Silvio Rodríguez
Sólo el amor lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1986
- Length
- 4:07
Debes amar la arcilla que va en tus manos
You must love the clay that rests in your hands
Debes amar su arena hasta la locura
You must love its sand until madness
Y si no, no la emprendas, que será en vano
And if not, don't take it on, it will be in vain
Solo el amor alumbra lo que perdura
Only love illuminates what endures
Solo el amor convierte en milagro el barro
Only love turns clay into a miracle
Solo el amor alumbra lo que perdura
Only love illuminates what endures
Solo el amor convierte en milagro el barro
Only love turns clay into a miracle
Debes amar el tiempo de los intentos
You must love the time of the attempts
Debes amar la hora que nunca brilla
You must love the hour that never shines
Y si no, no pretendas tocar lo cierto
And if not, don't pretend to touch the truth
Solo el amor engendra la maravilla
Only love begets wonder
Solo el amor consigue encender lo muerto
Only love can ignite the dead
Solo el amor engendra la maravilla
Only love begets wonder
Solo el amor consigue encender lo muerto
Only love can ignite the dead
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Key vocabulary
- emprendas
- undertake
- será
- will beB2
- locura
- madnessB2
- debes
- mustB1
- amar
- to love; to like or be fond ofB2
- arcilla
- clayB2
- va
- goesA2
- tus
- yourA1
- manos
- handsA1
- arena
- sandB1
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.