Charly García
Plateado sobre plateado (Huellas en el mar) lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1997
- Genre
- Rock
- Length
- 4:59
Vi la luna chorreando sin parar
I saw the moon pouring endlessly
Su luz de catedral y un barco viejo
Its cathedral light and an old boat
Cruzando el mar de Sudamérica a Europa
Crossing the sea from South America to Europe
Sobre un espejo lleno de sal
On a mirror full of salt
Aeroplanos cortando el celofán
Airplanes cutting through the cellophane
De un cielo tropical
Of a tropical sky
Abriendo un surco sua-
Opening a furrow sua-
-Ra llevar hacia el exilio la vuelta
-Ra carrying towards exile the return
A los que ya no aguantaron más
To those who could no longer endure
Huellas en el mar
Traces in the sea
Sangre en nuestro hogar
Blood in our home
¿Por qué tenemos que ir tan lejos para estar acá?
Why do we have to go so far to be here?
¿Para estar acá?
To be here?
Nos quedamos por tener fe
We stayed for having faith
Nos fuimos por amar
We left for love
Ganamos algo y algo se fue
We gained something and something was lost
Algunos hijos son padres
Some children are parents
Y algunas huellas ya son la piel
And some footprints are already the skin
Huellas en el mar
Footprints in the sea
Sangre en nuestro hogar
Blood in our home
¿Por qué tenemos que ir tan lejos para estar acá?
Why do we have to go so far to be here?
Para estar acá
To be here
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Key vocabulary
- espejo
- mirrorB1
- lleno
- fullB1
- aeroplanos
- airplanesC2
- cortando
- cutting
- celofán
- cellophane
- abriendo
- opening
- surco
- furrow
- sua
- his
- ra
- ray
- aguantaron
- they endured
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.