Ismael Rivera
El que no sufre no vive lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1966
- Genre
- Salsa
- Length
- 3:51
A mí se me hace difícil expresar mis sentimientos
I find it hard to express my feelings
Y se me hace difícil expresar mis sentimientos
And it’s hard for me to express my feelings
Pero eres tú, mami linda, lo único que yo tengo
But it's you, my lovely, the only one I have
Porque eres tú, morena, lo único que yo tengo
Because it's you, dark beauty, the only one I have
Tengo el presentimiento que no me vas a querer
I have a feeling that you’re not going to love me
Como yo pienso
Like I think
Pero yo tengo el presentimiento que no me vas a querer
But I have a feeling that you’re not going to love me
Como yo pienso, ¡dímelo!
Like I think, tell me!
En ti yo tengo alegría, en ti tengo sufrimiento
In you, I have joy, in you, I have suffering
Y el que no sufre no vive, y contigo vivo contento
And he who doesn't suffer doesn't live, and with you, I live happily
El que no sufre no vive y contigo vivo contento
He who doesn't suffer doesn't live, and with you, I'm happy.
(Me tiran p'aquí y me tiran p'allá)
(They throw me here and they throw me there)
Me tira, por más que me tire y me jala de aquí para allá
You pull me, no matter how much you pull me, dragging me to and fro.
La rumbantela yo te traigo pa gozar
I bring you the rumbantela to enjoy.
(Me tiran p'aquí y me tiran p'allá)
(They throw me here and they throw me there)
Eh, pero toma chocolate y paga lo que debes
Eh, but take some chocolate and pay what you owe.
Toma chocolate y no le enrolles, Nicomedes
Take chocolate and don't complicate it, Nicomedes.
(Me tiran p'aquí y me tiran p'allá)
(They throw me here and they throw me there)
A la mar, a la mar, a la mar, a la mar me voy con chévere
To the sea, to the sea, to the sea, to the sea, I'm going in style.
Camina como chévere, pero te pongo a bailar
Walk in style, but I'll make you dance.
(Me tiran p'aquí y me tiran p'allá)
(They throw me here and they throw me there)
Que tú me tira, que tú me tira y me jala
That you pull me, that you pull me and you tug
Me tira y me jala de aquí para allá
You pull and you tug me from here to there
Sin embargo, yo te pongo a gozar
However, I make you enjoy
(Me tiran p'aquí y me tiran p'allá)
(They throw me here and they throw me there)
Tira que tira
Pull that pull
Y jala que jala
And tug that tug
Y tira que tira
And pull that pull
Y jala que jala
And tug that tug
Fíjate Juan, cómo camina, ¡vaya!
Look at Juan, how he walks, wow!
¡Y sacude!
And shake it!
Dímelo
Tell me
(Me tiran p'aquí y me tiran p'allá)
(They throw me here and they throw me there)
Por más que me tiren, por más que me tiren
No matter how much they throw me, no matter how much they throw me
Por más que me tira, me tira y me jala
No matter how much they pull, pull and drag me
La rumbantela yo te traigo pa bailar
The rumbantela I'm bringing you to dance
(Me tiran p'aquí y me tiran p'allá)
(They throw me here and they throw me there)
Tírale, tírale, tírale, tírale, tírale, tírale, tírale a Nicomedes
Throw it, throw it, throw it, throw it, throw it, throw it, throw it to Nicomedes
A Nicomedes para que pueda bailar
To Nicomedes so he can dance
(Me tiran p'aquí y me tiran p'allá)
(They throw me here and they throw me there)
A la mar, a la mar, yo me voy con chévere
To the sea, to the sea, I'm going with style
Camina como chévere, después te pongo a bailar
Walk like you're cool, then I'll get you dancing
(Me tiran p'aquí y me tiran p'allá)
(They throw me here and they throw me there)
Por más que me tira y me jala
No matter how much they pull and push me
Por más que me tira y me jala para allá
No matter how much they pull and push me over there
La rumba buena vas a gozar
You're gonna enjoy the good party
(Me tiran p'aquí y me tiran p'allá)
(They throw me here and they throw me there)
¡Componte!
Straighten up!
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Key vocabulary
- tira
- stripC2
- tire
- I throw
- vaya
- go awayB1
- tiren
- throw
- tírale
- throw at
- alegría
- joyB2
- allá
- thereA1
- aquí
- hereA1
- bailar
- danceA1
- buena
- goodA2
About this song
Firmly fixed in the Latin music firmament as "El Sonero Mayor" (The Greatest Singer), Ismael Rivera was blessed with a gloriously husky voice, which he honed into a unique improvisational instrument.