Below, I translated the lyrics of the song De los Libros (No Se Aprende) by Jarabe de Palo from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
De los libros no se aprende
You don't learn from books
De las historias que contienen
Of the stories they contain
De lo que se lee entre líneas
Of what is read between the lines
De sus palabras mudas
of his silent words
De los libros no se aprende
You don't learn from books
Sobre verdades a medias
About half-truths
De pensamientos escritos
Of written thoughts
Sobre ideas que alguien tuvo, pero
About ideas someone had, but
Hay ciertas cosas
there are certain things
Que nunca se aprenden
that are never learned
Que de pronto aparecen
that suddenly appear
Sin saber por qué
without knowing why
Hay ciertas cosas
there are certain things
Que en los libros no vienen
that in the books they do not come
De pronto aparecen
suddenly they appear
Pero que hay que saber
But what do you need to know?
De los libros se aprende
From books you learn
De páginas en blanco y negro
Of black and white pages
De tinta sobre papel
ink on paper
De palabras bien ordenadas
well-ordered words
Pensé en escribir un libro
I thought about writing a book
De mi versión sobre las cosas
Of my version of things
Que vi escritas en un libro
that I saw written in a book
Que otro ciego escribió
that another blind man wrote
No hace falta ser un sabio
no need to be wise
Para escribir un libro
to write a book
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