Ricky Martin
La Copa de la Vida (Official Audio) lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1998
- Genre
- Pop, Latin Pop
- Length
- 4:00
La vida es
Life is
Pura pasión
Pure passion
Hay que llenar
We must fill
Copa de amor
The cup of love
Para vivir
To live
Hay que luchar
We must fight
Un corazón
A heart
Para ganar
To win
Como Cain y Abel
Like Cain and Abel
Es un partido cruel
It's a cruel game
Tienes que pelear por una estrella
You have to fight for a star
Consigue con honor
Achieve it with honor
La copa del amor
The cup of love
Para sobrevivir y luchar por ella
To survive and fight for her
Luchar por ella
Fight for her (yes!)
Luchar por ella(si!)
Fight for her (yes!)
Tu y yo!! ale, ale, ale
You and me!! hey, hey, hey
Go, go, gol!! ale, ale, ale
Go, go, goal!! hey, hey, hey
Arriba va!! el mundo esta de pie
Up it goes!! the world is standing
Go, go, gol!! ale, ale, ale
Go, go, goal!! hey, hey, hey
La vida es
Life is
Competicion
a competition
Hay que soñar
You must dream
Ser campeon
to be a champion
La copa es
The cup is
La bendicion
the blessing
La ganaras
You will win it
Go, go, go!
Tu instinto natural
Your natural instinct
Vencer a tu rival
Defeat your rival
Tienes que pelear por una estrella
You have to fight for a star
Consigue con honor
Achieve it with honor
La copa del amor
The cup of love
Para sobrevivir y luchar por ella
To survive and fight for it
Luchar por ella(si!)
Fight for it (yes!)
Luchar por ella(si!)
Fight for it (yes!)
Es un partido cruel
It's a cruel match
Tu y yo!! ale, ale, ale
You and me!! go, go, go
Go, go, gol!! ale, ale, ale
Go, go, goal!! go, go, go
Arriba va!! el mundo esta de pie
Up it goes!! the world is on its feet
Go, go, gol!! ale, ale, ale
Go, go, goal!! go, go, go
Como Cain y Abel
Like Cain and Abel
Tienes que pelear por una estrella
You have to fight for a star
Consigue con honor
Achieve it with honor
La copa del amor
The cup of love
Para sobrevivir y luchar por ella
To survive and fight for her
Luchar por ella(si!)
Fight for her (yes!)
Luchar por ella(si!)
Fight for her (yes!)
Luchar por ella(si!)
Fight for her (yes!)
Tu y yo!! ale, ale, ale
You and me!! hooray, hooray, hooray
Go, go, gol!! ale, ale, ale
Go, go, goal!! hooray, hooray, hooray
Arriba va!! el mundo esta de pie
Up we go!! the world is on its feet
Go, go, gol!! ale, ale, ale
Go, go, goal!! hey, hey, hey
Tu y yo!! ale, ale, ale
You and me!! hey, hey, hey
Go, go, gol!! ale, ale, ale
Go, go, goal!! hey, hey, hey
Arriba va!! el mundo esta de pie
Up we go!! the world is on its feet
Go, go, gol!! ale, ale, ale
Go, go, goal!! hey, hey, hey
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Key vocabulary
- tienes
- haveA1
- vivir
- to liveA1
- estrella
- starA2
- ganar
- winA2
- mundo
- worldA2
- partido
- matchA2
- va
- goesA2
- vida
- lifeA2
- arriba
- upA1
- pura
- pure
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About this song
Ricky Martin is a Puerto Rican Latin pop singer and actor. He rose from Menudo to become an international star, later recognized for hits like “Livin’ la Vida Loca” and collaborations with artists such as Bad Bunny and Maluma.