Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Fuiste Feliz by Lila Downs from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Tienes mucha palabra para liberarte
You have a lot of words to free yourself
Volar, irte muy lejos, muy lejos de aquí
Fly away, go far, far away from here
Tienes mucho arte para inspirarte
You have a lot of art to inspire you
Dibujar el color que te mueve más a ti
Draw the color that moves you the most
De todo te quejas
you complain about everything
Y todo criticas
and all you criticize
Y luego no haces
and then you don't
Nada, nada
Nothing nothing
No cuidas tu cuadra
you don't take care of your block
Y no participas
and you don't participate
¿De quién es la culpa?
Whose fault is it?
Malvada, malvada
wicked, wicked
Si tienes toda esa montaña que te da tu fuerza
If you have all that mountain that gives you your strength
Desde tu interior que seas constante, respira, respira
From within you, be constant, breathe, breathe
Fuiste feliz, pero no lo sabías
You were happy, but you didn't know it
Como cuando crees que algún día vendrá la felicidad
Like when you think that one day happiness will come
Si ya llegaste a tu destino y no te diste cuenta
If you already reached your destination and you didn't realize it
Fuiste feliz por toda tu inocencia
You were happy for all your innocence
Porque la piedra de cruz
because the cross stone
Que alimenta mi sueño
that feeds my dream
Esa rayita de luz
That little ray of light
Que ya no tengo miedo
that I am no longer afraid
Porque la piedra de cruz
because the cross stone
Que alimenta mi sueño
that feeds my dream
Esa rayita de luz
That little ray of light
Que ya no tengo miedo
that I am no longer afraid
Todo eso estaba bien
That was all good.
Tenías tu trabajo
You had your job
Tu familia también
Your family too
El águila de dos cabezas
The two headed eagle
El sol y la luna, cada día tu fortuna
The sun and the moon, every day your fortune
El padre y la madre te bendicen
Father and mother bless you
Porque la piedra de cruz
because the cross stone
Que alimenta mi sueño
that feeds my dream
Esa rayita de luz
That little ray of light
Que ya no tengo miedo
that I am no longer afraid
Porque la piedra de cruz
because the cross stone
Que alimenta mi sueño
that feeds my dream
Esa rayita de luz
That little ray of light
Que ya no tengo miedo
that I am no longer afraid
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