Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Vida Tombola by Manu Chao from Spanish to English.
Si yo fuera Maradona viviría como él
If I were Maradona I would live like him
Si yo fuera Maradona frente a cualquier portería
If I were Maradona in front of any goal
Si yo fuera Maradona nunca me equivocaría
If I were Maradona I would never mess up
Si yo fuera Maradona, perdido en cualquier lugar
If I were Maradona, lost anywhere
La vida es una tómbola, de noche y de día
Life is a raffle, by night and by day
La vida es una tómbola, y arriba y arriba
Life is a raffle, and up and up
La vida es una tómbola, de noche y de día
Life is a raffle, by night and by day
La vida es una tómbola, y arriba y arriba
Life is a raffle, and up and up
Si yo fuera Maradona viviría como él
If I were Maradona I would live like him
Mil cohetes, mil amigos, lo que venga a mil por cien
A thousand rockets, a thousand friends, whatever comes at a thousand percent
Si yo fuera Maradona saldría en Mondovision
If I were Maradona I would appear on Mondovision
Pa' gritarles a la FIFA que ellos son el gran ladrón
To shout to FIFA that they are the great thief
La vida es una tómbola, de noche y de día
Life is a raffle, by night and by day
La vida es una tómbola, y arriba y arriba
Life is a raffle, and up and up
La vida es una tómbola, tómbola
Life is a raffle, raffle
La vida es una tómbola, tómbola, tómbola
Life is a raffle, raffle, raffle
Si yo fuera Maradona viviría como él
If I were Maradona I would live like him
Porque el mundo es una bola que se vive a flor de piel
Because the world is a ball that is lived skin-deep
Si yo fuera Maradona frente a cualquier porquería
If I were Maradona in front of any crap
Nunca me equivocaría
I would never mess up
Si yo fuera Maradona y un partido que ganar
If I were Maradona and a match to win
Si yo fuera Maradona, perdido en cualquier lugar
If I were Maradona, lost anywhere
La vida es una tómbola, de noche y de día
Life is a raffle, by night and by day
La vida es una tómbola, y arriba y arriba
Life is a raffle, and up and up
La vida es una tómbola, de noche y de día
Life is a raffle, by night and by day
La vida es una tómbola, tómbola, tómbola, tómbola
Life is a raffle, raffle, raffle, raffle
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Jose Manuel Chao