Friday, December 4, 2015

Adele - Hello = Hola

Hello from the other side! :-)
How could I not translate this track? it's one of my favorite songs and somehow after screaming my heart out, I feel better. Music is therapy and Adele is the master of emotions. Every time I hear her sing I think "yeap, she went through that". and it makes you think about those relationships where hearts were broken. It happens to the best of us. Enjoy!


Hola, soy yo
Estaba contemplando si despues de todos estos años quisieras reunirte
Para hablar sobre todo
Dicen que el tiempo supuestamente te cura
Pero no me siento muy curada
Hola, me puedes oir?
Estoy en California dreaming sobre lo que fuimos
Cuando heramos jovenes y libres
Se me olvido como se sentia antes que el mundo se hundiera a nuestros pies

Hay tanta diferencia entre nosotros
Y un millon de millas

Hola desde el otro lado
Creo te llame mil veces
Para decirte que lo siento, por todo lo que hice 
Pero cuando llamo parece que nunca estas en casa
Hola desde afuera
Por lo menos puedo decir que trate
De decirte que lo siento, por haber roto tu corazon
Pero no importa, porque claramente no te destroza ya

Hola, como estas?
Que tipico, yo solo hablo de mi misma. Lo siento
Espero estes bien
Pudiste salir de esa ciudad donde nada pasa

No es secreto que los dos
Nos estamos quedando sin tiempo

So, Hola desde el otro lado
Creo te llame mil veces
Para decirte que lo siento, por todo lo que hice 
Pero cuando llamo parece que nunca estas en casa
Hola desde afuera
Por lo menos puedo decir que trate
De decirte que lo siento, por haber roto tu corazon
Pero no importa, porque claramente no te destroza ya

[x4:]
(Highs highs highs highs
Lows lows lows lows)
Anymore

Hola desde el otro lado
Creo te llame mil veces
Para decirte que lo siento, por todo lo que hice 
Pero cuando llamo parece que nunca estas en casa
Hola desde afuera
Por lo menos puedo decir que trate
De decirte que lo siento, por haber roto tu corazon
Pero no importa, porque claramente no te destroza ya

Saturday, October 17, 2015

Marc Anthony - Viviendo - To Live

On my way to work this song came up on the radio and I thought "wow, I actually went into a CD store and bought that CD". It was probably the last time I went into a music store. Oh sweet teenage years, but this CD was a precious piece. I've always loved Marc Anthony and the songs he chooses to sing. So full of passion and truth that I'm automatically drawn to it. The orchestra on this track is just awesome, pure and skillful at playing salsa. I went on looking for the translation and they were all missing the best part. Us Panamanians call it "El Pregon". So I took my time to translate those. Pregones are a summary to the whole song. The summary to what we just learned. Enjoy it :-)

Maybe you were right
Maybe you were right
And it was useless to hide
Or dream with promising so many things

Maybe you were right
Maybe you were right
And that fear you felt
That screamed and lost so many things 
It was me.

And it would've been so easy
To not entangle our destinies
And let our paths continue separate
But maybe I was right
And we only had to

Live
Ay!, without fears, without excuses
Live
Inventing something crazy
Live
How God would've wanted
Live
Remembering what's forgotten
Live
Rescuing what was lost
Live
And to even loose life
Living

It's a matter of heart
It's a matter of heart
ay! to die trying
To feel every moment
So many things
So many things
That even if they hurt
Are the essence of life
Maybe be I was right
And we only had to

Live
Ay!, without fears, without excuses
Live
Inventing something crazy
 Ay! Live
How God would've wanted
Live
Remembering what's forgotten
Live
Rescuing what was lost
Live
And to even loose life
Oh Living

(We only had to live)
To live, to live, 
We only have to live

(We only had to live)
How God would've wanted 
Give each other love

(We only had to live)
It's a matter of heart
To give everything

(We only had to live)
We have to live, live
I'm telling you nena
We only have to live

(Only live)
I want to be with you
I don't want to suffer
Come and tell me yes
(Only live)
Give everything
(Only Live)
Ohh ma

Friday, May 22, 2015

Ruben Blades - Amor Y Control = Love & Control

Translating another one of my favorite songs from "The Salsa Poet" "El Poeta de la Salsa" Ruben Blades. If anyone ever asks you who is the poet of salsa; now you know. There is no one else in the world with that title; and rightfully so. Ruben Blades has an amazing talent for writing and story telling. This is what makes his music so enchanting. I can honestly say that I cry every time I hear this song and I too think about my family and what it means to be part of one. I got teary eye watching this video and watching him get emotional before performing this song. He is telling a story of a couple that bought tickets to go watch him that night. The couple was having their 17th year anniversary, but his wife died and her husband asked him to sing this song. This is another Panama anthem that makes me feel at home. Enjoy and love your family! No matter what!


I'm leaving the hospital
After seeing my mother
Fight against a cancer
That has no cure

I saw a family pass by
An older man walked in front
A lady, two guys
And some other people

Holding the older man’s hand
A younger man walked
Doleful and looking sorry
He was the cause of a family argument
Which we started to become aware of
After hearing the old man scream

Even though you are a thief
Even though you have no reason to be
I have an obligation to help you

And even though you use drugs
And even though you abuse us
The family and I have to care for you

Only the person with children
Understands that being a parent never ends
That a father and mother’s love
Never ceases to give

That we wish for you
That which we never had
That even though we have problems
Family is family
And love is love

I saw them walk away with tears
Overcoming their own maze
In good and bad times
Walking together

And I thought about my family
And I loved them so much in that moment
That I thought I was drowning in feelings

That young man
And my poor mother
Two different people
But, the two are equal tragedies

How much control
And how much love
Has to be in our house?
Much control and much love
To overcome misfortune

Even if there are arguments in your home
Even though you might think that your love is a lost cause
Be sure that they love you
And that love lasts a lifetime

How much control
And how much love
Has to be in our house?
Much control and much love
To overcome misfortune

Keep love and control at forefront of troubles
Illuminating those feelings of hope
Giving your back to problems
 Doesn't make them go away
Nor impatience solved any sorrows

How much control
And how much love
Has to be in our house?
Much control and much love
To overcome misfortune
 

Saturday, March 14, 2015

Mana & Shakira: Mi Verdad = My Truth

I just had to translate this song. It's one of those lyrics where I can relate to all of it. I'm sure we all could. Mana is just a band I grew up listening to and always vibe to. The lead singer Fher Olvera is just so amazing, his voice has always hit a special chord within me. Adding Shakira to this song was completely amazing for me because I love her voice, specially when she sings in Spanish. This translation is dedicated to my son Ethan. He is truly the light of my world and my guiding star. Mommy loves you.

There are lies in lips
There are lies in the skin, so painful
There are lies, there are lovers
That by instant pleasures
Put there lives to tremble

There are compassionate lies
There are merciful lies 
That don't want to hurt
There are lies that truly hurt us
Ay, ay, ay

There is deceit that for years
Hid the truth
Causing a lot of damage
Ay, I'm going to take refuge
In the land of your love (my truth)

You are my love, my joy
The truth in my life
 The baby that jumps into my arms quickly
You are my refuge and my truth

Oye, you are my love, my joy
The truth in my life
The baby that settles this soul with laughter
You are my refuge and my truth

There are lies in stares
There are lies drawn in the skin
There are lies, there are lovers
That by instant pleasures
Put there lives to tremble

There are doctrines and orators
Dictators with no mercy
That govern without truth
There are lies in the news, in the web
and in the bar, ay, ay, ay

There is deceit that for years
Hid the truth
Hurting out of pain
Ay, I'm going to take refuge
In the oasis of your love

You are my love, my joy
The truth in my life
The baby that jumps into my arms quickly
You are my refuge and my truth

Oye, you are my love, my joy
The truth in my life
The baby that settles this soul with laughter
You are my refuge and my truth

In a world so unreal
I don't know what to believe
And my love,
 I know you are my truth, you are my truth
You are the light that guides me
You are the voice that calms me
You are the rain of my soul
You are my whole truth

You are the light in my life
You are the voice that calms me
You are the rain of my soul
You are my whole truth
You are my whole truth