La Calle Lyrics in English Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 , Juanes
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Calle by Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 from Spanish to English.
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Tú me dijiste que la mañana
You told me that the morning
Se compraba con un beso
It was bought with a kiss
Y que la guerra estaba en venta
And that the war was for sale
Y que la paz tenía su precio
And that peace had its price
Que la política se viste
that politics wears
De oro, plata y lino fino, woy-oh-oy
Of gold, silver and fine linen, woy-oh-oy
Y lo que sale de la boca
and what comes out of the mouth
Paga impuesto en el oído
Pay tax in the ear
Que cada día es más angosto el camino
That every day the path is narrower
Ay, que la calle está dura
Oh, the street is hard
Que la calle está dura
that the street is hard
Ay, que el que no corre vuela
Oh, the one who doesn't run flies
Que el que no corre vuela
that he who does not run flies
Ay, que la luna se aleja
Oh, the moon is moving away
Que la luna se aleja
that the moon goes away
Ay, me pregunto y medito
Oh, I wonder and meditate
¿Cuál es la raíz cuadrada de mi mismo?
What is the square root of myself?
Tú me dijiste que la mentira
You told me that the lie
Usaba lentes de contacto
I used contact lenses
Y que un zapato de Valentino
And what a Valentino shoe
Se auto proclamó barato
He proclaimed himself cheap
Que un arancel se enamoró
that a tariff fell in love
De un tributario en zona franca, yere-rere-re
From a tributary in a free zone, yere-rere-re
Que la anestesia se fue a Londres
That the anesthesia went to London
A un congreso de turismo
To a tourism congress
Que cada día trae su afán y te explico
That every day brings its eagerness and I explain
Ay, que la calle está dura
Oh, the street is hard
Que la calle está dura
that the street is hard
Ay, que el que no corre vuela
Oh, the one who doesn't run flies
Que el que no corre vuela
that he who does not run flies
Ay, que la luna se aleja
Oh, the moon is moving away
Que la luna se aleja
that the moon goes away
Ay, me pregunto y medito
Oh, I wonder and meditate
¿Cuál es la raíz cuadrada de mi mismo?
What is the square root of myself?
Bring it down
bring it down
Y que no hay favoritismos con el café
And that there are no favoritisms with coffee
El que primero cuela es el que va a beber
The one who strains first is the one who will drink
Que Tchaikovsky era ruso y Debussy francés
That Tchaikovsky was Russian and Debussy was French
Cuando el río suena es que agua trae lo sé
When the river sounds it is that water brings I know
Que los clubes son trincheras de la societé
That the clubs are trenches of the society
Donde caben siete caben veintitrés
Where seven fit, twenty-three fit
Que la noche pinta buena para Star Trek
That the night looks good for Star Trek
Hey, man, no te juegues con eso
Hey man, don't play with that
Ay, que la calle está dura
Oh, the street is hard
Que la calle está dura
that the street is hard
Ay, que el que no corre vuela
Oh, the one who doesn't run flies
Que el que no corre vuela
that he who does not run flies
Ay, que la luna se aleja
Oh, the moon is moving away
Que la luna se aleja
that the moon goes away
Ay, me pregunto y medito
Oh, I wonder and meditate
¿Cuál es la raíz cuadrada de mi mismo?
What is the square root of myself?
Love somebody
Love somebody
Need somebody
need somebody
Love somebody
Love somebody
Need somebody
need somebody
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