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Desapariciones – Rubén Blades

Rubén Blades

Desapariciones lyrics with English translation

Language
Spanish
Level
Intermediate
Released
1984
Genre
Salsa
Length
6:29
  1. Que alguien me diga si ha visto

    Let someone tell me if they've seen

  2. A mi esposo preguntaba la doña

    My husband, the lady asked.

  3. Se llama Ernesto X tiene 40 años

    His name is Ernesto and he's 40 years old.

  4. Trabaja de celador en un negocio de carros

    Works as a guard in a car business.

  5. Llevaba camisa oscura y pantalón claro

    He wore a dark shirt and light pants.

  6. Salió anteanoche y no ha regresado

    He left the night before last and hasn't returned.

  7. Y no ya qué pensar

    And I don’t know what to think anymore.

  8. Pues esto antes no me había pasado

    This has never happened to me before.

  9. Llevo tres días buscando a mi hermana

    I've been looking for my sister for three days.

  10. Se llama Altagracia igual que la abuela

    Her name is Altagracia, just like our grandmother.

  11. Salió del trabajo pa' la escuela

    She left work to go to school.

  12. Tenía puestos unos jeans y una camisa blanca

    She was wearing jeans and a white shirt.

  13. No ha sido el novio

    It wasn't the boyfriend.

  14. El tipo está en su casa

    The guy is at his house.

  15. No saben de ella en la PSN, ni en el hospital

    They don’t know about her at the PSN, nor in the hospital.

  16. Que alguien me diga si ha visto a mi hijo

    Let someone tell me if they've seen my son.

  17. Es estudiante de pre medicina

    He's a pre-med student.

  18. Se llama Agustín y es un buen muchacho

    His name is Agustín and he's a good kid.

  19. A veces es terco cuando opina

    Sometimes he's stubborn when he shares his thoughts.

  20. Lo han detenido, no qué fuerza

    He's been detained, I don’t know what force.

  21. Pantalón blanco, camisa a rayas

    White pants, striped shirt.

  22. Pasó anteayer

    He passed the day before yesterday.

  23. Clara, Clara, Clara, Clara Quiñones se llama mi madre

    Clara, Clara, Clara, Clara Quiñones is my mother's name.

  24. Ella es, ella es un alma de Dios, no se mete con nadie

    She is, she is a soul of God, she doesn’t mess with anyone.

  25. Y se la han llevado de testigo

    And they've taken her as a witness.

  26. Por un asunto que es nada más conmigo

    For a matter that is only mine.

  27. Y fuí a entregarme, hoy por la tarde

    And I went to turn myself in, this afternoon.

  28. Y ahora vi que no saben quién se la llevó del cuartel

    And now I see they don’t know who took her from the precinct.

  29. Anoche escuché varias explosiones

    Last night I heard several explosions.

  30. Tiros de escopeta y de revólveres

    Gunshots from shotguns and revolvers.

  31. Carros acelerados, frenos, gritos

    Cars speeding, brakes, screams.

  32. Eco de botas en la calle

    Echo of boots on the street.

  33. Toques de puerta, quejas, por dioses, platos rotos

    Knocking on doors, complaints, for God's sake, broken plates.

  34. Estaban dando la telenovela

    They were showing the soap opera.

  35. Por eso nadie miró pa' fuera

    That’s why no one looked outside.

  36. (¿Adónde van los desaparecidos?)

    (Where do the missing go?)

  37. Busca en el agua y en los matorrales

    Search in the water and in the bushes.

  38. (¿Y por qué es que se desaparecen?)

    (And why is it that they disappear?)

  39. Porque no todos somos iguales

    Because we’re not all the same.

  40. (¿Y cuándo vuelve el desaparecido?)

    (And when will the missing return?)

  41. Cada vez que los trae el pensamiento

    Every time they come back in thought.

  42. (¿Cómo se le habla al desaparecido?)

    (How does one speak to the missing?)

  43. Con la emoción apretando por dentro

    With the emotion tight inside.

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Key vocabulary

antes
beforeA1
anteayer
day before yesterdayB1
entregarme
hand me over
abuela
grandmotherA2
acelerados
acceleratedC1
adónde
whereB2
agua
waterA1
agustín
Augustine
ahora
nowA1
alguien
someoneA2

About this song

Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna is an award-winning singer, composer, actor, and activist known for his foundational contributions to salsa music and Latin jazz.

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Desapariciones

Que alguien me diga si ha visto

Let someone tell me if they've seen

A mi esposo preguntaba la doña

My husband, the lady asked.

Se llama Ernesto X tiene 40 años

His name is Ernesto and he's 40 years old.

Trabaja de celador en un negocio de carros

Works as a guard in a car business.

Llevaba camisa oscura y pantalón claro

He wore a dark shirt and light pants.

Salió anteanoche y no ha regresado

He left the night before last and hasn't returned.

Y no ya qué pensar

And I don’t know what to think anymore.

Pues esto antes no me había pasado

This has never happened to me before.

Llevo tres días buscando a mi hermana

I've been looking for my sister for three days.

Se llama Altagracia igual que la abuela

Her name is Altagracia, just like our grandmother.

Salió del trabajo pa' la escuela

She left work to go to school.

Tenía puestos unos jeans y una camisa blanca

She was wearing jeans and a white shirt.

No ha sido el novio

It wasn't the boyfriend.

El tipo está en su casa

The guy is at his house.

No saben de ella en la PSN, ni en el hospital

They don’t know about her at the PSN, nor in the hospital.

Que alguien me diga si ha visto a mi hijo

Let someone tell me if they've seen my son.

Es estudiante de pre medicina

He's a pre-med student.

Se llama Agustín y es un buen muchacho

His name is Agustín and he's a good kid.

A veces es terco cuando opina

Sometimes he's stubborn when he shares his thoughts.

Lo han detenido, no qué fuerza

He's been detained, I don’t know what force.

Pantalón blanco, camisa a rayas

White pants, striped shirt.

Pasó anteayer

He passed the day before yesterday.

Clara, Clara, Clara, Clara Quiñones se llama mi madre

Clara, Clara, Clara, Clara Quiñones is my mother's name.

Ella es, ella es un alma de Dios, no se mete con nadie

She is, she is a soul of God, she doesn’t mess with anyone.

Y se la han llevado de testigo

And they've taken her as a witness.

Por un asunto que es nada más conmigo

For a matter that is only mine.

Y fuí a entregarme, hoy por la tarde

And I went to turn myself in, this afternoon.

Y ahora vi que no saben quién se la llevó del cuartel

And now I see they don’t know who took her from the precinct.

Anoche escuché varias explosiones

Last night I heard several explosions.

Tiros de escopeta y de revólveres

Gunshots from shotguns and revolvers.

Carros acelerados, frenos, gritos

Cars speeding, brakes, screams.

Eco de botas en la calle

Echo of boots on the street.

Toques de puerta, quejas, por dioses, platos rotos

Knocking on doors, complaints, for God's sake, broken plates.

Estaban dando la telenovela

They were showing the soap opera.

Por eso nadie miró pa' fuera

That’s why no one looked outside.

(¿Adónde van los desaparecidos?)

(Where do the missing go?)

Busca en el agua y en los matorrales

Search in the water and in the bushes.

(¿Y por qué es que se desaparecen?)

(And why is it that they disappear?)

Porque no todos somos iguales

Because we’re not all the same.

(¿Y cuándo vuelve el desaparecido?)

(And when will the missing return?)

Cada vez que los trae el pensamiento

Every time they come back in thought.

(¿Cómo se le habla al desaparecido?)

(How does one speak to the missing?)

Con la emoción apretando por dentro

With the emotion tight inside.