Contra Todo Pronóstico Lyrics in English Joaquin Sabina
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Contra Todo Pronóstico by Joaquin Sabina from Spanish to English.
Sé que respiro porque sigo huyendo
I know I breathe because I keep running away
De todo el que me exige que muera y resucite
From everyone who demands that I die and resurrect
Y si algún Paco Umbral me lo repite
And if someone like Paco Umbral repeats it to me
Que se vaya buscando un clavo ardiendo
They can go look for a burning nail
A veces me va mal y a veces no
Sometimes things go wrong for me and sometimes not
A veces quien se ríe el último soy yo
Sometimes I'm the one who laughs last
El Día de los Difuntos pongo flores
On the Day of the Dead, I put flowers
En las tumbas de mis enterradores
On the graves of my undertakers
Mordí el pastel sin apagar las velas
I bit into the cake without blowing out the candles
Vi el Sol salir en México y ponerse en New York
I saw the sun rise in Mexico and set in New York
Si hago un cameo en tu telenovela
If I make a cameo in your soap opera
Que sea en un capítulo de amor
Let it be in a chapter about love
En Londres jugué a la Revolución
In London, I played at the Revolution
Buenos Aires barnizó mi corazón
Buenos Aires varnished my heart
La vida me enseñó a jugar con fuego
Life taught me to play with fire
Y a decir Messi donde dije Diego
And to say Messi instead of Diego
Contra todo pronóstico aprendí a caer de pie
Against all odds, I learned to land on my feet
Contra todo pronóstico por la boca muere el pez
Against all odds, the fish dies by the mouth
Que asegura que soy
They claim that I am
Mi peor enemigo
My worst enemy
Que aquí me pillo, aquí me mato
That here I catch myself, here I kill myself
Que me llevo conmigo como el perro y el gato
That I take myself with me like the dog and the cat
Nunca he firmado daños a terceros
I have never caused harm to others
Ni trajes a medida de príncipes desnudos
Nor have I worn tailored suits for naked princes
Si me abrazas y me usas como escudo
If you hug me and use me as a shield
Correspondo disparando al mensajero
I respond by shooting the messenger
A veces tengo todo y quiero más
Sometimes I have everything and want more
A veces duermo y no me acuerdo de soñar
Sometimes I sleep and don't remember dreaming
Y a veces cicatrizo las heridas
And sometimes I heal the wounds
Bailando el rock'n'roll de los suicidas
Dancing the rock'n'roll of the suicides
Contra todo pronóstico guitarra en bandolera
Against all odds, guitar slung over my shoulder
Contra todo pronóstico vuelvo a la carretera
Against all odds, I hit the road again
Hay quien dice que soy
There are those who say that I am
Mi peor enemigo
My worst enemy
Contra todo pronóstico el profeta era un traidor
Against all odds, the prophet was a traitor
Contra todo pronóstico ha ganado el perdedor
Against all odds, the loser has won
Y aquí me pillo, aquí me mato
And here I catch myself, here I kill myself
Pues me llevo conmigo como el perro y el gato
Because I take myself with me like the dog and the cat
Contra todo pronóstico aprendí a caer de pie
Against all odds, I learned to land on my feet
Contra todo pronóstico derrapan otra vez
Against all odds, they skid again
Los que dicen que soy
Those who say that I am
Mi peor enemigo
My worst enemy
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