Charly García
Lo que ves es lo que hay (Todo el mundo quiere olvidar) lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1998
- Genre
- Rock
- Length
- 7:58
A veces vas
Sometimes you go
Perdiendo el compás
Losing the rhythm
A veces vas
Sometimes you go
Brillando junto a los demás
Shining alongside the rest
A veces vas
Sometimes you go
Perdiendo el compás
Losing the rhythm
Quieres encontrar todo
You want to find everything
Y no encontrás nada
And you find nothing
Y dice: "es lo que hay"
And it says: 'That's just how it is'
Todo el mundo quiere olvidar
Everyone wants to forget
Pero sentís, deliberás
But you feel, you deliberate
Todo el mundo quiere
Everyone wants
Todo el mundo quiere olvidar
Everyone wants to forget
Alguien trató de hacerte mal
Someone tried to hurt you
Alguien trató de ocupar tu lugar
Someone tried to take your place
Pero soy lo que herís
But I am what you wound
Que si es que estás tan loca
Because if you're so crazy
Pensás que estás muy sola
You think you are very alone
Pero a veces, ¡eh!
But sometimes, eh!
Sabes bien quién soy
You know well who I am
Lo que ves es lo que hay
What you see is what you get
Lo que ves es lo que hay
What you see is what you get
Todo el mundo quiere olvidar
Everybody wants to forget
Pero vos sos lo que tenés
But you are what you have
Todo el mundo quiere
Everybody wants
Todo el mundo quiere olvidar
Everybody wants to forget
Y cuando sientas que te va mal
And when you feel things are going wrong
Mal en el amor
Wrong in love
A veces sientes te va mal
Sometimes you feel things are going wrong
Mal en el amor
Wrong in love
Y todo el mundo diga que estás loca
And everyone says that you're crazy
Porque creés en vivir
Because you believe in living
Lo que tenés es lo que hay
What you have is what there is
Todo el mundo quiere olvidar
Everyone wants to forget
Lo que ves es lo que hay
What you see is what there is
Todo el mundo quiere olvidar
Everyone wants to forget
Pero tenés lo que pensás
But you have what you think
Todo el mundo quiere
Everyone wants
Todo el mundo quiere olvidar
Everyone wants to forget
Lo que ves es lo que hay
What you see is what there is
Todo el mundo quiere olvidar
Everyone wants to forget
Pero tenés lo que querés
But you have what you want
Todo el mundo quiere
Everyone wants
Todo el mundo quiere olvidar
Everyone wants to forget
Este es el aguante
This is the support
Aguante Say No More
Support, Say No More
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Key vocabulary
- quiere
- wantsA1
- sabes
- knowA1
- vivir
- to liveA1
- bien
- wellA1
- estás
- you areA1
- lugar
- placeA1
- mal
- badA1
- ocupar
- occupyB2
- sientas
- you feelB2
- sola
- aloneB2
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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.