Renaud
En la selva lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Advanced
- Released
- 2006
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:22
Tres años en la selva
Three years in the jungle
Atada y sin luz
Bound and in the dark
Rodeada de locos
Surrounded by the insane
Tres años en la cruz
Three years on the cross
Te secuestraron
They kidnapped you
Te hicieron rehén
They made you a hostage
De guerras oscuras
Of dark wars
Sin mirar a quien
Without looking at whom
Clamaban justicia
They cried out for justice
Pedían libertad
They demanded freedom
Matando principios
Killing principles
La paz y tu verdad
Peace and your truth
Desprecian la vida
They scorn life
Tu alma de mujer
Your soul as a woman
Y con sus fusiles
And with their rifles
Te quieren vencer
They want to defeat you
Te esperamos Ingrid
We're waiting for you, Ingrid
Pensamos en ti
We think of you
Y no seremos libres
And we will not be free
Hasta que estés aquí
Until you are here
Tres años en la jungla
Three years in the jungle
Atada y sin luz
Tied up and without light
Con esos pistoleros
With those gunmen
Tres años en la cruz
Three years on the cross
Como ellos combates
Like them, you fight
Contra la miseria
Against misery
Tú con las palabras
You with the words
Y ellos con la guerra
And they with the war
Los creíste tal vez
Maybe you believed them
Como yo equivocada
Like I was wrong
Dignos portadores
Worthy bearers
De la voz del Che Guevara
Of Che Guevara's voice
Mas los pueblos que se alzan
But the peoples who rise up
En la lucha final
In the final struggle
Son solo la excusa
Are just the excuse
Para poder matar
To be able to kill
Te esperamos Ingrid
We await you, Ingrid
Pensamos en ti
We think of you
Y no seremos libres
And we will not be free
Hasta que estés aquí
Until you are here
No sé quiénes son
I don't know who they are
Los que como tú
Those like you
Se pudren en prisiones
Rotting in prisons
Desde el Norte hasta el Sur
From the North to the South
Pobres inocentes
Poor innocents
Sin nombre olvidados
Forgotten unnamed ones
Que sufren la barbarie
Who suffer the barbarity
Por los dos costados
On both sides
De narcotraficantes
Of drug traffickers
De un poder corrupto
Of a corrupt power
De un presidente indigno
Of an unworthy president
Pagaste el tributo
You paid the tribute
Ingrid también quiero
Ingrid, I want you too
Cuando canto contigo
When I sing with you
Recordar que combates
Remember that you fight
Contra un doble enemigo
Against a double enemy
Te esperamos Ingrid
We are waiting for you, Ingrid
Pensamos en ti
We think of you
Y no seremos libres
And we won't be free
Hasta que estés aquí
Until you are here
Tres años en la selva
Three years in the jungle
Atada y sin luz
Bound and in the dark
Perdida en la noche
Lost in the night
Tres años en la cruz
Three years on the cross
Y sigues pese a todo
And you carry on despite it all
Fuerte y erguida
Strong and upright
Te vengas de esos locos
You take your revenge on those crazies
Permaneciendo en vida
Staying alive
Ingrid Betancourt
Ingrid Betancourt
Coraje y valor
Courage and bravery
Tu nombre es un grito
Your name is a shout
Y un canto de amor
And a song of love
Por todos los que amas
For all those you love
Continúas serena
You remain serene
Por los que no te olvidan
For those who do not forget you
Romperás tus cadenas
You will break your chains
Te esperamos Ingrid
We await you Ingrid
Pensamos en ti
We think of you
Y no seremos libres
And we will not be free
Hasta que estés aquí
Until you are here
Te esperamos Ingrid
We're waiting for you, Ingrid
Pensamos en ti
We're thinking of you
Y no seremos libres
And we won't be free
Hasta que estés aquí
Until you're here
Y no seremos libres
And we won't be free
Hasta que estés aquí
Until you're here
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Key vocabulary
- sus
- hisC1
- tú
- youA1
- tres
- three
- años
- years
- con
- idiotB2
- secuestraron
- kidnapped
- el
- he
- norte
- north
- pobres
- poor
- inocentes
- innocents
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About this song
Renaud (Renaud Pierre Manuel Séchan) is a French singer-songwriter. He is known for French-language chanson rooted in regional dialects and for topping French album and single charts across multiple decades, including award-winning releases such as “Boucan d’enfer” and “Toujours debout.”