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Monólogo – Silvio Rodríguez

Silvio Rodríguez

Monólogo lyrics with English translation

Language
Spanish
Level
Intermediate
Released
1992
Length
4:03
  1. Favor, no se molesten

    Please, don't be bothered

  2. Que pronto me estoy yendo

    Because I'm leaving soon

  3. No vine a perturbarles

    I didn't come to disturb you

  4. Y menos a ofenderlos

    And even less to offend you

  5. Vi luz en las ventanas

    I saw light in the windows

  6. Y voces cantando

    And I heard voices singing

  7. Y, sin querer, ya estaba tocando

    And, without wanting, I was already playing

  8. Yo también me alegraba

    I was also feeling joyful

  9. Entre amigos y cuerdas

    Among friends and strings

  10. Con licores y damas

    With drinks and ladies

  11. Mas de eso quién se acuerda

    But who remembers that anymore

  12. Fui un actor famoso

    I was a famous actor

  13. Siempre andaba viajando

    I was always traveling

  14. Aquí traigo una foto

    Here I bring a photo

  15. Actuando

    Acting

  16. Me recordaron tiempos

    They reminded me of times

  17. De sueños e ilusiones

    Of dreams and illusions

  18. Perdonen a este viejo

    Forgive this old man

  19. Perdonen

    Forgive me

  20. Ya casi me olvidaba

    I almost forgot

  21. Pero, para mañana

    But, for tomorrow

  22. Van a dar buen pescado

    They're going to have good fish

  23. Hoy nos llegaron papas

    Today we got potatoes

  24. Y verduras en latas

    And canned vegetables

  25. Al puesto del mercado

    At the market stand

  26. En cuanto llegue y coma

    As soon as I arrive and eat

  27. Me voy para la zona

    I'm off to the area

  28. Por lo de la basura

    About the garbage

  29. Como la noche avanza

    As the night goes on

  30. Los dejo con la danza

    I'll leave you with the dance

  31. El canto y la cultura

    The song and the culture

  32. Disculpen la molestia

    Forgive the interruption

  33. Ya me llevo mi boca

    Now my mouth will take me

  34. A mi edad la cabeza

    At my age, the mind

  35. A veces se trastoca

    Sometimes goes awry

  36. En la alegría de ustedes

    In your happiness

  37. Distinguí mis promesas

    I recognized my promises

  38. Y todo me parece

    And everything seems to me

  39. Que empieza

    That it begins

  40. Favor, no se molesten

    Please, don't be upset

  41. Que casi me estoy yendo

    That I'm almost leaving

  42. No quise perturbarles

    I didn't mean to disturb you

  43. Y menos ofenderlos

    And less to offend you

  44. Vi luz en las ventanas

    I saw light in the windows

  45. Y juventud cantando

    And youth singing

  46. Y, sin querer, ya estaba soñando

    And, without wanting to, I was already dreaming

  47. Vivo en la vieja casa

    I live in the old house

  48. De la bombilla verde

    Of the green bulb

  49. Si por allí pasaran

    If they were to pass by there

  50. Recuerden

    Remember

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Key vocabulary

molesten
bother
allí
thereA1
estoy
I amA2
vine
I came
perturbarles
to disturb
ofenderlos
to offend
luz
lightA2
heard
cantando
singing
querer
wantB2

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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Monólogo

Favor, no se molesten

Please, don't be bothered

Que pronto me estoy yendo

Because I'm leaving soon

No vine a perturbarles

I didn't come to disturb you

Y menos a ofenderlos

And even less to offend you

Vi luz en las ventanas

I saw light in the windows

Y voces cantando

And I heard voices singing

Y, sin querer, ya estaba tocando

And, without wanting, I was already playing

Yo también me alegraba

I was also feeling joyful

Entre amigos y cuerdas

Among friends and strings

Con licores y damas

With drinks and ladies

Mas de eso quién se acuerda

But who remembers that anymore

Fui un actor famoso

I was a famous actor

Siempre andaba viajando

I was always traveling

Aquí traigo una foto

Here I bring a photo

Actuando

Acting

Me recordaron tiempos

They reminded me of times

De sueños e ilusiones

Of dreams and illusions

Perdonen a este viejo

Forgive this old man

Perdonen

Forgive me

Ya casi me olvidaba

I almost forgot

Pero, para mañana

But, for tomorrow

Van a dar buen pescado

They're going to have good fish

Hoy nos llegaron papas

Today we got potatoes

Y verduras en latas

And canned vegetables

Al puesto del mercado

At the market stand

En cuanto llegue y coma

As soon as I arrive and eat

Me voy para la zona

I'm off to the area

Por lo de la basura

About the garbage

Como la noche avanza

As the night goes on

Los dejo con la danza

I'll leave you with the dance

El canto y la cultura

The song and the culture

Disculpen la molestia

Forgive the interruption

Ya me llevo mi boca

Now my mouth will take me

A mi edad la cabeza

At my age, the mind

A veces se trastoca

Sometimes goes awry

En la alegría de ustedes

In your happiness

Distinguí mis promesas

I recognized my promises

Y todo me parece

And everything seems to me

Que empieza

That it begins

Favor, no se molesten

Please, don't be upset

Que casi me estoy yendo

That I'm almost leaving

No quise perturbarles

I didn't mean to disturb you

Y menos ofenderlos

And less to offend you

Vi luz en las ventanas

I saw light in the windows

Y juventud cantando

And youth singing

Y, sin querer, ya estaba soñando

And, without wanting to, I was already dreaming

Vivo en la vieja casa

I live in the old house

De la bombilla verde

Of the green bulb

Si por allí pasaran

If they were to pass by there

Recuerden

Remember