Cristales de Bohemia Lyrics in English Joaquin Sabina
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Cristales de Bohemia by Joaquin Sabina from Spanish to English.
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Vine a Praga a romper esta
I came to Prague to break this
Canción
Song
Por motivos que no voy a explicarte
For reasons that I will not explain
A orillas del Moldava
On the banks of the Vltava
Las olas me empujaban
the waves pushed me
A dejarte por darte la razón
To leave you for giving you the reason
En el Puente de Carlos aprendí
On the Charles Bridge I learned
A rimar cicatriz con epidemia
To rhyme scar with epidemic
Perdiendo los modales
losing manners
Si hay que pisar cristales
If you have to step on glass
Que sean de bohemia, corazón
Let them be bohemian, sweetheart
Ay! Praga, Praga… Praga
Oh! Prague, Prague… Prague
Donde el amor naufraga
where love is shipwrecked
En un acordeón
on an accordion
Ay! Praga, darling, Praga
Oh! prague, darling, prague
Los condenados pagan
the damned pay
Cara su rendeción
Face your surrender
Ay, Praga, Praga, Praga
Oh, Prague, Prague, Prague
Dos dedos en la llaga
Two fingers on the wound
Y un santo en el desván
And a saint in the attic
Ay! Praga, darling, Praga
Oh! prague, darling, prague
La luna es una daga
the moon is a dagger
Manchada de alquitrán
tar stained
Vine a Praga a fundar una ciudad
I came to Prague to found a city
Una noche a las diez de la mañana
One night at ten in the morning
Subiendo a Mala Strana
Going up Mala Strana
Quemando tu bandera
burning your flag
En la frontera de la soledad
On the border of loneliness
Otra vez a volvernos del revés
Once again to turn inside out
A olvidarte otra vez en cada esquina
To forget you again in every corner
Bailando entre las ruinas
dancing among the ruins
Por desamor al arte
For lack of love for art
De regarte las plantas de los pies
To water the soles of your feet
Ay! Praga, Praga… Praga
Oh! Prague, Prague… Prague
Donde el amor naufraga
where love is shipwrecked
En un acordeón
on an accordion
Ay! Praga, darling, Praga
Oh! prague, darling, prague
Los condenados pagan
the damned pay
Cara su salvación
Face your salvation
Ay! Praga, Praga… Praga
Oh! Prague, Prague… Prague
Donde la nieve apaga
where the snow turns off
Las ascuas del tablao
The embers of the tablao
Ay! Praga, darling, Praga
Oh! prague, darling, prague
Lágrima que se enjuaga
tear that rinses away
En Plaza Wenceslao
In Wenceslas Square
Ay, Praga, Praga, Praga
Oh, Prague, Prague, Prague
Dos dedos en la llaga
Two fingers on the wound
Y un santo en el desván
And a saint in the attic
Ay! Praga, darling, Praga
Oh! prague, darling, prague
La luna es una daga
the moon is a dagger
Manchada de alquitrán
tar stained
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