El Tiempo Pasa Lyrics in English Esteman
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Tiempo Pasa by Esteman from Spanish to English.
Quisiera tener una máquina del tiempo
I wish I had a time machine
Para viajar directamente hasta el pasado
To travel directly to the past
Y disfrutarme uno a uno esos momentos
And enjoy each one of those moments
Porque no me perdono haberlos ignorado
Because I don't forgive myself for having ignored them
Recuerdo aquella tarde en casa de mi abuela
I remember that afternoon at my grandma's house
Comiendo chuleta y arroz con habichuelas
Eating pork chop and rice with beans
Los vacilones con los panitas en la escuela
The good times with my buddies at school
Cierros los ojos y mi mente vuela
I close my eyes and my mind flies
Porque el tiempo pasa y yo
Because time passes and I
Me sigo preguntando' cómo se para el reloj
Keep asking myself how to stop the clock
Por qué se tiene que acabar la vida
Why does life have to end
Por qué no se sanarán las heridas
Why won't the wounds heal
Hay tantas cosas que uno las descuida
There are so many things one neglects
Es que hay personas que nunca se olvidan
It's that there are people you never forget
Como hay momentos que pa' atrás no viran
Just like there are moments that don't turn back
Lara Marcy Gang
Lara Marcy Gang
Pri-yah, yah Farru
Pri-yah, yah Farru
Quisiera volver al barrio de nuevo y por la calle correr
I wish I could go back to the neighborhood again and run through the street
Descalzo como chamaquito cuando jugaba al escondel
Barefoot like a little kid when I played hide-and-seek
Amigos que ya no están pero, my G, ya na' se puede hacer
Friends who are no longer here but, my G, nothing can be done now
Así es la vida y así hay que aceptarla tal y como es
That's life and that's how you have to accept it as it is
A veces se gana, a veces se pierde
Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose
Este es mi destino y no fue por suerte
This is my destiny and it wasn't by luck
A mí los problemas me hacen más fuerte
Problems make me stronger
Y fueron cantazos pa' que me despierte
And they were blows to wake me up
El tiempo se ha ido, ido, pero yo no olvido, olvido
Time has gone, gone, but I don't forget, forget
Las cosas que yo he vivido con los mío'
The things I've lived with my people
He sido más que bendecido, gracias a Dios que me ha cumplido
I've been more than blessed, thanks to God who has fulfilled me
Todo lo que le he pedido, vivo más que agradecido
Everything I've asked for, I live more than grateful
Por siempre agradecido
Forever grateful
Porque el tiempo pasa y yo
Because time passes and I
Me sigo preguntando, cómo se para el reloj
I keep asking myself, how to stop the clock
Por qué se tiene que acabar la vida
Why does life have to end
Por qué no se sanarán las heridas
Why won't the wounds heal
Hay tantas cosas que uno las descuida
There are so many things one neglects
Es que hay personas que nunca se olvidan
It's that there are people you never forget
Como hay momentos que pa' atrás no viran
Just like there are moments that don't turn back
Quisiera tener una máquina del tiempo
I wish I had a time machine
Para viajar directamente hasta el pasado
To travel directly to the past
Y disfrútarme uno a uno esos momentos
And enjoy each one of those moments
Porque no me perdono haberlos ignorado
Because I don't forgive myself for having ignored them
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vacilones — good times / shenanigans
Vacilones is a colloquial term, especially common in some Latin American countries, that refers to fun times, jokes, or playful shenanigans. It's a vibrant word that captures a sense of lighthearted enjoyment and camaraderie.
In the song, the artist reminisces about "Los vacilones con los panitas en la escuela" (the good times with friends at school). It evokes a nostalgic feeling of carefree youth and the memorable, often mischievous, moments shared with close friends, making it a more evocative choice than a simple word for 'fun'.
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