Mi Amigo Sebastián Lyrics in English Franco de Vita
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Mi Amigo Sebastián by Franco de Vita from Spanish to English.
Lucho toda una vida
He struggled his whole life
Un hombre de clase media
A middle-class man
Y de lejos se puede notar
And from afar, you can tell
El aire de buena gente
The air of a good person
Nunca tuvo mucho tiempo
He never had much time
Para cultivar su ingenio
To develop his wit
Pero es mas listo de lo que se ve
But he's smarter than he looks
Se le nota en la mirada
It shows in his gaze
Ay! Cansada, cansada
Oh! Tired, tired
Cada vez va mas lento
He walks slower each time
Apoyando el bastón del lado izquierdo
Leaning on his cane on the left side
Y te habla y te cuenta
And he talks to you and tells you
De que tiempo aquellos
About those times
Llenos de polvo y soledad
Full of dust and loneliness
Mi amigo Sebastián
My friend Sebastian
Caso desde muy joven
He married when very young
Enviudo hace mucho tiempo
He became a widower a long time ago
Un solo hijo que jamás volvió
One only son who never returned
Tal vez se lo trago la tierra
Maybe the earth swallowed him
Y nunca tuvo mucha suerte
And he never had much luck
Si es que se habla de dinero
If we're talking about money
Sin darse cuenta solo se quedo
Without realizing it, he was left alone
Y casi con un siglo entero
And almost a whole century old
Y espera, y espera
And he waits, and he waits
A que cada quincena
For every two weeks
El estado le pase una miseria
The state gives him a pittance
Que suerte, que suerte
What luck, what luck
Tal vez se pague una cena
Maybe he pays for a dinner
Y para mañana Dios dirá
And for tomorrow, God knows
Mi amigo Sebastián, mi amigo Sebastián
My friend Sebastian, my friend Sebastian
Y van unos días
And it's been a few days
Que ya no lo veo pasar
That I no longer see him pass by
Que raro! Tal vez se fue a otro lugar
How strange! Maybe he went to another place
Que raro! Sin despedirse y sin decirme nada
How strange! Without saying goodbye and without telling me anything
Tal vez no le dio tiempo de avisar
Maybe he didn't have time to let me know
Ojalá que encuentre paz
I hope he finds peace
Mi amigo Sebastián
My friend Sebastian
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enviudó — became a widower
Enviudó means 'became a widower' or 'was widowed'. It's a poignant and less common verb that immediately draws attention to a significant life event.
In the song, it highlights a key aspect of Sebastián's life story: "Enviudó hace mucho tiempo" (He became a widower a long time ago). This word not only reveals a personal tragedy but also sets a melancholic tone, inviting listeners to delve deeper into the narrative of Sebastián's solitary life.
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