Maestra Vida Lyrics in English Ruben Blades
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Maestra Vida by Ruben Blades from Spanish to English.
A tu escuela llegué sin entender porque llegaba
I arrived at your school without understanding why I was arriving
en tus salones encuentro mil caminos y encrucijadas
In your classrooms, I find a thousand paths and crossroads
y aprendo mucho y no aprendo nada
And I learn a lot and I don't learn anything
Maestra vida camará'a, te da, te quita, te quita y te da
Teacher life, camará'a, gives you, takes away, takes away and gives you
Maestra vida camará'a, te da, te quita, te quita y te da
Teacher life, camará'a, gives you, takes away, takes away and gives you
Paso por dias de sol, luz y de aguaceros
I go through days of sun, light, and downpours
Paso por noches de tinieblas y de lunas
I go through nights of darkness and moons
Paso afirmando, paso negando, paso con dudas
I go affirming, I go denying, I go with doubts
Entre risas y amarguras, buscando el porque y el cuándo
Between laughter and bitterness, seeking the why and the when
Maestra vida camará'a, te da, te quita, te quita y te da
Teacher life, camará'a, gives you, takes away, takes away and gives you
Maestra vida camará'a, te da, te quita, te quita y te da
Teacher life, camará'a, gives you, takes away, takes away and gives you
Maestra vida, de justicias e injusticias
Teacher life, of justices and injustices
De bondades y malicias aun no alcanzo a comprenderte
Of kindness and malice, I still can't understand you
Maestra vida que ese culpo no perdona
Teacher life, that blame does not forgive
Voy buscando entre tus horas el espejo de los tiempos
I'm looking among your hours for the mirror of times
Para ver tus sentimientos y así comprender tus cosas
To see your feelings and thus understand your things
Y vi espinas y vi rosas
And I saw thorns and I saw roses
Vi morir seres queridos vi bellezas fui testigo
I saw loved ones die, I saw beauties I witnessed
De maldades y de guerras
Evils and wars
Vi lo bueno de la tierra
I saw the good of the earth
Y vi el hambre y la miseria y entre el drama y la comedia
And I saw hunger and misery and between drama and comedy
avance entre agua y fuego
I advanced between water and fire
En dios me acuerdo primero
In God I remember first
Solo en trance de morirme
Alone in a trance of dying
O a veces cuando estoy triste mas nunca si estoy contento
Or sometimes when I'm sad but never when I'm happy
No dura agradecimiento
Gratitude doesn't last
Pa' aquel que nos da la mano
For those who lend us a hand
tan pronto nos sale el clavo
As soon as the nail comes out
Se olvida to'o el sufrimiento
All suffering is forgotten
Y tengo amigos, conocidos y enemigos
And I have friends, acquaintances, and enemies
amores que me han querido
loves that have loved me
Y rostros que niegan verme
And faces that refuse to see me
Me encontré frente a la muerte
I found myself facing death
y en sus ojos vi el sentido
and in its eyes, I saw the meaning
y con el miedo conmigo
and with fear by my side
Así yo aprendí a quererte
That's how I learned to love you
Y hoy sé que nada es seguro
And today I know nothing is certain
Ya que todo es pasajero
Since everything is temporary
La muerte es el mensajero que con la ultima hora viene
Death is the messenger that comes with the final hour
Y el tiempo no se detiene
And time does not stop
Ni por amor, ni dinero
Not for love, not for money
La muerte es el mensajero que con la ultima hora viene
Death is the messenger that comes with the final hour
Y el tiempo no se detiene
And time does not stop
Ni por amor, ni dinero
Not for love, not for money
Maestra vida, me voy persiguiendo al tiempo
Teacher life, I'm chasing time
A ver si encuentro respuestas, antes de la hora en
To see if I find answers before the hour
que yo muera
that I die
Aunque me estoy resignando a esta fatal realidad
Although I'm resigning myself to this fatal reality
Maestra vida camará'a, te da, te quita, te quita y te da
Teacher life, camará'a, gives you, takes away, takes away and gives you
Maestra vida camará'a, te da, te quita, te quita y te da
Teacher life, camará'a, gives you, takes away, takes away and gives you
Maestra vida camará'a, te da, te quita, te quita y te da
Teacher life, camará'a, gives you, takes away, takes away and gives you
Maestra vida camará'a, te da, te quita, te quita y te da
Teacher life, camará'a, gives you, takes away, takes away and gives you
Te da, te quita, te quita y te da
Gives you, takes away, takes away and gives you
Te da, te quita, te quita y te da
Gives you, takes away, takes away and gives you
Te da, te quita, te quita y te da
Gives you, takes away, takes away and gives you
Te da, te quita, te quita y te da
Gives you, takes away, takes away and gives you
Maestra vida camara'a
Teacher life, camará'a
pero te da, te quita, te quita y te da
but it gives you, takes away, takes away and gives you
Oye, cuando tú menos lo esperas
Listen, when you least expect it
Va la sorpresa camara'a
Surprise comes, camará'a
Y el tiempo, mira no se detiene
And time, look, does not stop
Ni por amor, ni por dinero
Not for love, not for money
La muerte, compa, la muerte es el mensajero
Death, buddy, death is the messenger
Que con la ultima hora viene
That comes with the final hour
Cuando se murió Carmelo
When Carmelo died
Sentí un dolor tan profundo
I felt such a deep pain
Que no hallo nada en el mundo
That I can't find anything in the world
Con que poder consolarme
To console myself
Te da, te quita, te quita y te da
It gives you, takes away, takes away and gives you
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