
Mon Laferte
Un alma en pena lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2015
- Genre
- Indie Pop, Indie Rock
- Length
- 2:23
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
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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.