Jorge Drexler
Al otro lado del rio lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2004
- Length
- 4:00
Clavo mi remo en el agua
I thrust my oar into the water
Llevo tu remo en el mío
I carry your oar with mine
Creo que he visto una luz
I think I've seen a light
Al otro lado del río
On the other side of the river
El día le irá pudiendo
The day will gradually take away
Poco a poco al frío
Little by little from the cold
Creo que he visto una luz
I think I've seen a light
Al otro lado del río
On the other side of the river
Sobre todo creo que
Above all, I believe that
No todo está perdido
Not everything is lost
Tanta lágrima, tanta lágrima
So many tears, so many tears
Y yo, soy un vaso vacío
And I, I'm an empty glass
Oigo una voz que me llama
I hear a voice calling me
Casi un suspiro
Almost a whisper
Rema, rema, rema
Row, row, row
Rema, rema, rema
Row, row, row
En esta orilla del mundo
On this shore of the world
Lo que no es presa es baldío
What isn't caught is barren land
Creo que he visto una luz
I think I've seen a light
Al otro lado del río
On the other side of the river
Yo muy serio voy remando
I row ahead with a serious face
Muy adentro sonrío
Deep inside, I smile
Creo que he visto una luz
I think I've seen a light
Al otro lado del río
On the other side of the river
Sobre todo creo que
Above all, I believe that
No todo está perdido
Not everything is lost
Tanta lágrima, tanta lágrima
So many tears, so many tears
Y yo, soy un vaso vacío
And I, I'm an empty glass
Oigo una voz que me llama
I hear a voice calling me
Casi un suspiro
Almost a whisper
Rema, rema, rema
Row, row, row
Rema, rema, rema
Row, row, row
Clavo mi remo en el agua
I dip my oar in the water
Llevo tu remo en el mío
I carry your oar in mine
Creo que he visto una luz
I think I've seen a light
Al otro lado del río
On the other side of the river
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Key vocabulary
- clavo
- nailC2
- agua
- waterA1
- llevo
- I carryB1
- creo
- I thinkA1
- he
- I haveA2
- lado
- sideA1
- poco
- littleA1
- río
- riverA1
- serio
- seriousA1
- sobre
- aboutA1
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About this song
Jorge Drexler is a Uruguayan singer-songwriter and composer known for Latin American folk, alternative rock, and electronic-leaning experimentation. He is recognized for winning both a Latin Grammy and an Academy Award for the song “Al otro lado del Río.”