La Vida Lyrics in English Willie Rosario
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Vida by Willie Rosario from Spanish to English.
Pequeña échate pa' acá
Little one, come here
Regreso el jefe con los jefes
The boss is back with the bosses
Los hermanos rosarios
The Rosario brothers
Los caminos de la vida
The paths of life
No son los que yo creía
Are not what I believed
No son los que yo pensaba
They're not what I thought
No son los que imaginaba
They're not what I imagined
Los caminos de la vida
The paths of life
Son muy difícil de andarlos
Are very difficult to walk
Muy difícil de caminarlos
Very difficult to traverse
Y no encuentro la salida
And I can't find the way out
Yo pensaba que la vida
I thought that life
Era distinta cuando yo era pequeñito
Was different when I was little
Pero yo creía que la vida
But I thought that life
Era tan fácil como ayer
Was as easy as yesterday
Que mi madre si tan buena
That my mother, so good
Se esmeraba por darme
Went hard to give me
Todo lo que yo necesitaba
Everything I needed
Y me di cuenta de que tan fácil no es
And I realized that it's not so easy
Por que a mi madre la veía cansada
Because I saw my mother tired
De trabajar pa' mi hermano y pa´mi
From working for my brother and me
Ahora con gusto nos toca ayudarla
Now we gladly have to help her
Y por mi vieja luchar hasta el fin
And for my mother I'll fight until the end
Por ella luchare hasta que me muera
For her I'll fight until I die
Y por ella yo no quiero morir
And for her I don't want to die
Tampoco que se me muera mi vieja
Nor do I want my mother to die
Pero que mas si el destino es así
But what else if destiny is like this
Los caminos de la vida
The paths of life
No son los que yo creía
Are not what I believed
No son los que yo pensaba
They're not what I thought
No son los que imaginaba
They're not what I imagined
Los caminos de la vida
The paths of life
Son muy difícil de andarlos
Are very difficult to walk
Muy difícil de caminarlos
Very difficult to traverse
Y no encuentro la salida
And I can't find the way out
Por que a mi madre la veía cansada
Because I saw my mother tired
De trabajar pa' mi hermano y pa´mi
From working for my brother and me
Ahora con gusto nos toca ayudarla
Now we gladly have to help her
Y por mi vieja luchar hasta el fin
And for my mother I'll fight until the end
Por ella luchare hasta que me muera
For her I'll fight until I die
Y por ella yo no quiero morir
And for her I don't want to die
Tampoco que se me muera mi vieja
Nor do I want my mother to die
Pero que mas si el destino es así
But what else if destiny is like this
Los caminos yo camino
The paths I walk
Ellos marcan mi destino
They mark my destiny
La lección esta aprendida
The lesson is learned
Que difícil ha sido la vida
How difficult life has been
Hace a todo el mundo caminar
It makes everyone walk
Cuando yo hago madrugamos o mas
When I do it, we get up early or even earlier
Pero son otra fuerza de andar
But they are another force to walk
Los caminos de la vida que a mi me da
The paths of life that it gives me
Los caminos de la vida
The paths of life
No son los que yo creía
Are not what I believed
No son los que yo pensaba
They're not what I thought
No son los que imaginaba
They're not what I imagined
Los caminos de la vida
The paths of life
Son muy difícil de andarlos
Are very difficult to walk
Muy difícil de caminarlos
Very difficult to traverse
Y no encuentro la salida
And I can't find the way out
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esmeraba — strived / went to great lengths
Esmeraba comes from the verb esmerarse, which means to strive, to go to great lengths, or to take great pains to do something. It implies a dedicated and meticulous effort.
In the song, the artist reflects on his childhood, singing, "Que mi madre si tan buena / Se esmeraba por darme / Todo lo que yo necesitaba" (That my mother, so good, / Strived to give me / Everything I needed). This word beautifully conveys the immense effort and care his mother put into providing for him, highlighting her selflessness and love.
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