
Carlos Vives
Los consejos del difunto lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2020
- Genre
- Latin Pop, Cumbia
- Length
- 3:31
Ya no se escucha a los viejos de la manada
You can no longer hear the elders of the pack
Ya no se escriben canciones enamoradas
Love songs are no longer written
No se conversa un café después de la jornada
No one chats over coffee after the workday
Ya no parece importante una mirada
A glance doesn't seem important anymore
Pero, contigo la vida me da la gana
But with you, life is just what I want
Somos dos héroes cruzando la marejada
We are two heroes crossing the swell
Que derribamos gigantes como si nada
We bring down giants as if they were nothing
Y cuando llega la noche
And when night falls
Por eso vente conmigo, que el mundo tira pa' atrás
That's why come with me, the world is pulling us back
Mejor nos vamos tranquilos porque pa'alante es pa' allá
Better we go calmly because forward is over there
Por eso vente conmigo, que tú me tienes bien loco
That's why come with me, you have me so crazy
Mejor, nos vamos tranquilos y enamorando de a poco
Better, we go calmly and falling in love little by little
Por eso elucubrándome este asunto
So I ponder this matter
Yo sigo los consejos del difunto
I follow the advice of the deceased
No miro a quién y le hago bien y punto
I don't look at whom and I do good, period
Y dejo testimonio escrito adjunto
And I leave written testimony attached
Yo pesqué un arenque, pero ¡qué mal rato!
I caught a herring, but what a bad moment!
Cuando fui a guardarlo se lo di, fue al gato
When I went to store it, I gave it to the cat
No tengo dinero, pero tengo dueña
I have no money, but I have a lady
No hay mayor fortuna que una mujer buena
There's no greater fortune than a good woman
Pero contigo la vida me da la gana
But with you, life is just what I want
Somos dos héroes cruzando la marejada
We are two heroes crossing the swell
Que derribamos gigantes como si nada
We bring down giants as if they were nothing
Y cuando llega la noche
And when night falls
Por eso vente conmigo, que el mundo tira pa' atrás
That's why come with me, the world is pulling us back
Mejor nos vamos tranquilos porque pa'alante es pa' allá
Better we go calmly because forward is over there
Por eso vente conmigo, que tú me tienes bien loco
That's why come with me, you have me so crazy
Mejor nos vamos tranquilos y enamorando de a poco
Better we go calmly and falling in love little by little
Y en este trasegar meditabundo
And in this contemplative journey
Yo riego de canciones todo el mundo
I sprinkle songs all over the world
Y para celebrar tu amor profundo
And to celebrate your deep love
Voy a pegar un grito vagabundo
I'm going to let out a vagabond shout
Hey
Hey
Uepaje
Uepaje
Y coge por allí y pasa por acá
And take that way and pass over here
Nos vemos en Cumbiana que el concierto va a empezar
See you in Cumbiana, the concert is about to start
Y coge por aquí y coge por allá
And take from here and take from there
Bailemos esta cumbia que la vida hay que gozar
Let's dance this cumbia because life must be enjoyed
Y sube por aquí y pasa por acá
And go up from here and pass over here
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Key vocabulary
- allá
- thereA1
- amor
- loveB1
- aquí
- hereA1
- atrás
- backC1
- buena
- goodA2
- coge
- grabA2
- como
- likeB1
- conmigo
- with meB1
- hago
- doA1
- le
- to him/her/youA2
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About this song
Colombian singer who brought vallenato into the pop mainstream by mixing it with rock and Caribbean rhythms.