El Teléfono Lyrics in English Pablo López
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Teléfono by Pablo López from Spanish to English.
Quiero dejar de perdonarme cada dia
I want to stop forgiving myself every day
Por desnudarme a volantazo cada noche
For recklessly baring myself every night
Por recordarte mas de lo que deberia
For remembering you more than I should
Por ser becario en la oficina del derroche
For being an intern in the office of excess
Voy a dejar 40 velas encendidas
I'm going to leave 40 candles lit
A ver si alguna me devuelve nuestro incendio
To see if any of them give me back our fire
No quiero mas abrazos de tecnologia
I don't want any more technology hugs
Ni tu silencio atragantado de color
Nor your silence choked with color
Esa noche juré
That night I swore
Que no lo haría
That I wouldn't do it
Y acabe con los dedos destrozados
And I ended up with my fingers destroyed
Soy más simple de lo que me creía
I'm simpler than I thought I was
Esta es la historia de
This is the story of
De un telefono apagado
Of a phone turned off
Cuando escribi
When I wrote
Aquel mensaje descarado
That brazen message
Manche de vino casi todas las palabras
I stained almost all the words with wine
Fui la verguenza
I was the embarrassment
Del poeta trasnochado
Of the sleepless poet
Y de los perros que no muerdenlo que ladran
And of the dogs that don't bite what they bark
No quiero azul
I don't want blue
No quiero en línea ni ocupado
I don't want online nor busy
No quiero movil a las 6 de la mañana
I don't want a mobile phone at 6 in the morning
Quiero que escuches
I want you to listen
A este idiota equivocada
To this mistaken idiot
Y a su derrota de pantalla y cargador
And to their defeat of screen and charger
Esa noche juré
That night I swore
Que no lo haría
That I wouldn't do it
Y acabe con los dedos destrozados
And I ended up with my fingers destroyed
Soy más simple de lo que me creía
I'm simpler than I thought I was
Esta es la historia de
This is the story of
De un telefono apagado
Of a phone turned off
Y esa noche juré
And that night I swore
Que, que no lo haría
That, that I wouldn't do it
Y acabe con las manos y los dedos destrozados
And I ended up with my hands and fingers destroyed
Soy más pequeño de lo que me creía
I'm smaller than I thought I was
Esta es la historia de
This is the story of
De un telefono apagado
Of a phone turned off
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PABLO JOSE LOPEZ JIMENEZ
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derroche — waste / extravagance
Derroche translates to "waste" or "extravagance." It's a strong word that goes beyond simple spending, implying an excessive and often reckless squandering of resources or emotions.
In the song, the lyric "Por ser becario en la oficina del derroche" (For being an intern in the office of waste) uses derroche metaphorically. It paints a vivid picture of the singer feeling like a junior employee in a place where emotions and effort are carelessly thrown away, highlighting a sense of regret and futility in his past actions.
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