Café Tacvba
Las batallas lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1992
- Genre
- Indie Pop
- Length
- 3:26
Oye Carlos
Hey Carlos
¿Por qué tuviste que salirte de la escuela esta mañana?
Why did you have to leave school this morning?
Oye Carlos
Hey Carlos
¿Por qué tuviste que decirle que la amabas a Mariana?
Why did you have to tell Mariana that you loved her?
En la escuela, se corrió el rumor
At school, the rumor spread
Y en tu clase, todo el mundo se enteró
And in your class, everyone found out
Y en tu casa, mamá te preguntó
And at home, mom asked you
Si acaso fue tu hermano quien te indujo
If it was your brother who led you on
O peor aún, fue Mariana, si
Or worse yet, it was Mariana, yes
Fue ella quien te lo propuso
It was she who proposed it to you
Papá dijo, este niño no es normal
Dad said, this kid is not normal
Será mejor llevarlo al hospital
It'd be better to take him to the hospital
Por alto que está el cielo en el mundo
However high the sky is in the world
Por hondo que sea el mar profundo
However deep the ocean may be
No habrá una barrera en el mundo
There won't be a barrier in the world
Que mi amor profundo no rompa por ti
That my deep love can't break for you
Oye Carlos
Hey Carlos
¿Por qué tuviste que salirte de la escuela esta mañana?
Why did you have to leave school this morning?
Oye Carlos
Hey Carlos
¿Por qué tuviste que decirle que la amabas a Mariana?
Why did you have to tell her you loved Mariana?
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Key vocabulary
- tuviste
- had
- salirte
- to leave
- acaso
- perhapsB1
- barrera
- barrierB1
- fue
- wasB1
- será
- will beB2
- mamá
- momA2
- mejor
- betterA2
- amabas
- loved
- corrió
- ran
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About this song
Café Tacvba are a Mexican rock en español band. Formed in Mexico City in the late 1980s, they are known for blending alternative rock with Mexican folk and other genres across acclaimed albums such as Re (1994) and their later genre-hopping releases.