Gaby Moreno
Notalgia lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2012
- Genre
- Pop, Rock, R&B, Latin Pop
- Length
- 3:20
Años atrás
Years ago
Cuando era más verde todo
When everything was greener
Vivían a un ritmo mas lento
They lived at a slower pace
Solían ir
They used to go
A contemplar el crepúsculo
To gaze at the twilight
Respiraban un aire mas puro
They breathed cleaner air
Sentados en el parque en una tarde
Sitting in the park on an afternoon
De sol
Of sunshine
Leyendo a Poe y Borges
Reading Poe and Borges
Bajo el noble quitasol
Under the noble sunshade
Seis meses ya
Six months already
Él esperando que corresponda a su amor
He's waiting for her to return his love
Que en un telegrama le confesó
That he confessed in a telegram
A Mariíta
To Mariíta
Un porvenir risueño
A bright future
Deséale
Wish him well
Nicolás
Volando barriletes en una tarde de sol
Flying kites on a sunny afternoon
Leyendo a Wilde y Goethe
Reading Wilde and Goethe
Bajo el noble quitasol
Under the noble sunshade
Años atrás
Years ago
Cuando era mas verde todo
When everything was greener
Vivían a un ritmo más lento que hoy
They lived at a slower pace than today
Key vocabulary
- le
- to him/her/youA2
- todo
- everythingA1
- vivían
- lived
- ritmo
- rhythmB2
- mas
- moreB1
- lento
- slowA1
- solían
- used to
- contemplar
- contemplateC1
- crepúsculo
- twilightC1
- cuando
- whenB1
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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.