Celia Cruz
La Vida Es Un Carnaval lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1998
- Genre
- Son Cubano
- Length
- 4:00
Todo aquel que piense que la vida es desigual
Everyone who thinks that life is unfair
Tiene que saber que no es así
Has to know that it’s not like that
Que la vida es una hermosura, hay que vivirla
That life is a beauty, you have to live it
Todo aquel que piense que está solo y que está mal
Everyone who thinks they're alone and that it’s all wrong
Tiene que saber que no es así
Has to know that it’s not like that
Que en la vida no hay nadie solo, siempre hay alguien
That in life no one is alone, there's always someone
Ay, no hay que llorar (No hay que llorar)
Hey, don't cry (Don't cry)
Que la vida es un carnaval
Because life is a carnival
Y es más bello vivir cantando
And it's more beautiful to live singing
Oh-oh-oh, ay, no hay que llorar (No hay que llorar)
Oh-oh-oh, hey, don't cry (Don't cry)
Que la vida es un carnaval
That life is a carnival
Y las penas se van cantando
And the sorrows fade away singing
Oh-oh-oh, ay, no hay que llorar (No hay que llorar)
Oh-oh-oh, hey, there's no need to cry (No need to cry)
Que la vida es un carnaval
That life is a carnival
Y es más bello vivir cantando
And it's more beautiful to live singing
Oh-oh-oh, ay, no hay que llorar (No hay que llorar)
Oh-oh-oh, hey, there's no need to cry (No need to cry)
Que la vida es un carnaval
That life is a carnival
Y las penas se van cantando
And the sorrows fade away singing
Todo aquel que piense que la vida siempre es cruel
Anyone who thinks that life is always cruel
Tiene que saber que no es así
Must know that it isn't so
Que tan solo hay momentos malos y todo pasa
There are only bad moments and everything passes
Todo aquel que piense que esto nunca va a cambiar
Anyone who thinks this will never change
Tiene que saber que no es así
Has to know that it's not true
Que al mal tiempo, buena cara, y todo cambia
That in bad weather, keep a good face, and everything changes
Ay, no hay que llorar (No hay que llorar)
Oh, don't cry (Don't cry)
Que la vida es un carnaval
For life is a carnival
Y es más bello vivir cantando
And it's more beautiful to live singing
Oh-oh-oh, ay, no hay que llorar (No hay que llorar)
Oh-oh-oh, oh, don't cry (Don't cry)
Que la vida es un carnaval
For life is a carnival
Y las penas se van cantando
And the sorrows fade away while singing
Oh-oh-oh, ay, no hay que llorar (No hay que llorar)
Oh-oh-oh, ay, there's no need to cry (There's no need to cry)
Que la vida es un carnaval
For life is a carnival
Y es más bello vivir cantando
And it's more beautiful to live singing
Oh-oh-oh, ay, no hay que llorar (No hay que llorar)
Oh-oh-oh, ay, there's no need to cry (There's no need to cry)
Que la vida es un carnaval
For life is a carnival
Y las penas se van cantando
And sorrows fade away with singing
(Carnaval) Es para reír
(Carnival) It's for laughing
(No hay que llorar) Para gozar
(There's no need to cry) It's for enjoying
(Carnaval) Para disfrutar
(Carnival) It's for savoring
(Hay que vivir cantando)
(You must live singing)
(Carnaval) La vida es un carnaval
Life is a carnival
(No hay que llorar) Todos podemos cantar
We can all sing
(Carnaval) Ay, señores
Oh, gentlemen
(Hay que vivir cantando)
We must live singing
(Carnaval) Todo aquel que piense
Anyone who thinks
(No hay que llorar) Que la vida es cruel
That life is cruel
(Carnaval) Nunca estará solo
Will never be alone
(Hay que vivir cantando)
We must live singing
Dios está con él
God is with him
Para aquellos que se quejan tanto (Wua)
For those who complain so much (Wua)
Para aquellos que solo critican (Wua)
For those who only criticize (Wua)
Para aquellos que usan las armas (Wua)
For those who wield weapons (Wua)
Para aquellos que nos contaminan (Wua)
For those who pollute us (Wua)
Para aquellos que hacen la guerra (Wua)
For those who wage war (Wua)
Para aquellos que viven pecando (Wua)
For those who live in sin (Wua)
Para aquellos que nos maltratan (Wua)
For those who mistreat us (Wua)
Para aquellos que nos contagian (Wua)
For those who infect us (Wua)
Key vocabulary
- siempre
- alwaysA1
- tiempo
- timeA1
- vivir
- to liveA1
- van
- goA2
- piense
- think
- vida
- lifeA2
- desigual
- unequalB2
- hermosura
- beauty
- pasa
- happensA2
- wua
- wow
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About this song
Celia Cruz was a Cuban American singer associated with salsa and Afro-Cuban music. She was known for her solo career after leaving Cuba, her work with the big band La Sonora Matancera, and her role in popularizing salsa internationally.