Charly

• By: Santabárbara
• Album: Regreso

Lyrics:

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Le Ilamaba Charly

I called her Charly

La encontre en la calle tendida

I found her lying in the street

Y lloro de hambre

And she cried from hunger

Charly

Charly

Temblorosa y perdida

Trembling and lost

Casi sin vida

Almost lifeless

Se sintio sola y vencida.

She felt alone and defeated.

Sus chillidos sordos

Her muffled cries

Sin aliento ni fuerza

Without breath or strength

En sus alas abiertas

In her open wings

Pobre Charly

Poor Charly

Yo le di nido nuevo

I gave her a new nest

Esperanza

Hope

Y calor entre mis dedos.

And warmth between my fingers.

Tuviste suerte al cruzarme en mi camino

You were lucky to cross my path

Yo te salve de tu destino oh Charly

I saved you from your destiny, oh Charly

Tuviste suerte al cruzarme en mi camino

You were lucky to cross my path

Yo te salve de tu destino oh Charly

I saved you from your destiny, oh Charly

Te preste cuidados

I lent you care

Poco a poco viviste y curaste

Little by little you lived and healed

Siempre a mi lado.

Always by my side.

Charly

Charly

Mas tus ansias de vuelo

But your desire to fly

Te Ilevaron

Took you

A volar libre hacia el cielo.

To fly free towards the sky.

Tuviste suerte al cruzarme en mi camino

You were lucky to cross my path

Yo te salve de tu destino oh Charly

I saved you from your destiny, oh Charly

Tuviste suerte al cruzarme en mi camino

You were lucky to cross my path

Yo te salve de tu destino oh Charly

I saved you from your destiny, oh Charly

Le Ilamaba Charly

I called her Charly

La encontre en la calle tendida

I found her lying in the street

Y lloro de hambre

And she cried from hunger

Charly

Charly

Se marcho de mi vida

She left my life

Vivo esperando

I live waiting

Que regrese algun dia

For her to return someday

Tuviste suerte al cruzarme en mi camino

You were lucky to cross my path

Yo te salve de tu destino oh Charly...(7 times)

I saved you from your destiny, oh Charly...(7 times)

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
Charly /ˈtʃɑːrli/ A1	noun - a name
calle /ˈkɑːjeɪ/ A1	noun - street
vida /ˈviːdə/ A1	noun - life
suerte /ˈswɛrteɪ/ A2	noun - luck
destino /dɛsˈtiːnoʊ/ B1	noun - destiny
esperanza /ɛs.pəˈræn.zə/ B1	noun - hope
vivo /ˈviːvoʊ/ B1	adjective - alive
llorar /joˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to cry
salvar /salˈβaɾ/ B1	verb - to save
cielo /ˈsjɛloʊ/ B2	noun - sky
ansias /ˈansjas/ B2	noun - anxieties
volar /boˈlaɾ/ A2	verb - to fly
cuidados /kwiˈðaðos/ B2	noun - care
temblorosa /tem.bloˈɾosa/ B2	adjective - trembling
perdida /peɾˈðida/ B2	adjective - lost

Grammar:

• Le Ilamaba Charly

  ➔ Imperfect tense in Spanish used for past habitual actions or descriptions

  ➔ 'Llamaba' is the imperfect tense of 'llamar', indicating a habitual or ongoing past action.

• Yo le di nido nuevo

  ➔ Preterite tense in Spanish used for completed actions in the past

  ➔ 'Di' is the preterite tense of 'dar', meaning 'gave', indicating a completed action.

• Se marcho de mi vida

  ➔ Reflexive verb in preterite tense indicating the subject performed an action on itself

  ➔ 'Se marcho' is a reflexive pronoun + preterite form of 'marchar', meaning 'left' or 'departed' from oneself or personal life.

• Te preste cuidados

  ➔ Preterite tense of 'prestar' indicating a completed action of lending or providing care

  ➔ 'Preste' is the preterite form of 'prestar', expressing that the action of giving or caring was completed.

• Te salve de tu destino

  ➔ Subjunctive mood used in a clause expressing a wish, hope, or prayer

  ➔ 'Salve' is in the subjunctive mood of 'salvar', used to express a wish or hope.