Cadáver Exquisito Lyrics in English Fito Páez
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Cadáver Exquisito by Fito Páez from Spanish to English.
Comienza el día y una luz sentimental
The day begins and a sentimental light
Nos envuelve, vuelve, se va
Envelops us, comes back, goes away
La fabulosa sinfonía universal
The fabulous universal symphony
Nos envuelve, vuelve, se va
Envelops us, comes back, goes away
Tango, sexo, sexo y amor
Tango, sex, sex and love
Tanto tango, tanto dolor
So much tango, so much pain
Mi vida gira en contradicción
My life revolves in contradiction
Jamás conquisté mi corazón
I never conquered my heart
Mas ¿dónde estaba cuando pasó lo que pasó?
But where was I when what happened, happened?
Hablándome al espejo solo
Talking to myself in the mirror alone
Vengo de un barrio tan mezquino y criminal
I come from such a petty and criminal neighborhood
Quizá te queme, queme, quizá
Maybe it burns you, burns you, maybe
Vengo de un barrio siempre a punto de estallar
I come from a neighborhood always on the verge of exploding
Quizá te queme, queme, quizá
Maybe it burns you, burns you, maybe
Si de nada sirve vivir
If living is useless
Buscas algo por qué morir
You search for something to die for
El tiempo me ha enseñado a mirar
Time has taught me to look
A veces me ha enseñado a callar
Sometimes it has taught me to be silent
¿Dónde estabas cuando pasó lo que pasó?
Where were you when what happened, happened?
Hablándote al espejo sola
Talking to yourself in the mirror alone
Es tanta la tristeza y es tan ruin
The sadness is so great and so vile
Que celebro la experiencia feliz
That I celebrate the happy experience
La estupidez del mundo
The stupidity of the world
Nunca pudo y nunca podrá
Could never and will never
Arrebatar la sensualidad
Take away sensuality
Busco mi piedra filosofal
I search for my philosopher's stone
En los 7 locos, en el mar
In the 7 madmen, in the sea
En el cadáver exquisito, en no tener piedad
In the exquisite corpse, in having no mercy
En la quinta esencia de la música
In the quintessence of music
Dentro mío, en el amor y el odio
Inside me, in love and hate
Tener que pensar
Having to think
Preferiría tu sonrisa a toda la verdad
I would prefer your smile over the whole truth
Avanzo un paso, retrocedo y vuelvo a preguntar
I take a step forward, I step back and ask again
Que algo cambie para no cambiar jamás
For something to change so it never changes
Todo es imperfecto amor y
Everything is imperfect, love and
Obvio
Obvious
Busco mi piedra filosofal
I search for my philosopher's stone
En los 7 locos, en el mar
In the 7 madmen, in the sea
En el cadáver exquisito, en no tener piedad
In the exquisite corpse, in having no mercy
En la quinta esencia de la música
In the quintessence of music
Dentro mío, en el amor y el odio
Inside me, in love and hate
Tener que pensar
Having to think
Preferiría tu sonrisa a toda la verdad
I would prefer your smile over the whole truth
Avanzo un paso, retrocedo y vuelvo a preguntar
I take a step forward, I step back and ask again
Que algo cambie para no cambiar jamás
For something to change so it never changes
Todo es imperfecto amor y
Everything is imperfect, love and
Obvio
Obvious
Na, uh-uh-uh-uh
Na, uh-uh-uh-uh
Uh-uh-uh-uh
Uh-uh-uh-uh
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