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Un alma en pena – Mon Laferte

Mon Laferte

Un alma en pena lyrics with English translation

Language
Spanish
Level
Intermediate
Released
2015
Genre
Indie Pop, Indie Rock
Length
2:23
  1. La casa sin luz, el frío en los pies

    The house without light, the cold at my feet

  2. Me pongo a pensar, me acuesto al revés

    I start to think, I lay down backwards

  3. En la cama y se me pasa el tiempo, sólo recordando

    In bed and time slips away, just reminiscing

  4. Como un alma en pena sigo esperando

    Like a wandering soul, I keep waiting

  5. Estoy tan falta de cariño, de años pasados

    I'm so starved for affection, for years gone by

  6. De niña queriendo, de grande odiando

    As a child wanting, as an adult hating

  7. Y prefiero hacerme la tonta para no verme tan sola

    And I prefer to play the fool to not feel so alone

  8. Solo fluyo como un río, discretamente me sonrío

    I just flow like a river, discreetly I smile

  9. Me pongo el traje largo, el brillo tapa todo

    I put on the long dress, the shine covers everything

  10. El miedo borboteando, la risa delirando

    The fear bubbling up, the laughter delirious

  11. Y ya estoy como en el cero de mi cuenta al revés

    And I'm already like at zero in my account, in reverse

  12. Aunque perdiera un dedo, me entrego otra vez

    Even if I lost a finger, I give myself again

  13. Lo mal que me han parido

    How badly I was born

  14. Intento ocultarlo

    I try to hide it

  15. Que sanen las heridas

    Let the wounds heal

  16. Yo vivo esperando

    I live waiting

  17. Y me pongo a hacer una lista de tantos, tantos maldecidos

    And I start to make a list of so many, so many cursed ones

  18. En la patria que me adopta, hay tantos desaparecidos

    In the homeland that adopts me, there are so many missing

  19. Y tengo tanta pena, tanta rabia en la garganta

    And I have so much sorrow, so much rage in my throat

  20. De esta humanidad distante, egoísta y que mata

    From this distant, selfish humanity that kills

  21. Para cantar desde adentro, no importa de quien sea la voz

    To sing from within, it doesn't matter whose voice it is

  22. Hay tanto que decir, que no me alcanza una canción

    There's so much to say, that one song isn't enough for me

  23. No soy muy buena hablando, tampoco escribiendo

    I'm not very good at talking, nor at writing

  24. Solo son palabras locas de una loca que se ha muerto

    They're just crazy words from a madwoman who's died

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Key vocabulary

decir
sayA1
humanidad
humanityA1
largo
longA1
mal
badA1
muy
veryA1
niña
girlA1
prefiero
preferA1
río
riverA1
solo
onlyA1
soy
amA1

About this song

Mon Laferte is a Chilean singer-songwriter whose work spans pop, rock, blues, and Latin folk. She is known for her flexible, punk-leaning vocal style and genre-mixing songs that draw on mid-century pop while staying contemporary.

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Un alma en pena

La casa sin luz, el frío en los pies

The house without light, the cold at my feet

Me pongo a pensar, me acuesto al revés

I start to think, I lay down backwards

En la cama y se me pasa el tiempo, sólo recordando

In bed and time slips away, just reminiscing

Como un alma en pena sigo esperando

Like a wandering soul, I keep waiting

Estoy tan falta de cariño, de años pasados

I'm so starved for affection, for years gone by

De niña queriendo, de grande odiando

As a child wanting, as an adult hating

Y prefiero hacerme la tonta para no verme tan sola

And I prefer to play the fool to not feel so alone

Solo fluyo como un río, discretamente me sonrío

I just flow like a river, discreetly I smile

Me pongo el traje largo, el brillo tapa todo

I put on the long dress, the shine covers everything

El miedo borboteando, la risa delirando

The fear bubbling up, the laughter delirious

Y ya estoy como en el cero de mi cuenta al revés

And I'm already like at zero in my account, in reverse

Aunque perdiera un dedo, me entrego otra vez

Even if I lost a finger, I give myself again

Lo mal que me han parido

How badly I was born

Intento ocultarlo

I try to hide it

Que sanen las heridas

Let the wounds heal

Yo vivo esperando

I live waiting

Y me pongo a hacer una lista de tantos, tantos maldecidos

And I start to make a list of so many, so many cursed ones

En la patria que me adopta, hay tantos desaparecidos

In the homeland that adopts me, there are so many missing

Y tengo tanta pena, tanta rabia en la garganta

And I have so much sorrow, so much rage in my throat

De esta humanidad distante, egoísta y que mata

From this distant, selfish humanity that kills

Para cantar desde adentro, no importa de quien sea la voz

To sing from within, it doesn't matter whose voice it is

Hay tanto que decir, que no me alcanza una canción

There's so much to say, that one song isn't enough for me

No soy muy buena hablando, tampoco escribiendo

I'm not very good at talking, nor at writing

Solo son palabras locas de una loca que se ha muerto

They're just crazy words from a madwoman who's died