Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Para Vivir by Joan Manuel Serrat from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Te dejan sus herencias
They leave you their inheritances
Te marcan un sendero
They mark a path for you
Te dicen lo que es malo
They tell you what's bad
Y lo que es bueno, pero
And what's good, but
Ni los vientos son cuatro
Even the winds are not four
Ni siete los colores
Not seven colors
Y los zarzales crecen
And the bushes grow
Junto con las flores
Along with the flowers
Y el sol sólo es el sol si brilla en ti
And the sun is only the sun if it shines in you
La lluvia sólo lluvia si te moja al caer
Rain only rain if it wets you when you fall
Cada niño es el tuyo
Every child is yours
Cada hembra, tu mujer
Every female, your wife
Vivir para vivir
Living for a living
Sólo vale la pena vivir para vivir
It's only worth living for a living
Sólo vale la pena vivir para vivir
It's only worth living for a living
Y hacer tuyo el camino
And make your way
Que tuyas son las botas
That yours are the boots
Que una sonrisa pueda
That a smile can
Dar a luz tu boca
Giving birth to your mouth
Abrázate a los vientos
Hold on to the winds
Y cabalga los montes
And ride the mountains
Que no acabe el paisaje
Don't let the landscape end
Con el horizonte
With the horizon
Que el sol sólo es el sol si brilla en ti
That the sun is only the sun if it shines in you
La lluvia sólo la lluvia si te moja al caer
Rain only rain if it wets you when you fall
Cada niño es el tuyo
Every child is yours
Cada hembra, tu mujer
Every female, your wife
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