
Ricardo Arjona
Lo poco que tengo lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Genre
- Rock, Pop
- Length
- 3:52
Yo tengo una guitarra vieja
I have an old guitar
Preñada con esta canción
Pregnant with this song
Amigos que nunca aconsejan
Friends who never give advice
Y un beso a mi disposición
And a kiss at my disposal
Lo poco que tengo es tan poco que vale un millón
The little I have is so little it's worth a million
Yo tengo el aire que respiro
I have the air that I breathe
Y el mar todito para mí
And the whole sea for myself
Amores viejos y suspiros
Old loves and sighs
Y si alguien dice no, yo sí
And if someone says no, I say yes
Lo poco que tengo es tan poco que es también pa' ti
The little I have is so little it's also for you
Las huellas de tus pies descalzos
The footprints of your bare feet
El humo de la cafetera
The smoke from the coffee maker
Tres cuadros surrealistas falsos
Three fake surrealist paintings
Tu risa que trae primavera
Your laughter bringing spring
Aunque el tiempo esté fatal
Even if the weather's terrible
Lo poco que tengo es tan poco, pero es esencial
What little I have is so little, but it's essential
Tengo un aguacero para mi verano
I have a downpour for my summer
Y una ola para surfear
And a wave to surf
Una sombra que me sigue a donde voy
A shadow that follows me wherever I go
Y dos pies pa' caminar
And two feet to walk
Lo poco que tengo es tan poco que hay pa' regalar
The little I have is so little that there's enough to share
Tengo la noticia de que no es noticia, de que no me importa nada
I have the news that it's not news, that I don't care about anything
Aprendí a graduarme en todo de aprendiz
I learned to graduate in everything as a novice
Y no imploro agua pasada
And I don't implore for spilled water
Lo poco que tengo es tan poco que me hace feliz
The little I have is so little that it makes me happy
Qué lejos está la fortuna
How far away fortune is
De lo que venden en la tele
From what they sell on TV
Si es gratis ir a ver la luna
If it's free to go see the moon
Que no se queje al que le duele
Let those who hurt not complain
Lo poco que tengo es tan poco que no hay quien me ordene
The little I have is so little that there's no one to command me
Tengo un reloj entre las nubes
I have a clock among the clouds
Un sueño que se va de fiesta
A dream that goes out to party
Tus pechos como dos querubes
Your breasts like two cherubs
La tarde para hacer la siesta
The afternoon for a little siesta
Aunque el mundo esté al revés
Even if the world is upside down
Lo poco que tengo es tan poco que gana interés
The little I have is so little it earns interest
Tengo un aguacero para mi verano
I have a downpour for my summer
Y una ola para surfear
And a wave to surf on
Una sombra que me sigue a donde voy
A shadow that follows me wherever I go
Y dos pies pa' caminar
And two feet to walk
Lo poco que tengo es tan poco que hay pa' regalar
The little I have is so little there's plenty to share
Tengo la noticia de que no es noticia, de que no me importa nada
I have the news that isn't news, that I don't care at all
Aprendí a graduarme en todo de aprendiz
I learned to master everything as a novice
Y no imploro agua pasada
And I don't beg for water that's already gone
Lo poco que tengo es tan poco que me hace feliz
The little I have is so little that it makes me happy
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Key vocabulary
- vieja
- old woman
- preñada
- pregnant
- aconsejan
- advise
- beso
- kissB1
- disposición
- dispositionC1
- tan
- soA2
- vale
- OKA2
- esté
- Subjunctive form of “estar” (yo/él/ella/usted/ellos/ellas/ustedes): “(that) be” or “be (currently),” used in clauses like “espero que esté…”B1
- canción
- songA1
- esta
- isA1
About this song
Ricardo Arjona is a Guatemalan singer-songwriter and actor in the Latin pop and Latin ballad genres. He is known for the chart-topping hits “Mujeres” and “El Problema,” and for a long-running career with numerous Billboard Latin chart entries and honors, including induction into the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame.