
Silvio Rodríguez
Me veo claramente lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1984
- Length
- 5:46
Me veo claramente
I see myself clearly
Mascando un pedazo de hierba mojada
Chewing on a piece of wet grass
Me veo claramente
I see myself clearly
Muy sucio y feliz
Very dirty and happy
Me veo descubriendo descalzo un buen río
I see myself barefoot discovering a good river
De plantas ahogadas
Of drowned plants
Me veo claramente
I see myself clearly
Lejano de aquí
Far away from here
Me veo claramente
I see myself clearly
Haciendo preguntas que ya conocía
Asking questions I already knew
Con indiferencia ante el "ya crecerás"
With indifference to the 'you'll grow up'
Me veo claramente
I see myself clearly
Tan aventurero
So adventurous
Hecho un asesino de azúcar y pan
Made a killer of sugar and bread
Me veo claramente
I see myself clearly
Me veo claramente
I see myself clearly
Si miro detrás
If I look behind
Me veo claramente
I see myself clearly
En la mano de una noche
In the hand of a night
Lugar de aprenderme con miedo y paciencia
A place to learn myself with fear and patience
Lo que era el amor
What love used to be
Me veo apretado al calor de unas piernas
I see myself pressed against the warmth of some legs
Tragando del aire un planeta tras otro
Swallowing air, one planet after another
Bañado en sudor
Bathed in sweat
Me veo semialzado en la luz de esa hora
I see myself half-raised in the light of that hour
Riéndole al techo, riéndole a ella
Laughing at the ceiling, laughing at her
Riéndome a mí
Laughing at myself
Me veo claramente
I see myself clearly
Tan digno de amantes
So worthy of lovers
Y breves países de felicidad
And brief lands of happiness
Me veo claramente
I see myself clearly
Me veo claramente
I see myself clearly
Si miro detrás
If I look behind
Me veo claramente
I see myself clearly
Marchando a campañas de guerra entre todos
Marching to war campaigns together
Y yendo a otras guerras privadas también
And heading to other private wars as well
Me veo claramente
I see myself clearly
La primera noche con una guitarra tan pálidamente
The first night with a guitar so pale
Como cuando fue la primera mujer
Like when it was the first woman
Me veo tan atento a los ruidos internos
I see myself so tuned to the inner noises
Feliz, tristemente
Happy, sadly
Queriendo de veras ser mucho mejor
Really wanting to be much better
Me veo claramente
I see myself clearly
Buscando palabras que sepan dar vida
Searching for words that know how to give life
Y dar muerte al amor
And bring death to love
Me veo claramente
I see myself clearly
Me veo claramente
I see myself clearly
Me veo si miro a mi alrededor
I see myself if I look around
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Key vocabulary
- mí
- meA2
- miedo
- fearA2
- otro
- otherA2
- países
- countriesA1
- privadas
- privateB2
- piernas
- legsA2
- sudor
- sweatB2
- tras
- behindB2
- veo
- I seeB1
- claramente
- clearlyB2
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.