Silvio Rodríguez
Amigo mayor lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1988
- Length
- 3:46
Amigo pude ser quien bien repara
Friend, I could be the one who truly mends
En la musa o engendro
In the muse or the spawn
Que yo aporte
That I contribute
Amigo, sí, es también quien me soporte
Friend, yes, it's also the one who supports me
Pero amigo mayor
But a greater friend
Es quien me ampara
Is the one who shelters me
Pero amigo mayor
But a greater friend
Es quien me ampara
Is the one who shelters me
No me cures, hermano de delirio
Don't heal me, brother of delirium
De aullido, desmesura
Of howling, excess
O arrebato
O rapture
Déjame arder en el amor ingrato
Let me burn in ungrateful love
O en la inefable luz
O inexpressible light
De otro martirio
Of another martyrdom
O en la inefable luz
O inexpressible light
De otro martirio
Of another martyrdom
Pero cuando haga daño, aunque inocente
But when it hurts, even if innocent
Corre hacia mí
Run to me
Blandiendo el pecho abierto
Wielding your open chest
Y descubre las nubes
And unveil the clouds
De mi mente
From my mind
Sé amigo manantial
Be my fountain, friend
En mi desierto
In my desert
Que yo sabré
For I will know
Recompensar tu acierto
How to reward your brilliance
Con mayor amistad
With greater friendship
Para la gente
For the people
Con mayor amistad
With greater friendship
Sí
Yes
Pero cuando haga daño, aunque inocente
But when it hurts, even if innocent
Corre hacia mí
Run to me
Blandiendo el pecho abierto
Wielding an open heart
Y descubre las nubes
And uncover the clouds
De mi mente
Of my mind
Sé amigo manantial
Be a friend, spring
En mi desierto
In my desert
Que yo sabré recompensar
For I will know how to reward
Tu acierto
Your insight
Con mayor amistad
With greater friendship
Para la gente
For the people
Con mayor amistad
With greater friendship
Para la gente
For the people
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Key vocabulary
- mí
- meA2
- musa
- museA2
- otro
- otherA2
- amor
- loveB1
- aunque
- althoughB1
- sé
- knowA1
- sí
- yesA1
- también
- alsoA1
- amigo
- friendA1
- pude
- could
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.