Ella Lyrics in English Mala Rodríguez , Canserbero
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Ella by Mala Rodríguez from Spanish to English.
Ojos vemos, lágrimas no sabemos
We see eyes, but we don't know the tears
Me temo que somos botes a la deriva y sin remo, hablemos
I'm afraid we're boats adrift and without an oar, let's talk
Esta noche es de ella Aunque hasta la canción más bella
Tonight is hers Even though the most beautiful song
Es pequeña para aquella doncella, taciturna estrella
Is too small for that maiden, taciturn star
Y no es lo que dejamos
And it's not what we leave behind
Después de todo ¿Cuánto queda?
After all, how much is left?
El tiempo es ridículo relativo, chaquetero
Time is ridiculously relative, fickle
¿Qué medimos? ¿Qué dejamos en la acera?
What do we measure? What do we leave on the sidewalk?
Pasos describiendo lo cualquiera
Steps describing the ordinary
Insistiendo con lo mismo, confesando
Insisting on the same thing, confessing
Confirmando los misterios, las esferas
Confirming the mysteries, the spheres
Mirando el juego en el humo de una vela
Watching the game in the smoke of a candle
Suspende porque no estudia, no quiere esperar
One fails because s/he doesn't study, s/he doesn't want to wait
Hay mucho que ver ahora tú que ¿quieres más?
There's much to see now, what more do you want?
La definición es alta
The standard is high
¿Pa qué dejar de ponerle sentido antes de acabar?
Why stop making sense of it before finishing?
Todo cambia criadas en el burdel
Everything changes, raised in the brothel
Perdidas como balas desde babel
Lost like bullets from Babel
Supongo que no hay precio ya pa' aprender
I guess there's no price left to learn
Solo me queda contar dos, tres, eh
All I have left is to count two, three, eh
Niños peleándose en la escuela
Kids fighting in school
Como nadie pregunta na' se sabe
Since nobody asks anything, nothing is known
¿Qué será de ella?
What will become of her?
Niños peleándose en la escuela
Kids fighting in school
Como nadie pregunta na' se sabe
Since nobody asks anything, nothing is known
¿Qué será de ella?
What will become of her?
A la niña no le importan los problemas del gobierno
The girl doesn't care about the government's problems
No comprende bien que es eso del cielo o del infierno
She doesn't quite understand what heaven or hell is
Sabe de la guerra excepto que le aterra
She knows about war, except that it terrifies her
Aun así se siente la más triste niña de la tierra
Even so, she feels like the saddest girl on Earth
Yo tengo sed, el mundo no me da de beber
I'm thirsty, the world doesn't give me a drink
El mundo es una pelea de pollas
The world is a c*ckfight
Edificios altos, cualquiera que vuela alto lo ve
Tall buildings, anyone who flies high sees it
Pero sabe que poco importa ganar o perder
But it knows that winning or losing matters little
La niña se pone a llorar sin saber por qué
The girl starts to cry without knowing why
No entiende bien de la fe
She doesn't quite understand faith
Pero le pide a dios que cese el sufrimiento
But she asks God to stop the suffering
Injusto cuando es tanto el escarmiento
Unfair when the punishment is so great
Que la chamita por nacer llega a tener remordimiento
That the little girl, for being born, comes to feel remorse
Todo cambia criadas en el burdel
Everything changes, raised in the brothel
Perdidas como balas desde babel
Lost like bullets from Babel
Supongo que no hay precio ya pa aprender
I guess there's no price left to learn
Solo me queda contar dos, tres, eh, bum
All I have left is to count two, three, eh, boom
Niños peleándose en la escuela
Kids fighting in school
Como nadie pregunta na' se sabe
Since nobody asks anything, nothing is known
¿Qué será de ella?
What will become of her?
Niños peleándose en la escuela
Kids fighting in school
Como nadie pregunta na' se sabe
Since nobody asks anything, nothing is known
¿Qué será de ella?
What will become of her?
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Driffa Ait Abdelmalek, Jimmy Waiki Mulamba, Maria Garrido, Tyrone Gonzalez Orama
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chaquetero — turncoat / fickle
Chaquetero is a fascinating and somewhat colloquial word that literally refers to someone who changes their jacket, but metaphorically means a 'turncoat' or someone who is 'fickle' or 'opportunistic'.
In the lyrics, the line "El tiempo es ridículo relativo, chaquetero" (Time is ridiculously relative, fickle) personifies time as being unreliable and changing its allegiance. It's an engaging word choice that gives a unique character to the concept of time, making it much more vivid than a simpler adjective.
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