
Silvio Rodríguez
Río lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1978
- Length
- 2:14
Hoy sé que no hay nada imposible
Today I know that nothing is impossible
Anoche supe la verdad
Last night I learned the truth
Creí a mi alma inservible
I believed my soul was useless
Pero era cansancio vulgar, nada más
But it was just ordinary fatigue, nothing more
Tú eres un don de la brisa
You are a gift from the breeze
Un ser de la resurrección
A being of resurrection
Un pájaro con una risa
A bird with a laugh
Capaz de arrastrar a la noche hasta el sol
Capable of dragging the night to the sun
Río, río, río
I laugh, I laugh, I laugh
Río de verdad
I laugh for real
Como un animal
Like an animal
Que ha sido puesto en libertad
That has been set free
Río, río, río
I laugh, I laugh, I laugh
Río de verdad
I truly laugh
Como un animal
Like an animal
Que ha sido puesto en libertad
That has been set free
Río
I laugh
Me dejo ir en mano alegre, voy previendo
I let myself go with a joyful hand, anticipating
Porque mañana, a lo mejor, hay un entierro
Because tomorrow, perhaps, there's a burial
Y una mordida de pantera en lo más mío
And a bite from a panther in my very core
Río
River
Y no es un desafío
And it's not a challenge
A la vida del sueño
To the life of a dream
Es que vivo camino al cementerio
It's just that I live on my way to the cemetery
Río
River
Me dejo ir en mano alegre, voy previendo
I let myself go in a joyful hand, I'm predicting
Porque mañana, a lo mejor, hay un entierro
Because tomorrow, maybe, there's a burial
Y una mordida de pantera en lo más mío
And a bite from a panther in my deepest self
Río
River
Y no es un desafío
And it's not a challenge
A la vida del sueño
To the life of a dream
Es que vivo camino al cementerio
It's that I walk towards the cemetery
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Key vocabulary
- noche
- nightA1
- río
- riverA1
- sol
- sunA1
- vivo
- aliveA1
- risa
- laughterB1
- hoy
- todayA1
- sé
- knowA1
- previendo
- anticipating
- porque
- because; for the reason thatB1
- mañana
- tomorrowA1
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.