Charly García
Gramercy Park Hotel lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1986
- Genre
- Rock
- Length
- 4:00
Una canción para el Gramercy Park Hotel,
A song for the Gramercy Park Hotel,
Una canción cruzando la avenida tres.
A song crossing Third Avenue.
Una canción de piano bar
A piano bar song,
Nada especial, no es nada personal.
Nothing special, it's not personal at all.
Gramercy Park,
Gramercy Park,
Estaba escrito, estaba escrito en un papel
It was written, it was written on a paper.
Gramercy Park
Gramercy Park,
Que no sea otra canción de hotel.
Let it not be another hotel song.
Que bueno tener tiempo,
How nice to have time,
Escribir cartas,
To write letters,
Versos a los amigos
Verses for friends
Y esta canción.
And this song.
Que bueno tener tiempo,
How good it is to have time,
Escribir cartas,
To write letters,
Cosas a los amigos
Things for friends
Y esta canción.
And this song.
Espero verte alguna vez
I hope to see you sometime
En el Gramercy Park Hotel
At the Gramercy Park Hotel
Un piano bar, nada especial
A piano bar, nothing special
No es nada personal.
It's nothing personal.
Gramercy Park estaba escrito en un papel
Gramercy Park was written on a piece of paper
No es esta otra canción de hotel.
This isn't just another hotel song.
Gramercy Park
Gramercy Park
Un piano bar, nada especial, no es nada personal.
A piano bar, nothing special, it's nothing personal.
Key vocabulary
- escrito
- writtenB1
- otra
- otherA1
- versos
- versesB2
- amigos
- friendsA1
- cosas
- thingsA1
- espero
- hopeB1
- verte
- to seeB1
- alguna
- someA2
- vez
- timeA2
- especial
- specialB1
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.