

Out in the street it's free

Luckily for everyone

the air to breathe

How time has passed

And it's suited you so well

Now we have to get up

Now we have to go back

To sing words

that aren't made of paper

Remember who we were

And who we want to be

How time has passed

And it's suited you so well

Now we have to get up

Now we have to go back

To sing words

that aren't made of paper

Remember who we were

And who we want to be

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SONG MEANING

In “Hay Que Volver” the Spanish folk-rockers Celtas Cortos invite us on a spirited journey of self-rediscovery. Time has passed and, although it has treated us well, the song insists it is time to stand up and come back to what truly matters: singing words that are real, remembering who we once were, and deciding who we still want to become. Over lively guitars and fiddles, the lyrics call out jealousy, empty anger and mental knots, reminding a toxic companion—and ourselves—that these stab like useless daggers and cloud what is important.

The chorus becomes a rallying cry: “Ahora hay que levantarse / Ahora hay que volver” (“Now we have to get up, now we have to return”). It’s a playful yet firm nudge to leave behind hollow poses and breathe the free air of authenticity. By the end, the message is clear: shake off envy, drop the drama, and re-embrace the patience, honesty and freedom that let us sing with hearts made of something stronger than paper.

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Celtas Cortos Hay Que Volver Lyrics