Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La vida entera by Jorge Drexler from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
El velo semitransparente
The semi-transparent veil
Del desasosiego
of restlessness
Un día se vino a instalar
One day he came to install
Entre el mundo y mis ojos
Between the world and my eyes
Yo estaba empeñado en no ver
I was determined not to see
Lo que vi, pero a veces, ah
What I saw, but sometimes, ah
La vida es más compleja de
Life is more complex than
Pensaste que me iba a quebrar
You thought that I was going to break
Y subiste tu apuesta
And you raised your bet
Me hiciste sentir el sabor
you made me feel the taste
De mi propia cocina
from my own kitchen
Volví a creer que se tiene
I came back to believe that you have
Lo que se merece, ah
What he deserves, ah
La vida es más compleja de
Life is more complex than
Todas las versiones
all versions
Encuentran sitio en mi mesa
They find a place at my table
Todas mis canciones
all my songs
Por una sola certeza
for a single certainty
No quiero que lleves de mí
I don't want you to take me
Nada que no te marque
Nothing that does not mark you
El tiempo dirá si al final
Time will tell if in the end
Nos valió lo dolido
We were worth the hurt
Perderme, por lo que yo vi
Lose myself, from what I saw
Te rejuvenece, ah
It rejuvenates you, ah
La vida es más compleja de
Life is more complex than
Mejor, o peor, cada cual
Better, or worse, each one
Seguirá su camino
will go his way
Cuánto te quise, quizás
How much I loved you, maybe
Seguirás sin saberlo
You will continue without knowing it
Lo que dolería por siempre
What would hurt forever
Ya se desvanece, eh
It already fades, huh
La vida es más compleja de
Life is more complex than
De lo que parece, oh
From what it seems, oh
La vida es más compleja de
Life is more complex than
De lo que parece, ah
From what it seems, ah
La vida es más compleja de
Life is more complex than
De lo que parece
What it seems like
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