Charly García
Soldado de lata lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1998
- Genre
- Rock
- Length
- 3:32
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Ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Vamos (ah-ah-ah-ah)
Let's go (ah-ah-ah-ah)
Soy tu soldado de lata
I'm your tin soldier
Que lucha y que mata por vos
Who fights and who kills for you
Yo soy cucharita de plata
I am a silver spoon
Que pasa el remedio al dolor
That brings the remedy to the pain
Pero no te encontré
But I didn't find you
No me fui
I didn't leave
Darte mi amor o desaparecer
To give you my love or to disappear
Yo soy tu amor (la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la)
I am your love (la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la)
(La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la)
(La)
Porque ya no tengo
Because I don't have
Más vergüenzas
More shame
No te debo nada, ¡oh, baby, no!
I owe you nothing, oh baby, no!
Solo tu mirada, ¡ah!
Only your gaze, ah!
Yo tengo amor, pelearé por vos
I have love, I will fight for you
Yo soy tu amor, llegaré hasta el Sol
I am your love, I will reach for the sun
Yo soy tu amor
I am your love
Él corrió
He ran away
Yo soy, uh
I am, uh
La, la, la, na, na, na, na, na, na
(Ah) cucharita de plata, ¡ja!
(Ah) silver spoon, ha!
Nah
Pero ya me perdí
But I've already lost my way
No estoy bien
I'm not okay
Y todo lo que quiero es
And all I want is
Es darte mi amor o desaparecer, no
To give you my love or disappear, no
Yo soy tu amor (la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la)
I am your love (la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la)
(La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la)
(La)
Oh, no, ¡no! (no)
¡Oh, no!
Ya no tengo más problemas
I have no more problems
Ya no tengo más dilemas
I have no more dilemmas
Solo quiero verte, nena
I just want to see you, baby
A este lugar
To this place
Donde te amo
Where I love you
Key vocabulary
- cucharita
- spoon
- plata
- silverB1
- remedio
- remedyB2
- encontré
- foundB1
- fui
- I wentB1
- darte
- to give youB2
- amor
- loveB1
- debo
- owe
- corrió
- ran
- na
- none
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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.