Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Comedia by Héctor Lavoe from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Si pides el cielo
If you ask for heaven
Lo pondré a tus pies
I'll lay it at your feet
Frases de comedia
Comedy phrases
Que nunca diré
That I will never say
Supe del destino
I knew about destiny
Lo que nunca quise oír
What I never wanted to hear
Mucho has de llorar
Much will you cry
Poco has de reír
Little you have to laugh
Corto es el camino
Short is the road
Más resulta fácil
But it's easier
En la adversidad
In adversity
Somos en la vida
We are in life
Polvo nada que más dá
Dust, nothing but dust
Y eso es lo que al fin
And that's what in the end
Nos separará
Will separate us
Es inútil que pienses
It's useless for you to think
Tiene mucho de ausencia
It has a lot of absence
Su existencia fugaz
Its fleeting existence
Pues esta en escena
For it's on stage
La comedia ya
The comedy already
Solo como extra
Only as an extra
He de figurar
I have to appear
Sé que se titula
I know it's called
Sufrimiento terrenal
Earthly suffering
Y entre el bien y el mal
And between good and evil
Seguirá el amor
Love will follow
Es inútil que pienses
It's useless for you to think
Tiene mucho de ausencia
It has a lot of absence
Su existencia fugaz
Its fleeting existence
Pues esta en escena
For it's on stage
La comedia ya
The comedy already
Solo como extra
Only as an extra
He de figurar
I have to appear
Sé que se titula sufrimiento terrenal
I know it's called Earthly Suffering
Y entre el bien y el mal
And between good and evil
Seguirá el amor
Love will follow
Seguirá el amor
Love will follow
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