
Silvio Rodríguez
Que ya viví, que te vas lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1979
- Length
- 2:56
Dejé pasar unas horas
I let a few hours slip by
Por si se huía tu sueño
In case your dream decided to escape
Durmiendo la veladora
Sleeping the candle down
Tu tiempo se entró en mi tiempo
Your time melded into my time
Y, en fin, la guitarra sola
And, finally, the guitar alone
Gira contigo en el centro
Spins with you at the center
Creo que la luna ya es muy alta
I think the moon is already very high
Y en la caricia falta un viaje a la humedad
And in the caress, a journey to the dampness is missing
Creo que de noche me despierto
I think at night I wake up
Con frío, al descubierto tanteando oscuridad
Cold, exposed, feeling the darkness
Creo que la lluvia está cayendo
I think the rain is falling
Y no voy sonriendo, dejándome mojar
And I'm not smiling, letting myself get soaked
Creo que me va a quitar el sueño
I think it’s going to steal my sleep
Un dedo aquí, un labio allá
One finger here, one lip there
Que te perdí, que ya no estás
That I lost you, that you're no longer here
Que ya viví, que te vas
That I've lived it, that you’re leaving
Dejé pasar algunas horas
I let a few hours slip by
Pupila veladora, por si me daba igual
Watching eyes, in case I didn’t care
Tu tiempo se metió en mi tiempo
Your time blended into my time
Momentos y momentos que no quieren pasar
Moments and moments that refuse to pass
Y he aquí que la guitarra
And here the guitar
Vuelve a soltar amarras, canta y gime al volar
Sets sail once more, sings and moans as it takes flight
Creo que me va a quitar el sueño
I think it's going to steal my sleep
Un dedo aquí, un labio allá
A finger here, a lip there
Que te perdí, que ya no estás
That I lost you, that you're no longer around
Que ya viví, que te vas
That I already lived it, that you're leaving
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Key vocabulary
- alta
- tallB1
- algunas
- someA2
- igual
- equalA2
- lluvia
- rainA2
- sueño
- dreamA2
- va
- goesA2
- viaje
- tripA2
- despierto
- awakeB2
- centro
- centerA1
- allá
- thereA1
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.