Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Un Millón De Motivos by Celtas Cortos from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Cuéntame un cuento
Tell me a story
Y veras que contento
And you will see how happy
Me voy a la cama
I'm going to bed
Y tengo lindos sueños
And I have nice dreams
Pues resulta que era un rey
Well it turns out he was a king
Que tenia tres hijas
That he had three daughters
Las metió en tres botijas
He put them in three jugs
Y las tapo con pez
And he covered them with fish
Y las pobres princesitas
and the poor little princesses
Lloraban desconsoladas
they cried inconsolably
Y su padre les gritaba
And his father yelled at them
Que por favor se callaran
please shut up
Cuéntame un cuento
Tell me a story
Las princesas se escaparon
the princesses ran away
Por un hueco que existía
Through a hole that existed
Que las llevo hasta la vía
That I take them to the road
Del tren que va para Italia
From the train that goes to Italy
Y en Italia se perdieron
And in Italy they got lost
Y llegaron a Jamaica
And they came to Jamaica
Se pusieron hasta el culo
They got up their ass
De bailar reggae en la playa
To dance reggae on the beach
Cuéntame un cuento
Tell me a story
Bailando en la playa estaban
They were dancing on the beach
Cuando apareció su padre
when his father appeared
Con la vara de avellano
With the hazel stick
En la mano amenazando
in hand threatening
Fue tras ellas como pudo y
He went after them as he could and
Tropezó con la botella
He tripped over the bottle
Que tenia genio dentro
That he had genius inside
Que tenia genio fuera
That he had genius outside
Cuéntame un cuento
Tell me a story
Les concedió tres deseos
He granted them three wishes
Y ahora felices estamos
And now we are happy
Y colorín colorado
and red bunting
Este cuento se ha acabado
This story is over
Y resulta que este rey
And it turns out that this king
Que tenia tres hijas
That he had three daughters
Las metió en tres botijas
He put them in three jugs
Y las tapo con pez
And he covered them with fish
Cuéntame un cuento
Tell me a story
La enanita junta globos
The little dwarf collects balloons
La que vuela por los aires
The one that flies through the air
La que nos seduce a todos
The one that seduces us all
Cuéntame un cuento
Tell me a story
El del ratoncito Pérez
The one with the tooth fairy
Que te deja cinco duros
that leaves you five dollars
Cuando se te cae un diente
when you lose a tooth
Cuéntame un cuento
Tell me a story
Que ya creo que estoy soñando
I already think I'm dreaming
Cuéntame un cuento
Tell me a story
Con música voy viajando
With music I travel
Cuéntame un cuento
Tell me a story
Que todavía no es tarde
That it's not too late
Cuéntame un cuento
Tell me a story
Que la noche esta que arde.
That the night is burning
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