Los Van Van
Frácase lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1969
- Genre
- Son Cubano
- Length
- 2:42
Por no verte llorar
Just to avoid seeing you cry
Yo sería capaz de
I would be capable of
Cantar así sin parar
Singing like this non-stop
Por no verte sufrir
Just to avoid seeing you suffer
Yo sería capaz de
I would be capable of
Bailar así sin parar
Dancing like this non-stop
Quiero verte feliz
I want to see you happy
Muchos fueron los caminos recorridos
Many were the paths I walked
Fracasé
I failed
Muchas fueron las promesas recibidas
Many were the promises I received
Fracasé
I failed
Era la poca experiencia de los años
It was the little experience of the years
Yo lo sé
I know it
Y ahora que arrepiento con sinceridad
And now I regret sincerely
Fracasé
I failed
Yo lo sé
I know it
Para volver a ser
To become again
Lo que un día yo fui
What I once was
Tú
You
Tienes que hacerme feliz
Have to make me happy
Para volver a vivir
To live again
Esos momentos de amor
Those moments of love
Tú
You
Debes pensarlo mejor
You should think it over
Te vuelvo a decir
I say it again
Muchos fueron los caminos recorridos
Many were the paths taken
Fracasé
I failed
Muchas fueron las promesas recibidas
Many were the promises received
Fracasé
I failed
Era la poca experiencia de los años
It was the little experience of the years
Yo lo sé
I know it
Y ahora que arrepiento con sinceridad
And now I sincerely regret
Fracasé
I failed
Yo lo sé
I know it
(Shalalalalala
(Shalalalalala
Shalalalalala
Shalalalalala
Lalalala)
Lalalala)
Te vuelvo a decir
I tell you again
Muchos fueron los caminos recorridos
Many were the paths I traveled
Fracasé
I failed
Muchas fueron las promesas recibidas
Many were the promises received
Fracasé
I failed
Era la poca experiencia de los años
It was the little experience of the years
Yo lo sé
I know it
Y ahora que arrepiento con sinceridad
And now I regret it sincerely
Fracasé
I failed
Yo lo sé
I know it
Fracasé
I failed
Yo lo sé
I know it
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Key vocabulary
- caminos
- roadsB1
- fueron
- wereB1
- llorar
- cryB1
- capaz
- capableB2
- así
- like thisA1
- vuelvo
- return
- sé
- knowA1
- tienes
- haveA1
- vivir
- to liveA1
- volver
- returnA1
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About this song
Los Van Van is a Cuban band in the son genre that helped pioneer songo in the late 1960s, blending electric instruments, jazz influences, and dance-focused son with topical lyrics. They are among Cuba’s most popular groups, known for shaping a sound that draws on African roots and island song traditions.