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Tú y yo – Carlos Vives

Carlos Vives

Tú y yo lyrics with English translation

Language
Spanish
Level
Intermediate
Released
1987
Genre
Latin Pop, Cumbia
Length
2:43
  1. Tanto brincar

    So much jumping

  2. Vives

    You live

  3. Me tiene sin cuidado si un día despierto

    I don't care if one day I wake up

  4. Y ya no estás aquí a mi lado

    And you're no longer here by my side

  5. Oh

    Oh

  6. Quiero un nuevo horizonte

    I want a new horizon

  7. Donde quererse sea lo único que importe

    Where loving each other is the only thing that matters

  8. De este relajo ya no queda nada

    From this mess, nothing remains

  9. Se acabó lo que se daba

    It's all over, what was given

  10. Dudo que esto se puede arreglar

    I doubt this can be fixed

  11. Tantos problemas, tantas pendejadas

    So many problems, so much nonsense

  12. Dos amigos y una dama

    Two friends and a lady

  13. Ay, compa, esto se tiene que arreglar

    Oh, buddy, this has to be resolved

  14. O le cantas o le cantó yo

    Either you sing to her or I sing to her

  15. A ella no le importa destrozar mi corazón

    She doesn't care about breaking my heart

  16. O le canto yo o le cantas

    Either I sing or you sing to her

  17. Ella lo que quiere es disfrutar la juventud

    What she wants is to enjoy her youth

  18. Hice de todo pa no perderte

    I did everything not to lose you

  19. Para cuidarte, pa que lo nuestro fuera pa siempre

    To take care of you, to make our love forever

  20. Pero no fue suficiente (uy)

    But it wasn't enough (oh)

  21. Yo ya olvidé tu juramento

    I've already forgotten your oath

  22. Ya tengo un arrocito en lento

    I have a little rice cooking slowly

  23. Para sacarme el clavo que llevo dentro

    To pull out the thorn I carry inside

  24. Y de este relajo ya no queda nada

    And from this mess, nothing remains

  25. Se acabó lo que se daba

    It's all over, what was given

  26. Y dudo que esto se puede arreglar

    And I doubt this can be fixed

  27. Tantos problemas, tantas pendejadas

    So many problems, so much nonsense

  28. Dos amigos y una dama

    Two friends and a lady

  29. Ay, compa, esto se tiene que arreglar

    Oh, buddy, this has to be resolved

  30. O le cantas o le canto yo (eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh)

    Either you sing to her or I sing to her (eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh)

  31. A ella no le importa destrozar mi corazón

    She doesn't care about breaking my heart

  32. O le canto yo o le cantas

    Either I sing or you sing to her

  33. Ella lo que quiere es disfrutar su juventud

    What she wants is to enjoy her youth

  34. ¡Qué bárbaro!

    How outrageous!

  35. Dímelo, Silvestre

    Tell me, Silvestre

  36. Bueno, to está claro, verás

    Well, everything is clear, you will see

  37. Ey, ay

    Hey, oh

  38. Eh, eh, no me mires así

    Eh, eh, don’t look at me like that

  39. O le cantas o le cantó yo

    Either you sing to her or I sang to her

  40. A ella no le importa destrozar mi corazón

    She doesn't care about breaking my heart

  41. O le canto yo o le cantas

    Either I sing or you sing to her

  42. Ella lo que quiere es disfrutar la juventud

    What she wants is to enjoy her youth

  43. Canta, canta, Carlos Vives

    Sing, sing, Carlos Vives

  44. Canta, canta, bien sabroso

    Sing, sing, so tasty

  45. Ay

    Oh

  46. Canta, cántame, Silvestre (¡vamos!)

    Sing, sing to me, Silvestre (let's go!)

  47. Que me voy para Urumita

    I'm heading to Urumita

  48. Que nos vamos a hamaquear, oh

    We're going to dance, oh

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Key vocabulary

bárbaro
barbarousC2
brincar
jumpA2
bueno
goodA1
canta
singsA2
cántame
sing to me
dentro
insideA2
despierto
awakeB2
destrozar
destroyA2
día
dayA1
dímelo
tell me

About this song

Colombian singer who brought vallenato into the pop mainstream by mixing it with rock and Caribbean rhythms.

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Tú y yo

Tanto brincar

So much jumping

Vives

You live

Me tiene sin cuidado si un día despierto

I don't care if one day I wake up

Y ya no estás aquí a mi lado

And you're no longer here by my side

Oh

Oh

Quiero un nuevo horizonte

I want a new horizon

Donde quererse sea lo único que importe

Where loving each other is the only thing that matters

De este relajo ya no queda nada

From this mess, nothing remains

Se acabó lo que se daba

It's all over, what was given

Dudo que esto se puede arreglar

I doubt this can be fixed

Tantos problemas, tantas pendejadas

So many problems, so much nonsense

Dos amigos y una dama

Two friends and a lady

Ay, compa, esto se tiene que arreglar

Oh, buddy, this has to be resolved

O le cantas o le cantó yo

Either you sing to her or I sing to her

A ella no le importa destrozar mi corazón

She doesn't care about breaking my heart

O le canto yo o le cantas

Either I sing or you sing to her

Ella lo que quiere es disfrutar la juventud

What she wants is to enjoy her youth

Hice de todo pa no perderte

I did everything not to lose you

Para cuidarte, pa que lo nuestro fuera pa siempre

To take care of you, to make our love forever

Pero no fue suficiente (uy)

But it wasn't enough (oh)

Yo ya olvidé tu juramento

I've already forgotten your oath

Ya tengo un arrocito en lento

I have a little rice cooking slowly

Para sacarme el clavo que llevo dentro

To pull out the thorn I carry inside

Y de este relajo ya no queda nada

And from this mess, nothing remains

Se acabó lo que se daba

It's all over, what was given

Y dudo que esto se puede arreglar

And I doubt this can be fixed

Tantos problemas, tantas pendejadas

So many problems, so much nonsense

Dos amigos y una dama

Two friends and a lady

Ay, compa, esto se tiene que arreglar

Oh, buddy, this has to be resolved

O le cantas o le canto yo (eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh)

Either you sing to her or I sing to her (eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh)

A ella no le importa destrozar mi corazón

She doesn't care about breaking my heart

O le canto yo o le cantas

Either I sing or you sing to her

Ella lo que quiere es disfrutar su juventud

What she wants is to enjoy her youth

¡Qué bárbaro!

How outrageous!

Dímelo, Silvestre

Tell me, Silvestre

Bueno, to está claro, verás

Well, everything is clear, you will see

Ey, ay

Hey, oh

Eh, eh, no me mires así

Eh, eh, don’t look at me like that

O le cantas o le cantó yo

Either you sing to her or I sang to her

A ella no le importa destrozar mi corazón

She doesn't care about breaking my heart

O le canto yo o le cantas

Either I sing or you sing to her

Ella lo que quiere es disfrutar la juventud

What she wants is to enjoy her youth

Canta, canta, Carlos Vives

Sing, sing, Carlos Vives

Canta, canta, bien sabroso

Sing, sing, so tasty

Ay

Oh

Canta, cántame, Silvestre (¡vamos!)

Sing, sing to me, Silvestre (let's go!)

Que me voy para Urumita

I'm heading to Urumita

Que nos vamos a hamaquear, oh

We're going to dance, oh