Rubén Blades
Día a día lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1999
- Genre
- Salsa
- Length
- 5:53
Día a día, me despierto creyendo oir tu voz.
Day by day, I wake up believing I hear your voice.
Día a día, todavía, me duele nuestro adiós.
Day by day, still, our goodbye hurts me.
Quien no se ha equivocado no trató.
Whoever hasn't made a mistake never tried.
Quien nunca ha perdonado nunca amó.
Whoever has never forgiven never loved.
Y quien jamás pecó, jamás vivió.
And whoever has never sinned, never lived.
Día a día la nostalgia me impulsa a continuar.
Day by day, nostalgia drives me to carry on.
Día a día la distancia me aconseja olvidar.
Day by day, the distance advises me to forget.
Tú y yo, con un pedazo de razón, y compartiendo el
You and I, with a piece of reason, sharing the
Mismo corazón, que tenemos partido en dos, día a día!
Same heart, that we have split in two, day by day!
Aunque lo intente mil veces no puedo ahogar lo que
Even if I try a thousand times, I can't drown what
A tu alma pertenece, y así olvidar!
Belongs to your soul, and thus forget!
Día a día me levanto queriendo ser mejor
Day by day, I rise wanting to be better
Y me acuesto, noche a noche, con mi contradicción.
And I go to bed, night by night, with my contradiction.
Viviendo entre la espada y la pared enfrento al
Living between a sword and a wall, I face the
Horizonte del ayer, y de él se asoma usted, ¡día a día!
Horizon of yesterday, and there you appear, day by day!
Key vocabulary
- aconseja
- advises
- acuesto
- I lie downA1
- adiós
- goodbyeA1
- alma
- soulB2
- amó
- lovedA2
- así
- like thisA1
- asoma
- emerges
- aunque
- althoughB1
- ayer
- yesterdayA1
- compartiendo
- sharing
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.