Barco A La Deriva Lyrics in English Marc Anthony

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Barco A La Deriva by Marc Anthony from Spanish to English.

If it's like you say, what are you doing here?

Poisoning this month of April?

With that body of wire that

Is not a shadow of what it once was?

If you've left it, what are you doing here?

Like a broken rose in the trash?

Why are you looking at me like that?

Who are you trying to lie to?

Your eyes are full of agony?

I'll give you shelter

I'll give you warmth

For you, my wounded little bird

I'll paint the melancholy pink

Please don't say you're okay

Drifting boat that

Sinks a little each day

Drifting boat that

Doesn't want to see the lighthouse, no

Drifting boat that

Sinks a little each day

Drifting boat that

Can't see the lighthouse that guides it

If in the midst of lava beneath the volcano

The most beautiful flowers continue to sprout

Because you can't cut the threads of the spiral

That keep putting glass in your veins

No, I won't abandon you anymore

You'll get out of here, my wounded little deer

No. I'll be able to sleep

While you're sunken

Please don't say you're okay

Drifting boat that

Sinks a little each day

Drifting boat that

Doesn't want to see the lighthouse, no

Drifting boat that

Sinks a little each day

Drifting boat that

Can't see the lighthouse that guides it

Don't be afraid anymore

You know I won't abandon you

Don't be afraid anymore

Oh, little girl, don't cry anymore

You know I won't abandon you

Don't be afraid anymore

You know I won't abandon you

Don't be afraid anymore

Don't be afraid

You know how much I love you

Don't be afraid anymore, you see

You know I won't abandon you

Yomo, wow

I'm not leaving you

I'm not going to abandon you

And I'm not leaving you I'm going

You know that through thick and thin

I'll be here for you

The time has come to decide

I'm not leaving you

I'm not going to abandon you

And I'm not leaving you I'm going

Oh, if you stay, if you go

Oh, baby, baby

Tell me where you are, you see

I need to know

What are we going to do

Come, come

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SONG MEANING

Barco A La Deriva paints the picture of someone you love drifting through heartbreak like a ship lost at sea. Marc Anthony spots the pain behind a brave face—“Por favor no digas que estés bien”—and fills the song with vivid images: a rose thrown in the trash, glass in the veins, and a fading April. Each metaphor shows how far the person has fallen from who they used to be, yet the chorus keeps circling back to that wounded boat that sinks a little more each day because it refuses to look at the guiding lighthouse.

The singer becomes both lighthouse and lifeboat. He promises shelter, warmth, and unwavering company, repeating “Yo no te voy a abandonar” like a mantra of hope. The message is simple but powerful: no matter how lost you feel, love can repaint melancholy rosa, steer you from the spiral, and keep you afloat until you’re ready to sail on your own again.

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