Charles Aznavour
Debes saber lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1965
- Genre
- French Pop, Ballad
- Length
- 3:09
Debes saber, dejar sonreír si la alegría se alejo
You must know, let the smile fade if joy has slipped away
Te quedas sólo la tristeza y días de infelicidad
Only sadness remains and days of unhappiness
Debes saber que en esta angustia, la dignidad hay que salvar
You must know that in this anguish, dignity must be saved
Aunque el dolor te sobrecoja, debes marchar y no volver
Even if pain overwhelms you, you must march on and not look back
Ruega al destino, que te abandona, por piedad no me hagas sufrir
Pray to fate, which abandons you, for pity don't make me suffer
Debes saber, fingir el llanto y hundirlo en tu corazón
You must know, to pretend the tears and drown them in your heart
Debes saber, a tiempo comprender cuando el amor se retiró
You must know, to understand in time when love has retreated
Marcharse con indiferencia aunque en silencio sufras tú
Leave with indifference even if you silently suffer
Debes saber ahogar la pena y enmascarar el gran dolor
You must know to drown the sorrow and mask the great pain
Y retener el hoyo oculto, si en un infierno vives tú
And hold back the hidden hole, if you live in a hell
Debes saber quedar de hielo si el rencor quema la pasión
You must learn to stay icy if resentment burns the passion
Debes saber guardar el llanto y tanto la amo yo
You must learn to hold back your tears, for I love her so much
Que ya no pueda más, debes saber que yo
That I can’t take it anymore, you must know that I
Yo no lo sé
I don’t know
Key vocabulary
- debes
- must
- saber
- know
- dejar
- leave
- sonreír
- smile
- alegría
- joy
- alejo
- away
- quedas
- remain
- sólo
- onlyB1
- tristeza
- sadness
- días
- daysB2
About this song
Charles Aznavour was a French-Armenian singer and actor whose music blended French chanson with Eastern European folk, American jazz, tango, and Middle Eastern influences. He was known for a long-running career marked by thousands of recordings and his songwriting, composing or co-composing over a thousand songs for himself and other artists.