Silvio Rodríguez
Como quien dice lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1999
- Length
- 2:23
Hoy volví a bailar contigo
Today I danced with you again
Con órgano y danzón
With the organ and the danzón
Volví a enseñarte mis amigos
I showed you my friends once more
Regresé sin ton ni son
I came back without a rhyme or reason
Hoy me fui en el pensamiento
Today I drifted in thought
Hasta el verano en que te vi
Until the summer when I saw you
De nuevo me senté contento
Once again I sat down happy
Y agotado junto a ti
And exhausted beside you
Hoy estuve en la mañana
Today I was in the morning
De cantos de sinsontes
Of the songs of mockingbirds
De sol en la ventana
From sun in the window
De amanecer de montes
From the dawn of mountains
De sábanas saciadas
From satisfied sheets
Hoy volví a tener destino
Today I returned to have a destination
De torpe caminante
From a clumsy walker
De sueños enemigos
From enemy dreams
De idioma navegante
From a sailor's language
De rey y de mendigo
From king and beggar
De rey y de mendigo
From king and beggar
Hoy volví de entre los muertos
Today I returned from among the dead
Silvando, extraño tu canción
Whistling, I miss your song
Tirando notas y recuerdos
Throwing notes and memories
Como quien dice, un adiós
As they say, a goodbye
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Key vocabulary
- hoy
- todayA1
- volví
- I returned
- contigo
- with you (singular), alongside youB1
- enseñarte
- to teach
- regresé
- I returned
- pensamiento
- thoughtB2
- vi
- I sawA2
- senté
- sat
- contento
- happyA2
- agotado
- exhaustedB1
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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.