Retrospectiva Lyrics in English by Juan Carlos Baglietto
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Retrospectiva by Juan Carlos Baglietto from Spanish to English.
Pasé por ese lugar
I passed through that place
Que la lluvia mojó alguna vez con los dedos
That the rain once wet with its fingers
Del suelo cayo hasta sus ojos
From the ground it fell up to her eyes
De alli resbaló hasta el suelo
From there it slipped down to the ground
Tanto que pudo pasar
So much could happen
Y no fue mas que luz que escapó de algun sueño
And it was just light that escaped from some dream
Que se puede hacer si esta escrito
What can be done if it's written
Que te quiere amar, a quien tienes que amar
That it wants you to love, whom you have to love
Ya nunca vuelve a llover
It never rains again
En el mismo lugar donde ayer hubo vuelos
In the same place where yesterday there were flights
Y hoy pasa un recuerdo, la lluvia
And today a memory passes, the rain
El amor que mojó tu pelo
The love that wet your hair
Tanto que pudo pasar
So much could happen
Y al final no pasó mas que nada, y el tiempo
And in the end nothing happened, and time
Que se puede hacer si esta escrito
What can be done if it's written
Que te quiere amar, a quien tienes que amar
That it wants you to love, whom you have to love
Pasé por ese lugar
I passed through that place
Donde dije el amor y rogue por un beso
Where I said love and begged for a kiss
Pense que debia morir o correr
I thought I should die or run
Hasta golpeo tu silencio
Until it hit your silence
Tanto que pudo pasar
So much could happen
Y ahora busco el amor y me nacen recuerdos
And now I look for love and memories come to me
Que se puede hacer
What can be done
Si esta escrito
If it's written
Que te quiere amar
That it wants you to love
A quien tienes que amar
Whom you have to love
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vuelos — flights
Vuelos literally means "flights" or "journeys." While it can refer to literal flying, it often carries a more poetic and metaphorical sense in Spanish, especially in songs.
In this song, the lyric "donde ayer hubo vuelos" (where yesterday there were flights) evokes a sense of past freedom, dreams, or perhaps even fleeting romantic encounters. It suggests a time of lightness and movement, now contrasted with the present memory, making it an evocative and memorable word.
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