Vida Lyrics in English Ricardo Arjona
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Vida by Ricardo Arjona from Spanish to English.
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Yo nací de amor y comadrona
I was born of love and a midwife
En la misma cama de mama
In the same breast bed
Por una cuestión de cromosomas
For a question of chromosomes
Fui el varón que quiso mi papá
I was the boy my dad wanted
Mi viejo era el profe de la escuela
My old man was the school teacher
Mi mama el sargento del lugar
My mom the sergeant of the place
Yo era su boceto en acuarela
I was his watercolor sketch
El tercero y último en llegar
The third and last to arrive
Vi tantas lunas
I saw so many moons
Que hoy ya no se si soy o fui
That today I no longer know if I am or was
Tantas vacunas
So many vaccines
Para lograr sobrevivir
To survive
Aprendí a correr una mañana
I learned to run one morning
Antes de aprender a caminar
Before learning to walk
Un teniente entro por la ventana
A lieutenant entered through the window
Y a todos nos dio por escapar
And we all got to escape.
Brasil fue campeón en el 70
Brazil was champion in 70
Y en la radio Pol decía 'Hey you'
And on the radio Pol said 'Hey you'
El gol de Pele en cámara lenta
Pele's goal in slow motion
Y el cigarro entraba en el menú
And the cigar entered the menu
Vi tantas lunas
I saw so many moons
Que hoy ya no se si soy o fui
That today I no longer know if I am or was
Tantas vacunas
So many vaccines
Para lograr sobrevivir
To survive
Conocí el amor con la vecina
I met love with the neighbor
Y también alguna enfermedad
And also some disease
El doctor mandó penicilina
The doctor ordered penicillin
El amor cobró con soledad
Love took on with loneliness
Fui maestro y fui universitario
I was a teacher and I was a university student
Golfo, cara dura y sobrador
Gulf, hard face and leftover
Mientras el cabrón del calendario
While the calendar scumbag
No te hace jamás ningún favor
It never does you any favors
Vi tantas lunas
I saw so many moons
Que hoy ya no se si soy o fui
That today I no longer know if I am or was
Tantas vacunas
So many vaccines
Para lograr sobrevivir
To survive
Le pongo play a mi cerebro
I put play to my brain
Para ver lo que un día fui
To see what I once was
Vida
Life
Porque se acabara la vida
Because life will end
Te ves jugando a la escondida
You see yourself playing hide and seek
Y al voltear preguntas
And when flipping questions
Vida
Life
Porque caucara la vida
Because it will cause life
Aprendes a decir que tal
You learn to say that such as
Y despedida y dices
And farewell and say
Vida
Life
Porque se acabara la vida
Because life will end
Te ves jugando a la escondida
You see yourself playing hide and seek
Y al voltear preguntas
And when flipping questions
Vida
Life
Porque caucara la vida
Because it will cause life
Aprendes a decir que tal
You learn to say that such as
Y despedida y gritas
And farewell and shout
Vida
Life
Recibí el 2000 con pirotecnia
I received the 2000 with pyrotechnics
Ya no rento ni padezco soledad
I no longer rent or suffer from loneliness
Desde el parto ya comparto la epidemia
Since childbirth I already share the epidemic
De este síndrome de la caducidad
From this syndrome of expiration
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