Ricardo Arjona
Tarot lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Genre
- Pop, Rock
- Length
- 4:24
Su padre fumaba en la sala
Her father smoked in the living room
Su madre miraba el reloj
Her mother watched the clock
La aguja está bajo la cama
The needle is under the bed
"Muerte", gritaba el Tarot
"Death," shouted the Tarot
Cucharas que hacen de cocina
Spoons that serve as a kitchen
Cerillos que encienden la paz
Matches that ignite peace
El infierno buscó medicina
Hell sought medicine
Disparos de alivio fugaz
Shots of fleeting relief
Era solo otra noche de esas
It was just another one of those nights
De un viaje por el miedo y el dolor
On a journey through fear and pain
No pudieron ácido y cervezas
They couldn't handle acid and beers
Inventarte algún mundo, algo mejor
To create a world for you, something better
Y se apagó la luz
And the light went out
Y no volviste más
And you never came back
Y se borró el futuro con sus días y sus noches
And the future was erased with its days and nights
Y se apagó la luz
And the light went out
Y se acabó el dolor
And the pain came to an end
Y te escupió la cara el fantasma al que le huías
And the ghost you were fleeing spat in your face
El ciego vio luces prendidas
The blind man saw the lights turned on
El sordo escuchó una canción
The deaf man heard a song
El muerto ya estaba con vida
The dead was already alive
La vida no tuvo razón
Life had no reason
Supiste, ya en el otro lado
You knew, already on the other side
Que el miedo fue solo un ladrón
That fear was just a thief
Vivir no es andar asustado
Living isn't walking in fear
Morir no fue la solución
Dying wasn't the solution
El rehab te habló de otro camino
The rehab spoke to you about another path
Con el protocolo de rigor
With the proper protocol
Héroe no existe en femenino
There is no female hero
Ni confundas a un dealer con doctor
And don't confuse a dealer with a doctor
Y se apagó la luz
And the light went out
Y no volviste más
And you never came back
Y se acabó el futuro con sus días y sus noches
And the future ended with its days and its nights
Y se apagó la luz
And the light went out
Y se acabó el dolor
And the pain came to an end
Y te escupió a la cara el fantasma al que le huías
And the ghost you were fleeing spat in your face
El ciego vio luces prendidas
The blind man saw lights turned on
El sordo escuchó una canción
The deaf heard a song
El muerto ya estaba con vida
The dead were already alive
La vida no tuvo razón
Life had no reason
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Key vocabulary
- fumaba
- smoked
- miraba
- watched
- padre
- fatherA1
- aguja
- needleB2
- está
- isA1
- bajo
- lowA1
- cama
- bedA1
- canción
- songA1
- mundo
- worldA2
- paz
- peaceA2
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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.