Silvio Rodríguez
Cuando yo era un enano lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1988
- Length
- 3:58
Cuando yo era chiquito todo quedaba cerca cerquita
When I was little everything was close, so close
Para llegar al cielo nomás bastaba una subidita
To reach the sky, all it took was a little climb
El sueño me alcanzaba para ir tan lejos como quería
My dreams would take me as far as I wanted to go
Cuando yo era chiquito yo sí podía, yo sí podía
When I was little, I could do it, I could do it
Libertad, libertad, libertad para mi niño
Freedom, freedom, freedom for my child
Libertad, libertad, libertad, libertad
Freedom, freedom, freedom, freedom
Cuando yo era vejigo me iba pa'l río porque era hermoso
When I was young, I would go to the river because it was beautiful
Aunque estaba prohibido por peligroso, por peligroso
Even though it was forbidden, it was dangerous, it was dangerous
Como un jagüey y ceiba, como la palma y la yagruma
Like a jagüey and a ceiba, like the palm and the yagruma
Cuando yo era vejigo, yo era del monte y soñaba espuma
When I was young, I belonged to the woods and dreamed of foam
Libertad, libertad, libertad para mi niño
Freedom, freedom, freedom for my child
Libertad, libertad, libertad, libertad
Freedom, freedom, freedom, freedom
Cuando yo era un enano viví pasiones tan memorables
When I was a little one, I lived unforgettable passions
Con los zapatos rotos y la sonrisa menos amable
With broken shoes and a not-so-kind smile
Tierra bajo las uñas, manos sin pena tocando mundo
Earth under my nails, hands unashamed touching the world
Cuando yo era un enano era profundo, era profundo
When I was a little one, I was deep, I was deep
Libertad, libertad, libertad para mi niño
Freedom, freedom, freedom for my child
Libertad, libertad, libertad, libertad
Freedom, freedom, freedom, freedom
Libertad, libertad, libertad para mi niño
Freedom, freedom, freedom for my child
Libertad, libertad, libertad, libertad
Freedom, freedom, freedom, freedom
Tierra bajo las uñas, manos sin pena tocando mundo
Earth beneath my nails, hands unashamed touching the world
Cuando yo era un enano era profundo
When I was a little one, I was profound
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Key vocabulary
- niño
- boyA1
- río
- riverA1
- tierra
- earthA1
- zapatos
- shoesA1
- uñas
- nailsB2
- espuma
- foamB1
- cielo
- skyA2
- nomás
- onlyA2
- quería
- wantedA2
- tan
- soA2
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.