Gaby Moreno
Illusion lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2016
- Genre
- Pop, Rock, R&B, Latin Pop
- Length
- 3:21
I once would receive invitations
Once I used to get invites
For cocktails on top of the Ritz
For cocktails atop the Ritz
I'd take without hesitation
I'd take them without a doubt
All of the glamour and glitz
But I'll let you in on a secret
But let me share a secret with you
Diamonds are just little rocks
Diamonds are just tiny stones
At broad daylight
In broad daylight
They sparkle so bright
They shine so bright
There's not much to see in the dark
I once had a vintage Ferrari
Gave it to Jean-Luc Godard
Crossed many seas on a hot air balloon
To spoonfeed the lions caviar
I soon developed an interest
To come home and kick off my shoes
Crank up my old Victroller
'Cause there's nothing like feeling the blues
Nothing can ease the heartache
From that boy going away
The Ritz is no fun at a table for one
It's all folly and phony I'd say
Es todo una locura y una farsa diría
I've meditated with Ghandi
He meditado con Gandhi
Then sailed to Bali for an afternoon swim
Luego navegué a Bali para un baño de tarde
Still couldn't shake off the longing
Aún no podía sacudirme el anhelo
For one more tomorrow with him
Por un mañana más con él
So I'll drink a toast to the memories
Así que brindaré por los recuerdos
Of all that we used to be
De todo lo que solíamos ser
All that I have are these daydreams
Todo lo que tengo son estos sueños diurnos
Until he comes back to me
Hasta que él regrese a mí
Oooh ooooh
I've come to this final conclusion
Of things that are not to be
Life's a despairing illusion
Until he comes back to me
Oooh ooooh
Key vocabulary
- i'd
- I wouldC1
- little
- small
- broad
- wide
- jean-luc
- name
- phony
- fake
- i've
- I’veB2
- ghandi
- name
- couldn't
- could not
- he
- I haveA2
- comes
- you eatA2
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About this song
Gaby Moreno is a Guatemalan singer-songwriter who works in Americana, performing in both Spanish and English. She is known for her Emmy- and Grammy-nominated compositions and for recording music for film and television, including Parks and Recreation, Orange Is the New Black, and Cabinet of Curiosities.