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Aceitunas – Silvio Rodríguez

Silvio Rodríguez

Aceitunas lyrics with English translation

Language
Spanish
Level
Intermediate
Released
1978
Length
2:49
  1. Tus piernas de 3 a 6 de la tarde

    Your legs from 3 to 6 in the afternoon

  2. En la memoria de pronto me arden

    Suddenly they burn in my memory

  3. Y cuando quiero aliviar mi locura

    And when I want to ease my madness

  4. Solo me calma comer aceitunas

    Only eating olives calms me down

  5. Una aceituna mordida le ha

    A bitten olive has

  6. Vuelto la vida a todo tu sabor

    Brought life back to all your flavor

  7. Maravillado, respiro y siento tu olor

    Amazed, I breathe and feel your scent

  8. Hoy yo deliro, me corta tu filo

    Today I’m delirious, your edge cuts me

  9. Hasta el límite de la ilusión

    To the limit of illusion

  10. Como despacio y alargo el espacio

    As I eat slowly and stretch out the space

  11. Entre el beso inicial y el de adiós

    Between the first kiss and the goodbye

  12. Una aceituna mordida le ha

    A bitten olive has

  13. Vuelto la vida a todo tu sabor

    Brought life back to all your flavor

  14. Maravillado, respiro y siento tu olor

    Amazed, I breathe and feel your scent

  15. Y aquí me tienes bien aferrado

    And here you have me tightly held

  16. A la semilla como colgando de ti

    To the seed as if hanging from you

  17. Tus piernas de 3 a 6 de la tarde

    Your legs from 3 to 6 in the afternoon

  18. En la memoria de pronto me arden

    In my memory suddenly they burn

  19. Y cuando quiero aliviar mi locura

    And when I want to ease my madness

  20. Solo me calma comer aceitunas

    Only eating olives calms me down

  21. Tus piernas de 3 a 6 de la tarde

    Your legs from 3 to 6 in the afternoon

  22. En la memoria de pronto me arden

    Suddenly, they burn in my memory

  23. Y cuando quiero aliviar mi locura

    And when I want to ease my madness

  24. Solo me calma comer aceitunas

    Only eating olives brings me calm

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Key vocabulary

adiós
goodbyeA1
aquí
hereA1
despacio
slowlyA1
entre
amongA1
aliviar
relieveC1
arden
burn
cuando
whenB1
locura
madnessB2
calma
calmC1
ha
hasA2

About this song

Silvio Rodríguez is a Cuban singer-songwriter associated with nueva trova and nueva canción. He is known for politically charged, lyric-driven protest songs set against tender folk balladry, and for helping define the style that emerged in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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Aceitunas

Tus piernas de 3 a 6 de la tarde

Your legs from 3 to 6 in the afternoon

En la memoria de pronto me arden

Suddenly they burn in my memory

Y cuando quiero aliviar mi locura

And when I want to ease my madness

Solo me calma comer aceitunas

Only eating olives calms me down

Una aceituna mordida le ha

A bitten olive has

Vuelto la vida a todo tu sabor

Brought life back to all your flavor

Maravillado, respiro y siento tu olor

Amazed, I breathe and feel your scent

Hoy yo deliro, me corta tu filo

Today I’m delirious, your edge cuts me

Hasta el límite de la ilusión

To the limit of illusion

Como despacio y alargo el espacio

As I eat slowly and stretch out the space

Entre el beso inicial y el de adiós

Between the first kiss and the goodbye

Una aceituna mordida le ha

A bitten olive has

Vuelto la vida a todo tu sabor

Brought life back to all your flavor

Maravillado, respiro y siento tu olor

Amazed, I breathe and feel your scent

Y aquí me tienes bien aferrado

And here you have me tightly held

A la semilla como colgando de ti

To the seed as if hanging from you

Tus piernas de 3 a 6 de la tarde

Your legs from 3 to 6 in the afternoon

En la memoria de pronto me arden

In my memory suddenly they burn

Y cuando quiero aliviar mi locura

And when I want to ease my madness

Solo me calma comer aceitunas

Only eating olives calms me down

Tus piernas de 3 a 6 de la tarde

Your legs from 3 to 6 in the afternoon

En la memoria de pronto me arden

Suddenly, they burn in my memory

Y cuando quiero aliviar mi locura

And when I want to ease my madness

Solo me calma comer aceitunas

Only eating olives brings me calm