Una Vida Pasada Lyrics in English by Camilo, Carin Leon
Vida pasada literally translates to "past life". It's a beautiful and romantic phrase that you don't often hear in songs.
In this song, Camilo uses it to describe a connection with someone so deep and intuitive that it feels like it has existed across lifetimes. He sings, "Yo creo que estuvimos juntos en una vida pasada" (I believe we were together in a past life), capturing the magical feeling of knowing someone on a soul level. It's the core idea that makes this song so special.
Colombian singer Camilo teams up with Carin Leon for "Una Vida Pasada", a high-energy salsa track all about someone who cannot accept that a breakup happened. The singer spends his days staring at the ceiling and admits his attempt at moving on is totally fake: "Dije que ya te olvidé / Pero ni yo me creo esa mentira" ("I said I already forgot you / But not even I believe that lie"). He is convinced their bond goes far beyond normal dating. In fact, he feels they could talk for hours in total silence because they must have been lovers in a previous life ("Yo creo que estuvimos juntos en una vida pasada").
Things take an over-the-top, dramatic turn when he starts blaming his own body parts for the split. He actually sings that he wants to cut off his hands because he hates that they let her slip away: "Me quiero cortar las manos... Porque te dejaron ir" ("I want to cut off my hands... Because they let you go"). The track gets playfully desperate as he insists his palms built "memoria muscular" ("muscle memory") from touching her, asking what good hands are if he cannot hold her anymore. He even tosses in the everyday Spanish phrase "Échame la mano", which literally means "lend me a hand" or help me out, playing on his obsession with touch while begging for relief from the memories driving him crazy.
