Charly García
Canción de dos por tres lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1982
- Genre
- Rock
- Length
- 4:06
No tengo nada que hacer
I have nothing to do
No tengo nada que dar
I have nothing to give
No encuentro la magia en mi manera de hablar
I can't find the magic in the way I speak
No quiero volver nunca más
I don't want to come back ever again
Todos podemos perder
We can all lose
Todos podemos ganar
We can all win
Entre las sogas del circo y las trincheras del mal
Between the ropes of the circus and the trenches of evil
No quiero olvidarme de hablar
I don't want to forget to speak
Las pálidas figuras se acercaron hasta mí
The pale figures drew near to me
Mi mente tuvo dudas y fingí que no las vi
My mind had doubts and I pretended I didn't see them
Ya no quiero vivir así
I don't want to live like this anymore
Repitiendo las agonías del pasado
Repeating the agonies of the past
Con los hermanos de mi niñez
With the brothers of my childhood
Es muy duro sobrevivir
It's so hard to survive
Aunque el tiempo ya los ha vuelto desconfiados
Even though time has made them distrustful
Tenemos algo para decir
We have something to say
No es la misma canción de dos por tres
It's not the same song played two or three times
Las cosas ya no son como las ves
Things are no longer as you see them
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Key vocabulary
- magia
- magicC1
- manera
- wayA2
- volver
- returnB1
- entre
- amongA1
- circo
- circusA1
- mal
- badA1
- hasta
- untilA1
- mente
- mindB2
- dudas
- doubtsB1
- fingí
- pretended
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About this song
Charly García was an Argentine musician and songwriter who helped define Latin and Argentine rock, spanning pop, indie rock, and electronic styles. He is known for composing influential songs across multiple generations and for major roles in bands including Sui Generis and Serú Girán, as well as for his prolific solo career and albums such as Yendo de la Cama al Living, Say No More, and Cronicas.