Charly García
No voy en tren lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1987
- Genre
- Rock
- Length
- 3:02
No voy en tren
I'm not going by train
Voy en avión
I'm flying in a plane
No necesito a nadie
I don't need anyone
A nadie alrededor
No one around me
No voy en tren
I'm not going by train
Voy en avión
I'm flying in a plane
No necesito a nadie
I don't need anyone
A nadie alrededor
No one around me
Porque no hay nadie que mi piel resista
Because there's no one my skin can resist
Porque no hay nadie que yo quiera ver
Because there's no one I want to see
No veo televisión ni las revistas
I don't watch television or magazines
No veo ya nada que no pueda ser
I don't see anything that can't be
Por eso yo no voy en tren
That's why I'm not taking the train
Voy en avión
I'm flying in an airplane
No necesito a nadie
I don't need anyone
A nadie alrededor
Anyone around me
No voy en tren
I'm not taking the train
Voy en avión
I'm flying in an airplane
No necesito a nadie
I don't need anyone
A nadie alrededor
Anyone around me
Cuando era niño nunca fui muy listo
When I was a child, I was never very clever
Tocaba el piano como un animal
I played the piano like a beast
Yo sé que algunos piensan que soy mixto
I know some think that I’m mixed
Pero yo tengo personalidad
But I have my own personality
Yo soy de la cruz del sur
I am from the Southern Cross
Soy el que cierra y el que apaga la luz
I'm the one who closes and turns off the light
Yo soy de la cruz del sur
I am from the Southern Cross
Aquí y en everywhere
Here and everywhere
No voy en tren
I don't go by train
Voy en avión
I fly by plane
No voy en tren
I'm not going by train
Voy en avión
I'm going by plane
Na-na, na-na
Na-na, na-na (na-na, na-na)
Na-na, na-na (na-na, na-na)
Na-na, na-na (na-na, na-na)
Na-na, na-na
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Key vocabulary
- nadie
- nobodyA2
- piel
- skinA2
- ya
- alreadyA2
- voy
- I goA1
- personalidad
- personalityB2
- necesito
- needB1
- tren
- trainA1
- avión
- planeA1
- hay
- there isA1
- revistas
- magazinesA1
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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.