Vivir Mi Vida Lyrics in English Marc Anthony

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Vivir Mi Vida by Marc Anthony from Spanish to English.

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They ask me, what is your legacy?

The search can be complicated

But it really should be simple

I am a father, I am a son, I am a brother and I am a friend

I am my music and your smile

I am the streets of New York and Puerto Rico

I try to touch the lives of my people the same way

In which they have touched mine

I live to somehow leave my mark

I just live

Chorus 1

I'm going to laugh, I'm going to dance

Live my life, la-la-la-la

I'm going to laugh, I'm going to enjoy

Live my life, la-la-la-la

I'm going to laugh, I'm going to dance

Live my life, la-la-la-la

I'm going to laugh, I'm going to enjoy

Live my life, la-la-la-la

Verse 1

Sometimes the rain comes

To clean the wounds

Sometimes only a drop

Can overcome drought

Prechorus 1

And why cry, why

If a pain hurts, you'll forget

And why suffer, why

If life is like this, you must live it

Chorus 2

I'm going to laugh, I'm going to dance

Live my life, la-la-la-la

I'm going to laugh, I'm going to enjoy

Live my life, la-la-la-la

Verse 2

I'm going to live in the moment

To understand the destiny

I'm going to listen in silence

To find the way

Prechorus 2

And why cry, why

If a pain hurts, you'll forget

And why suffer, why

If a pain hurts, you'll forget

Chorus 3

I'm going to laugh, I'm going to dance

Live my life, la-la-la-la

I'm going to laugh, I'm going to enjoy

Live my life, la-la-la-la

Verse 3

I'm going to laugh, I'm going to dance

Why cry, why suffer

Start to dream, to laugh

I'm going to laugh, I'm going to dance

Feel and dance and enjoy

Because life is one alone

I'm going to laugh, I'm going to dance, live, continue

Always forward, don't look back

That's it, my people! Life is one

Or: That, my people! You only live once

Chorus 4

I'm going to laugh, I'm going to dance

Live my life, la-la-la-la

I'm going to laugh, I'm going to enjoy

Live my life, la-la-la-la

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Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, OLE MEDIA MANAGEMENT LP, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd, Daniel Leal

Achraf Jannusi, Alexander Papaconstantinou, Bilal Hajji, Bjorn Djupstrom, Marc Anthony, Nadir Khayat, SAM DEBBIE (PKA CHEB KHALED)

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SONG MEANING

Get ready to smile, sway your hips, and shout la-la-la-la! Marc Anthony’s salsa hit "Vivir Mi Vida" is an explosion of joy and resilience. The song answers the big question “What will your legacy be?” with a simple, upbeat reply: laugh, dance, and live right now. Marc celebrates every part of himself — father, son, brother, friend, musician, and a proud blend of New York and Puerto Rico roots — and he invites his listeners to do the same. When rain falls, it cleans old wounds; when music plays, it turns tears into rhythm. In other words, pain exists, but it does not have to rule the party.

So why cry and suffer? The chorus urges us to trade sorrow for movement: voy a reír, voy a bailar (“I will laugh, I will dance”). By staying present, listening to our inner voice, and always stepping forward, we can stamp our own joyful footprints on the world. "Vivir Mi Vida" is more than a dance floor anthem; it is a life philosophy set to spicy brass and driving percussion. One life, one chance; so spin, smile, and live it to the fullest.

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