Charly García
Chipi-Chipi lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1994
- Genre
- Rock
- Length
- 3:07
Yo nunca vi New York
I never saw New York
No sé lo que es París
I don't know what Paris is
Vivo bajo la tierra
I live beneath the ground
Vivo dentro de mí
I live inside of me
Yo no tengo un espejo
I don't have a mirror
No tengo un souvenir
I don't have a souvenir
La lágrima me habla
The tear speaks to me
Y está dentro de mí
And it's inside of me
Yo solo tengo esta pobre antena
I only have this poor antenna
Que me transmite lo que decir
That transmits what to say
Esta canción, mi ilusión, mis penas
This song, my illusion, my sorrows
Y este souvenir
And this souvenir
Yo subo la escalera
I climb the stairs
Yo cumplo una misión
I fulfill a mission
La lágrima me dice
The tear tells me
Que yo tampoco soy
That I am not either
La hija de un amor
The daughter of a love
La hija del dolor
The daughter of pain
La hija que no espera
The daughter who does not wait
Tu tiempo se acabó
Your time is up
Si este dolor durará por siempre
If this pain lasts forever
No digas nada, vete de aquí
Don't say anything, just leave this place
Porque yo voy donde nunca estoy
Because I go where I'm never found
Donde nunca fui
Where I've never been
Tómalo con calma
Take it easy
La cosa es así
Here's how it is
Ya se hace de noche
It's getting dark
Me tengo que ir
I have to go
Chipi, chipi-chipi, chipi-chipi, bombón
Chipi, chipi-chipi, chipi-chipi, sweetheart
Pi- bombón
Pi- sweetheart
Chipi-chipi, bombón
Chipi-chipi, sweetheart
Bombón
Sweetheart
Bombón
Sweetheart
Chipi-chipi, bombón
Chipi-chipi, sweetheart
Ya no te pienso esperar por siempre
I'm not going to wait for you forever anymore
Porque el mercurio lo tengo aquí
Because the mercury is right here with me
No me digás más palabras, nene
Don't say another word, baby
Ya me voy de aquí
I'm leaving this place
Y no te olvides nunca que
And don't you ever forget that
Uh, uh, uh, eh-eh
Esta canción durará por siempre
This song will last forever
Por eso mismo yo la hice así
That's why I made it this way
Una canción sin amor, sin dolor
A song without love, without pain
La canción sin fin
The endless song
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Key vocabulary
- vivo
- aliveA1
- dentro
- insideA2
- dolor
- painA2
- esperar
- waitA2
- estoy
- I amA2
- hace
- doesA2
- hija
- daughterA2
- ir
- goA2
- nada
- nothingA2
- pobre
- poorA2
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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.