Luis Fonsi
Gritar lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2011
- Genre
- Latin Pop
- Length
- 4:09
Cuando el aire se agota
When the air runs out
Y te aprietan las botas de tanto andar
And the boots pinch you from walking so much
Cuando la cuenta es injusta
When the bill feels unjust
Y lo que más te gusta te sabe mal
And what you love most tastes bitter
De repente el disfraz de un soldado valiente te queda pintado
Suddenly the disguise of a brave soldier fits you perfectly
Das un paso al frente, (das un paso al frente)
You take a step forward, (you take a step forward)
Porque son urgentes las cosas que siempre has callado
Because what's been silent must be urgently said
Y gritar, y gritar, y gritar
And scream, and scream, and scream
Y cederle al coraje un lugar
And give courage a place to belong
Y ponerle nombre al miedo
And give fear a name
Y arrancarle un rayo al cielo
And tear a lightning bolt from the sky
Ser feliz aunque pueda fallar
Be happy even if you might fail
Porque un nudo en la garganta
Because a knot in the throat
No se suelta si se aguanta
Doesn't loosen if you hold it in
Las espinas no se deben tragar
You shouldn't swallow the thorns
Las palabras tienen filo
Words have an edge
Y a mí nadie me ha prohibido gritar
And no one has forbidden me to scream
Como un perro asustado
Like a scared dog
Que nunca ha ladrado, te sentirás
That has never barked, you'll feel
Como un disco olvidado
Like a forgotten record
Que nadie ha tocado, resonarás
That no one has played, you'll resonate
Porque nadie firmó con su sangre una ley
Because no one signed with their blood a law
Que te quite el derecho
That takes away your right
De pasar al frente, (de pasar al frente)
To step forward, (to step forward)
Y mostrar los dientes
And show your teeth
Soltando la voz de tu pecho
Letting your voice out from your chest
Y gritar, y gritar, y gritar
And scream, and scream, and scream
Y cederle al coraje un lugar
And give courage a place to belong
Y ponerle nombre al miedo
And give fear a name
Y arrancarle un rayo al cielo
And tear a lightning bolt from the sky
Ser feliz aunque pueda fallar
Be happy even if you might fail
Porque un nudo en la garganta
Because a knot in the throat
No se suelta si se aguanta
Doesn't loosen if you hold it in
Las espinas no se deben tragar
You shouldn't swallow the thorns
Las palabras tienen filo
Words have an edge
Y a mí nadie me ha prohibido gritar, no
And no one has forbidden me to scream, no
Lo que guardas dentro
What you keep inside
Se irá secando con el tiempo
Will dry out with time
Sacarlo fuera vale más
Letting it out is worth more
Que condenarlo a callar
Than condemning it to silence
Y gritar, (gritar)
And scream, (scream)
Uh-uh-uh-uh, ah
Y gritar, y gritar, y gritar
And scream, and scream, and scream
Y cederle al coraje un lugar
And give courage a place to belong
Y ponerle nombre al miedo
And give fear a name
Y arrancarle un rayo al cielo
And tear a lightning bolt from the sky
Ser feliz aunque pueda fallar
Be happy even if you might fail
Porque un nudo en la garganta
Because a knot in the throat
No se suelta si se aguanta
Doesn't loosen if you hold it in
Las espinas no se deben tragar
You shouldn't swallow the thorns
Las palabras tienen filo
Words have an edge
Y a mí nadie me ha prohibido gritar, no
And no one has forbidden me to scream, no
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Key vocabulary
- aguanta
- hold
- andar
- walkA2
- aunque
- althoughB1
- como
- likeB1
- fallar
- failB2
- frente
- foreheadB2
- injusta
- unfairB2
- queda
- staysB2
- suelta
- let goC2
- tanto
- so muchB1
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About this song
Puerto Rican singer-songwriter behind 'Despacito,' which topped charts in dozens of countries in 2017.