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Lo que es vivir – Luis Enrique

Luis Enrique

Lo que es vivir lyrics with English translation

Language
Spanish
Level
Intermediate
Released
1993
Genre
Pop, Salsa
Length
4:17
  1. Vivo por que respiro, porque camino

    I live because I breathe, because I walk

  2. Vivo pero al perderte empece a morir

    I live but losing you, I began to die

  3. Toco mi pecho y siento que esta vacío

    I touch my chest and feel that it's empty

  4. No sé si el corazón siga estando ahí

    I don't know if my heart is still there

  5. Vivo con tu recuerdo que me tortura

    I live with your memory that tortures me

  6. Vivo si a esto se puede llamar vivir

    I live if this can be called living

  7. Ando y me muevo dentro de una armadura

    I walk and move in a suit of armor

  8. Para que nadie pueda volverme a herir

    So that no one can hurt me again

  1. Pero vivir lo que es vivir ya no es igual sin ti (sin ti)

    But living what is living is no longer the same without you (without you)

  2. Ya no frecuento los amigos ni el lugar

    I no longer see friends or the place

  3. Donde pasábamos las tardes

    Where we spent our afternoons

  4. Donde nacieron tantos planes

    Where so many plans were born

  5. No es igual ni respirar ¡ay-ay! sin ti

    It’s not the same even to breathe ¡ay-ay! without you

  6. Vivo porque en el fondo sigo esperando

    I live because deep down I’m still waiting

  7. Vivo por si tu vuelves a estar aquí

    I live in case you come back to be here

  8. Guardo gratos recuerdos de aquellos años

    I hold sweet memories of those years

  9. Creo que recordando sobreviví

    I think that by remembering, I survived

  10. Pero vivir lo que es vivir ya no es igual sin ti (sin ti)

    But living what it means to live is no longer the same without you (without you)

  11. Es tan difícil caminar por la ciudad

    It's so hard to walk through the city

  12. Cada rincón era un encuentro

    Every corner was a meeting

  13. Y en cada esquina hay un recuerdo

    And on every corner there's a memory

  14. No es igual ni respirar ¡ay-ay! sin ti

    It's not the same, even breathing ¡ay-ay! without you

  15. Vivo como si fuera una alma en pena por ti

    I live as if I were a lost soul for you

  16. (Lo que es vivir, vivir sin ti)

    (What it's like to live, live without you)

  17. Nunca he podido ser lo que yo fui junto a ti

    I have never been able to be what I was alongside you

  18. (Lo que es vivir, vivir sin ti)

    (What it's like to live, live without you)

  19. Cada rincón un sentimiento, en cada esquina un recuerdo

    Every corner a feeling, on every street a memory

  20. (Lo que es vivir, vivir sin ti)

    (What it's like to live, live without you)

  21. Nada me duele tanto, como tu ausencia y lo que perdí

    Nothing hurts me as much, as your absence and what I've lost

  22. (Lo que es vivir, vivir sin ti)

    (What it's like to live, live without you)

  23. ¡Vivo con lo que puedo! y lo que queda de mi es para ti

    I live with what I can! And what remains of me is for you

  24. (Lo que es vivir, vivir sin ti)

    (What it is to live, living without you)

  25. Respiro, camino, pero estos días no se parecen a ti

    I breathe, I walk, but these days don't feel like you

  26. (Lo que es vivir, vivir sin ti)

    (What it is to live, living without you)

  27. Aquí en el fondo, sigo esperando, por si tú vuelves a estar aquí

    Here at the bottom, I keep waiting, in case you come back to be here

  28. (Lo que es vivir, vivir sin ti)

    (What it is to live, living without you)

  29. Pero vivir lo que es vivir ya no es igual sin ti

    But living, what it is to live is no longer the same without you

  30. Es tan difícil caminar por la ciudad

    It's so hard to walk through the city

  31. Cada rincón era un encuentro

    Every corner was a meeting

  32. Y en cada esquina hay un recuerdo

    And on every corner there's a memory

  33. No es igual ni respirar ¡ay-ay! sin ti

    It's not the same to breathe, oh-oh, without you

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Key vocabulary

siento
I feelA1
vivir
to liveA1
respiro
breathC2
camino
roadB1
dentro
insideA2
armadura
armor
donde
whereB1
pasábamos
we passed
nacieron
were born
esquina
cornerA2

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About this song

Luis Enrique is a Nicaraguan singer based in California, associated with salsa romántica. He is known for the 2009 hit single “Yo Ne Sé Mañana” and the Grammy-winning album Ciclos, as well as for his intimate vocals and percussion work.

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Lo que es vivir

Vivo por que respiro, porque camino

I live because I breathe, because I walk

Vivo pero al perderte empece a morir

I live but losing you, I began to die

Toco mi pecho y siento que esta vacío

I touch my chest and feel that it's empty

No sé si el corazón siga estando ahí

I don't know if my heart is still there

Vivo con tu recuerdo que me tortura

I live with your memory that tortures me

Vivo si a esto se puede llamar vivir

I live if this can be called living

Ando y me muevo dentro de una armadura

I walk and move in a suit of armor

Para que nadie pueda volverme a herir

So that no one can hurt me again

Pero vivir lo que es vivir ya no es igual sin ti (sin ti)

But living what is living is no longer the same without you (without you)

Ya no frecuento los amigos ni el lugar

I no longer see friends or the place

Donde pasábamos las tardes

Where we spent our afternoons

Donde nacieron tantos planes

Where so many plans were born

No es igual ni respirar ¡ay-ay! sin ti

It’s not the same even to breathe ¡ay-ay! without you

Vivo porque en el fondo sigo esperando

I live because deep down I’m still waiting

Vivo por si tu vuelves a estar aquí

I live in case you come back to be here

Guardo gratos recuerdos de aquellos años

I hold sweet memories of those years

Creo que recordando sobreviví

I think that by remembering, I survived

Pero vivir lo que es vivir ya no es igual sin ti (sin ti)

But living what it means to live is no longer the same without you (without you)

Es tan difícil caminar por la ciudad

It's so hard to walk through the city

Cada rincón era un encuentro

Every corner was a meeting

Y en cada esquina hay un recuerdo

And on every corner there's a memory

No es igual ni respirar ¡ay-ay! sin ti

It's not the same, even breathing ¡ay-ay! without you

Vivo como si fuera una alma en pena por ti

I live as if I were a lost soul for you

(Lo que es vivir, vivir sin ti)

(What it's like to live, live without you)

Nunca he podido ser lo que yo fui junto a ti

I have never been able to be what I was alongside you

(Lo que es vivir, vivir sin ti)

(What it's like to live, live without you)

Cada rincón un sentimiento, en cada esquina un recuerdo

Every corner a feeling, on every street a memory

(Lo que es vivir, vivir sin ti)

(What it's like to live, live without you)

Nada me duele tanto, como tu ausencia y lo que perdí

Nothing hurts me as much, as your absence and what I've lost

(Lo que es vivir, vivir sin ti)

(What it's like to live, live without you)

¡Vivo con lo que puedo! y lo que queda de mi es para ti

I live with what I can! And what remains of me is for you

(Lo que es vivir, vivir sin ti)

(What it is to live, living without you)

Respiro, camino, pero estos días no se parecen a ti

I breathe, I walk, but these days don't feel like you

(Lo que es vivir, vivir sin ti)

(What it is to live, living without you)

Aquí en el fondo, sigo esperando, por si tú vuelves a estar aquí

Here at the bottom, I keep waiting, in case you come back to be here

(Lo que es vivir, vivir sin ti)

(What it is to live, living without you)

Pero vivir lo que es vivir ya no es igual sin ti

But living, what it is to live is no longer the same without you

Es tan difícil caminar por la ciudad

It's so hard to walk through the city

Cada rincón era un encuentro

Every corner was a meeting

Y en cada esquina hay un recuerdo

And on every corner there's a memory

No es igual ni respirar ¡ay-ay! sin ti

It's not the same to breathe, oh-oh, without you