Ricardo Arjona
Si tu no existieras lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2011
- Genre
- Pop, Rock
- Length
- 4:01
Yo tengo un sillón de Marruecos, que extraña tu espalada
I have a chair from Morocco that misses your back
Un falso Picasso que cubre el retrato en que estabas
A fake Picasso that covers the portrait where you used to be
14 adoquines que exigen tus huellas descalzas
14 cobblestones that demand your bare footprints
Yo vivo del aire que expulsa el olor de tu blusa
I live on the air that expels the scent of your blouse
Yo tengo temor a perderte y terror a que vuelvas
I'm afraid of losing you and terrified if you return
No puedo vivir junto a ti, y sin ti es imposible
I can't live next to you, and without you it's impossible
Me muero por verte otra vez, y me matas si vuelves
I’m dying to see you again, and you kill me if you come back
Qué bueno sería despertar y que tú no existieras
How nice it would be to wake up and for you not to exist
Si tú no existieras
If you didn't exist
Serían más cortos los días
The days would be shorter
No habría que revolcarse en esta historia inconclusa
We wouldn't have to roll around in this unfinished story
Que es jugar ruleta rusa
That is like playing Russian roulette
Con ganas de perder
With a desire to lose
Si tú no existieras
If you didn't exist
Sería más fácil el aire
The air would be easier
No habría que respirar todo el aroma que dejaste
We wouldn't have to breathe in all the scent you left behind
Desde el día que te marchaste
Since the day you left
Si tú no existieras
If you didn't exist
Tú tienes el don de lo extremo, no hay cómo evitarlo
You have the gift of the extreme, there's no way to avoid it
Jamás fui infeliz y feliz como he sido contigo
I’ve never been as unhappy and happy as I have been with you
Tú tienes el don de lo absurdo, y hay que soportarlo
You have the gift of the absurd, and we have to endure it
Sería mejor, desde luego, que tú no existieras
It would be better, of course, if you didn’t exist
Si tú no existieras
If you didn’t exist
Serían más cortos los días
Days would be shorter
No habría que revolcarse en esta historia inconclusa
There would be no need to struggle in this unfinished story
Que es jugar ruleta rusa
Which is like playing Russian roulette
Con ganas de perder
With a desire to lose
Si tú no existieras
If you didn’t exist
Sería más fácil el aire
The air would be easier
No habría que respirar todo el aroma que dejaste
There would be no need to breathe all the scent you left behind
Desde el día que te marchaste
Since the day you left
Si tú no existieras
If you didn't exist
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Key vocabulary
- marruecos
- MoroccoC1
- extraña
- strangeB1
- espalada
- back
- falso
- falseB2
- cubre
- covers
- tengo
- I haveA1
- sillón
- armchairA1
- adoquines
- cobblestones
- exigen
- demandB2
- tus
- yourA1
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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.