Juanes
La historia de Juan lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2002
- Genre
- Latin Pop
- Length
- 4:00
Esta es la historia de Juan
This is the story of Juan
El niño que nadie amó
The boy that no one loved
Que por las calles creció
Who grew up on the streets
Buscando el amor bajo el sol
Searching for love under the sun
Su madre lo abandonó
His mother abandoned him
Su padre lo maltrató
His father mistreated him
Su casa fue un callejón
His home was an alley
Su cama un cartón su amigo Dios
His bed was cardboard, his friend was God
Juan preguntó por amor
Juan asked for love
Y el mundo se lo negó
And the world denied him
Juan preguntó por honor
Juan asked for honor
Y el mundo le dio deshonor
And the world gave him dishonor
Juan preguntó por perdón
Juan asked for forgiveness
Y el mundo lo lastimó
And the world hurt him
Juan preguntó y preguntó
Juan asked and asked
Y el mundo jamás lo escuchó
And the world never listened to him
Él solo quiso jugar
He just wanted to play
Él solo quiso soñar
He just wanted to dream
Él solo quiso amar
He just wanted to love
Pero el mundo lo olvidó
But the world forgot him
Él solo quiso volar
He just wanted to fly
Él solo quiso cantar
He just wanted to sing
Él solo quiso amar
He just wanted to love
Pero el mundo lo olvidó
But the world forgot him
Tan fuerte fue su dolor
His pain was so strong
Que un día se lo llevó
That one day it took him away
Tan fuerte fue su dolor
His pain was so strong
Que su corazón se apagó
That his heart went cold
Tan fuerte fue su temor
His fear was so strong
Que un día solo lloró
That one day he just cried
Tan fuerte fue su temor
His fear was so strong
Que un día su luz se apagó
That one day his light went out
Él solo quiso jugar
He just wanted to play
Él solo quiso soñar
He just wanted to dream
Él solo quiso amar
He just wanted to love
Pero el mundo lo olvidó
But the world forgot him
Él solo quiso volar
He just wanted to fly
Él solo quiso cantar
He just wanted to sing
Él solo quiso amar
He just wanted to love
Pero el mundo lo olvidó
But the world forgot him
Él solo quiso jugar
He just wanted to play
Él solo quiso soñar
He just wanted to dream
Él solo quiso amar
He just wanted to love
Pero el mundo lo olvidó
But the world forgot him
Él solo quiso volar
He just wanted to fly
Él solo quiso cantar
He just wanted to sing
Él solo quiso amar
He just wanted to love
Pero el mundo lo olvidó
But the world forgot him
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Key vocabulary
- amar
- to love; to like or be fond ofB2
- amigo
- friendA1
- amor
- loveB1
- apagó
- turned off
- bajo
- lowA1
- buscando
- searching
- cartón
- cardboardB1
- corazón
- heartB1
- dio
- gaveB2
- dios
- godA2
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About this song
Colombian rocker who mixes Latin rhythms with rock and pop. Lyrics often carry social themes.