Una Canción Me Trajo Hasta Aquí Lyrics in English by Jorge Drexler
In "Una canción me trajo hasta aquí" (a song brought me here), Jorge Drexler looks back at how his whole life changed course. It starts "varias primaveras atrás" (several springs ago), when "el viento cambió" (the wind changed). It was "no más que un signo sutil" (nothing more than a subtle sign) that grew, and the line he keeps coming back to is simple: a song carried him to where he is now.
The chorus remembers "aquel otro mundo distante" (that other, distant world), "en tiempos de otro cantar" (in the days of a different song), when he had "la mirada en otros espejos" (his eyes on other mirrors), meaning he was looking at a different life. Then, "sin darme cuenta" (without realizing it), he started walking. A nice detail for learners: echar a andar means "to set off" or "to start walking", and "renglón a renglón" (line by line) shows him leaving verses behind like footprints. It is a quiet, grateful song, and that entusiasmo infantil (childlike enthusiasm) that "dura hasta hoy" (lasts to this day) is the warmest part of it.
