Tuve Para Dar Lyrics in English Julieta Venegas

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Tuve Para Dar by Julieta Venegas from Spanish to English.
I was so happy
It was all joy in my city
My tree was blooming
Everybody wanted to come to this place
But my blood ran
And everything filled up around me
Today I inspire fear
Nobody comes close to where I am
I had joy to give
Don't think that I was always like this
I had joy to give
Don't think that I was always like this
I'll never forget
What you told me one day without meaning to
'You and I are one, this love will save us from falling'
But time changed
And no promise survived
Today I try to look ahead
And where I'm going
I had joy to give
Don't think that I was always like this
I had joy to give
Don't think that I was always like this
Look at us, so close in pain
I had joy to give
Don't think that I was always like this
I had joy to give
Don't think that I was always like this
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“Tuve Para Dar” paints a vivid before-and-after picture of a heart and a city that once overflowed with color, music, and community. Julieta Venegas begins by recalling a time when “mi árbol florecía”—her inner world was in full bloom and everyone wanted to share in that happiness. Suddenly, violence or heartbreak—symbolized by blood and fear—changes everything. What was an inviting place now feels deserted, and the singer becomes a solitary figure people avoid.

Yet the chorus insists, “Alegrías tuve para dar, no creas que siempre fui así.” She reminds us that her essence is joy, even if pain has reshaped her present. The song moves from nostalgia to quiet resilience: she remembers a promise of love that once felt powerful enough to “salvarnos de caer,” but time has tested it. Now she strives to look ahead, acknowledging shared suffering while refusing to forget the light she used to give. It is a bittersweet anthem about lost innocence, the scars left behind, and the persistent hope that joy can return if we dare to keep moving forward.

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