Que La Vida Vale Lyrics in English Natalia Lafourcade

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Que La Vida Vale by Natalia Lafourcade from Spanish to English.
They took my life, they snatched it away
Sad that day, the sun went out
The flowers cried, the angels cried
Some stars, the world stopped
They took my life, they snatched it away
Dreams ended, that illusion
From here in heaven, where the dead are
Don't cry anymore, I'm asking you in this song
What I want to say is that life is worth it
Because life is worth it, we must live
In any instant, when you least expect it
That vile and wild, everything comes to its end
They took my life, they snatched it away
Sad that day, the sun went out
Money doesn't matter nor social classes
Just honor the moment and happiness
What I want to say is that life is worth it
Because life is worth it, we must live
In any instant, when you least expect it
That vile and wild, everything comes to its end
What I want to say is that life is worth it
Because life is worth it, we must live
In any instant, when you least expect it
That vile and wild, everything comes to its end
In any instant, when you least expect it
That vile and wild, everything comes to its end, that life is worth it
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SONG MEANING

Imagine the sun suddenly switching off, flowers and angels bursting into tears, and the whole world pressing pause. That is the dramatic picture Natalia Lafourcade paints in “Que La Vida Vale.” Singing from the afterlife, she recalls the instant her life was “snatched away,” dreams and illusions cut short. These cinematic images remind us how fragile everything is: money, social class, even the brightest stars cannot stop time.

Yet the song is anything but gloomy. From her place “where the dead are,” she sends an upbeat plea to the living: “Life is worth it - so live it!” Because endings can arrive “when you least expect it,” Natalia urges us to savor every second, honor happiness, and forget superficial divides. In just a few verses she turns loss into fuel for joy, inviting us to dance, love, and celebrate the present moment before it slips away.

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