Si estoy solo, tú me acoges, eres mi fiel compañía
If I'm alone, you welcome me, you are my faithful companion
00:31
Me hablas sincera y me esperas cuando empieza el día
You speak to me sincerely and wait for me when the day begins
00:35
Mi guía, mi faro de Alejandría
My guide, my lighthouse of Alexandria
00:37
Si me ves perdido, te miro y elimino la tristeza en un suspiro
If you see me lost, I look at you and erase the sadness in a sigh
00:40
Das sentido a mi existencia, tu desobediencia
You give meaning to my existence, your disobedience
00:43
Tu sola presencia merece mi reverencia
Your mere presence deserves my reverence
00:46
Tú me diste un don, fuiste mi espada
You gave me a gift, you were my sword
00:49
Siempre encerrada en tu prisión si la inspiración faltaba
Always locked in your prison if inspiration was lacking
00:51
Desde la nada me abrazas, no prohibes ni amenazas
From nothing you embrace me, you neither prohibit nor threaten
00:54
Tan romántica y auténtica, tú nunca te disfrazas
So romantic and authentic, you never disguise yourself
00:57
Como un hada y un verdugo, firme escudo en la batalla
Like a fairy and an executioner, a firm shield in battle
01:00
Tú, a quien acudo si otros fallan
You, to whom I turn if others fail
01:03
Me das retos, aventuras y responsabilidad
You give me challenges, adventures, and responsibility
01:05
Me das éxito y dinero, me quitas la intimidad
You give me success and money, you take away my intimacy
01:08
Me exiges crear, me haces temblar, soñar, me curas
You demand I create, you make me tremble, dream, you heal me
01:11
Me eliges para hablar si las calles están mudas
You choose me to speak if the streets are silent
01:14
Me desnudas con ternura y siento tu tacto y tu olor
You strip me with tenderness and I feel your touch and your scent
01:17
Si te veo volar libre entre la voz de un cantautor
If I see you fly free among the voice of a singer-songwriter
01:19
Eres ópera y flamenco, eres todo lo que tengo
You are opera and flamenco, you are all I have
01:22
Y te amo mientras brotas entre las notas de un piano
And I love you as you blossom among the notes of a piano
01:25
Y me desintegras pintando estas noches negras
And you disintegrate me painting these black nights
01:28
Me alegras, me invades, me evades, alejas las tinieblas
You make me happy, invade me, evade me, push away the darkness
01:30
Y me resucitas siempre, nunca me mientes
And you always resurrect me, you never lie to me
01:33
Eres el recipiente donde lágrimas se vierten
You are the vessel where tears are poured
01:36
Eres tango y eres ritmo, vives en do, re, mi, fa
You are tango and rhythm, you live in do, re, mi, fa
01:39
Impredecible compás cuando te vistes de jazz
Unpredictable beat when you dress in jazz
01:42
Llegas y me das oxígeno
You arrive and give me oxygen
01:44
Mi único somnífero si el mortífero estrés tensa mis músculos
My only sedative if the deadly stress tenses my muscles
01:46
Discípulo de tu inmensa maestría
Disciple of your immense mastery
01:49
Cuando no te conocía, ¿cómo podía vivir sin percibir tu melodía?
When I didn't know you, how could I live without perceiving your melody?
01:52
Fuiste mía y sólo mía en mis horas de miseria
You were mine and only mine in my hours of misery
01:55
Compones la banda sonora de esta tragicomedia
You compose the soundtrack of this tragicomedy
01:58
Tú, reina entre mil reyes, cumbre de mis valles
You, queen among a thousand kings, peak of my valleys
02:01
Me levitas y así evitas que tanto odio me ametralle
You lift me and thus prevent so much hate from machine-gunning me
02:04
Tú, si eres hip-hop, muestras denuncia y carisma
You, if you are hip-hop, show denunciation and charisma
02:07
Pero, te vistes de clásica y sigues siendo la misma
But, you dress in classical and remain the same
02:10
Eres tú mi suerte
You are my luck
02:12
Eres tú, tan fuerte
You are you, so strong
02:15
Eres tú, tú, tan diferente
You are you, you, so different
02:17
Surges y de repente la vida olvida a la muerte
You emerge and suddenly life forgets death
02:21
Es imposible detenerte si naces de un pentagrama
It's impossible to stop you if you are born from a staff
02:23
Si el drama yace en mi cama, me abres enormes ventanas
If the drama lies in my bed, you open huge windows
02:26
Tu llama jamás se apaga, luz de eterna juventud
Your flame never goes out, light of eternal youth
02:29
Cuando lloras punteando una guitarra de blues
When you cry strumming a blues guitar
02:32
Eres tú, la rabia sucia y rasgada de Kurt Cobain
You are the dirty and torn rage of Kurt Cobain
02:35
El compromiso sincero de Marvin Gaye
The sincere commitment of Marvin Gaye
02:38
La grandeza de John Coltrane improvisando con el saxo
The greatness of John Coltrane improvising with the sax
02:40
La mirada aniñada en los ojos de Michael Jackson
The childlike gaze in the eyes of Michael Jackson
02:43
Y es que tu son me sedujo, tu luz me dejó perplejo y caí
And it's that your sound seduced me, your light left me perplexed and I fell
02:46
Reviví como el sol en forma de soul y R&B
I revived like the sun in the form of soul and R&B
02:49
Bebí de ti el elixir y resistí los golpes
I drank from you the elixir and resisted the blows
02:52
Si fui torpe, encontré por fin mi norte, mi soporte
If I was clumsy, I finally found my north, my support
02:55
Entre acordes de Mark Knopfler
Among the chords of Mark Knopfler
02:57
Redobles de Hanckock Herbi
Drums of Hancock Herbie
02:59
De Vivaldi hasta Elvis
From Vivaldi to Elvis
03:00
Desde Verdi hasta Chuck Berry
From Verdi to Chuck Berry
03:01
Inmortales piezas musicales hacen que el tiempo se pare
Immortal musical pieces make time stand still
03:03
Estallan como bombas provocando ondas letales de esperanza, de aliento y vida
They explode like bombs causing lethal waves of hope, of breath and life
03:06
Mi gran amiga, solo tú haces eficaces todas las frases que diga
My great friend, only you make all the phrases I say effective
03:10
Mi balanza, mi paz, mi druida en la fatiga, sólo tú haces realidad los sueños que yo persiga
My balance, my peace, my druid in fatigue, only you make the dreams I pursue come true
03:14
Y es que sin ti no hay destino, sólo piedra y mil caminos
And without you, there is no destiny, only stone and a thousand paths
03:19
Sin ti soy un mimo temblando en el camerino
Without you, I am a mime trembling in the dressing room
03:22
Pero tú acoges mis voces si me ves desorientado
But you welcome my voices if you see me disoriented
03:25
Y bailas conmigo un vals igual que dos enamorados
And you dance with me a waltz just like two lovers
03:28
Eres la llave inmortal que abre este mental presidio
You are the immortal key that opens this mental prison
03:30
Desde Tearz de Wu-Tang Clan hasta el ojalá de Silvio
From Tearz of Wu-Tang Clan to the "hopefully" of Silvio
03:33
Envidio el poder que impones en canciones
I envy the power you impose in songs
03:37
Despiertas mis emociones con creaciones de Ennio Morricone
You awaken my emotions with creations of Ennio Morricone
03:38
Sensaciones sin control cuando eres rock n' roll
Sensations out of control when you are rock n' roll
03:42
El erotismo de un bemol en la voz de Diana Krall
The eroticism of a flat note in the voice of Diana Krall
03:44
El solo de guitarra eléctrica que el silencio rompe
The electric guitar solo that breaks the silence
03:47
La armónica que esconden las manos de Stevie Wonder
The harmonica hidden in the hands of Stevie Wonder
03:50
Te vi donde todo acaba, inhalas ira con Black Sabbath
I saw you where everything ends, you inhale anger with Black Sabbath
03:53
Respiras vida con la calma que inspira Bob Dylan
You breathe life with the calm that inspires Bob Dylan
03:56
Oscilas y posees a James Brown, mueves tu cuerpo
You oscillate and possess James Brown, you move your body
03:58
Junto a Freddy Mercury, Ray Charles jamás habrán muerto
Alongside Freddy Mercury, Ray Charles will never have died
04:01
Y es cierto, da igual que suenes con un arpa o un acai
And it's true, it doesn't matter if you sound with a harp or an acai
04:04
Con la clase de Frank Sinatra o de Barry White
With the class of Frank Sinatra or Barry White
04:07
Eres la métrica enigmática que envuelve mi ser y lo salva
You are the enigmatic metric that envelops my being and saves it
04:09
El idioma con el que los dioses hablan, eres música (Música, música, música)
The language with which the gods speak, you are music (Music, music, music)
04:12
04:15
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
If I'm alone, you welcome me, you are my faithful companion
You speak to me sincerely and wait for me when the day begins
My guide, my lighthouse of Alexandria
If you see me lost, I look at you and erase the sadness in a sigh
You give meaning to my existence, your disobedience
Your mere presence deserves my reverence
You gave me a gift, you were my sword
Always locked in your prison if inspiration was lacking
From nothing you embrace me, you neither prohibit nor threaten
So romantic and authentic, you never disguise yourself
Like a fairy and an executioner, a firm shield in battle
You, to whom I turn if others fail
You give me challenges, adventures, and responsibility
You give me success and money, you take away my intimacy
You demand I create, you make me tremble, dream, you heal me
You choose me to speak if the streets are silent
You strip me with tenderness and I feel your touch and your scent
If I see you fly free among the voice of a singer-songwriter
You are opera and flamenco, you are all I have
And I love you as you blossom among the notes of a piano
And you disintegrate me painting these black nights
You make me happy, invade me, evade me, push away the darkness
And you always resurrect me, you never lie to me
You are the vessel where tears are poured
You are tango and rhythm, you live in do, re, mi, fa
Unpredictable beat when you dress in jazz
You arrive and give me oxygen
My only sedative if the deadly stress tenses my muscles
Disciple of your immense mastery
When I didn't know you, how could I live without perceiving your melody?
You were mine and only mine in my hours of misery
You compose the soundtrack of this tragicomedy
You, queen among a thousand kings, peak of my valleys
You lift me and thus prevent so much hate from machine-gunning me
You, if you are hip-hop, show denunciation and charisma
But, you dress in classical and remain the same
You are my luck
You are you, so strong
You are you, you, so different
You emerge and suddenly life forgets death
It's impossible to stop you if you are born from a staff
If the drama lies in my bed, you open huge windows
Your flame never goes out, light of eternal youth
When you cry strumming a blues guitar
You are the dirty and torn rage of Kurt Cobain
The sincere commitment of Marvin Gaye
The greatness of John Coltrane improvising with the sax
The childlike gaze in the eyes of Michael Jackson
And it's that your sound seduced me, your light left me perplexed and I fell
I revived like the sun in the form of soul and R&B
I drank from you the elixir and resisted the blows
If I was clumsy, I finally found my north, my support
Among the chords of Mark Knopfler
Drums of Hancock Herbie
From Vivaldi to Elvis
From Verdi to Chuck Berry
Immortal musical pieces make time stand still
They explode like bombs causing lethal waves of hope, of breath and life
My great friend, only you make all the phrases I say effective
My balance, my peace, my druid in fatigue, only you make the dreams I pursue come true
And without you, there is no destiny, only stone and a thousand paths
Without you, I am a mime trembling in the dressing room
But you welcome my voices if you see me disoriented
And you dance with me a waltz just like two lovers
You are the immortal key that opens this mental prison
From Tearz of Wu-Tang Clan to the "hopefully" of Silvio
I envy the power you impose in songs
You awaken my emotions with creations of Ennio Morricone
Sensations out of control when you are rock n' roll
The eroticism of a flat note in the voice of Diana Krall
The electric guitar solo that breaks the silence
The harmonica hidden in the hands of Stevie Wonder
I saw you where everything ends, you inhale anger with Black Sabbath
You breathe life with the calm that inspires Bob Dylan
You oscillate and possess James Brown, you move your body
Alongside Freddy Mercury, Ray Charles will never have died
And it's true, it doesn't matter if you sound with a harp or an acai
With the class of Frank Sinatra or Barry White
You are the enigmatic metric that envelops my being and saves it
The language with which the gods speak, you are music (Music, music, music)
You speak to me sincerely and wait for me when the day begins
My guide, my lighthouse of Alexandria
If you see me lost, I look at you and erase the sadness in a sigh
You give meaning to my existence, your disobedience
Your mere presence deserves my reverence
You gave me a gift, you were my sword
Always locked in your prison if inspiration was lacking
From nothing you embrace me, you neither prohibit nor threaten
So romantic and authentic, you never disguise yourself
Like a fairy and an executioner, a firm shield in battle
You, to whom I turn if others fail
You give me challenges, adventures, and responsibility
You give me success and money, you take away my intimacy
You demand I create, you make me tremble, dream, you heal me
You choose me to speak if the streets are silent
You strip me with tenderness and I feel your touch and your scent
If I see you fly free among the voice of a singer-songwriter
You are opera and flamenco, you are all I have
And I love you as you blossom among the notes of a piano
And you disintegrate me painting these black nights
You make me happy, invade me, evade me, push away the darkness
And you always resurrect me, you never lie to me
You are the vessel where tears are poured
You are tango and rhythm, you live in do, re, mi, fa
Unpredictable beat when you dress in jazz
You arrive and give me oxygen
My only sedative if the deadly stress tenses my muscles
Disciple of your immense mastery
When I didn't know you, how could I live without perceiving your melody?
You were mine and only mine in my hours of misery
You compose the soundtrack of this tragicomedy
You, queen among a thousand kings, peak of my valleys
You lift me and thus prevent so much hate from machine-gunning me
You, if you are hip-hop, show denunciation and charisma
But, you dress in classical and remain the same
You are my luck
You are you, so strong
You are you, you, so different
You emerge and suddenly life forgets death
It's impossible to stop you if you are born from a staff
If the drama lies in my bed, you open huge windows
Your flame never goes out, light of eternal youth
When you cry strumming a blues guitar
You are the dirty and torn rage of Kurt Cobain
The sincere commitment of Marvin Gaye
The greatness of John Coltrane improvising with the sax
The childlike gaze in the eyes of Michael Jackson
And it's that your sound seduced me, your light left me perplexed and I fell
I revived like the sun in the form of soul and R&B
I drank from you the elixir and resisted the blows
If I was clumsy, I finally found my north, my support
Among the chords of Mark Knopfler
Drums of Hancock Herbie
From Vivaldi to Elvis
From Verdi to Chuck Berry
Immortal musical pieces make time stand still
They explode like bombs causing lethal waves of hope, of breath and life
My great friend, only you make all the phrases I say effective
My balance, my peace, my druid in fatigue, only you make the dreams I pursue come true
And without you, there is no destiny, only stone and a thousand paths
Without you, I am a mime trembling in the dressing room
But you welcome my voices if you see me disoriented
And you dance with me a waltz just like two lovers
You are the immortal key that opens this mental prison
From Tearz of Wu-Tang Clan to the "hopefully" of Silvio
I envy the power you impose in songs
You awaken my emotions with creations of Ennio Morricone
Sensations out of control when you are rock n' roll
The eroticism of a flat note in the voice of Diana Krall
The electric guitar solo that breaks the silence
The harmonica hidden in the hands of Stevie Wonder
I saw you where everything ends, you inhale anger with Black Sabbath
You breathe life with the calm that inspires Bob Dylan
You oscillate and possess James Brown, you move your body
Alongside Freddy Mercury, Ray Charles will never have died
And it's true, it doesn't matter if you sound with a harp or an acai
With the class of Frank Sinatra or Barry White
You are the enigmatic metric that envelops my being and saves it
The language with which the gods speak, you are music (Music, music, music)
Key Vocabulary
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compañía /kom.paˈɲi.a/ B1 |
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guía /ˈɡi.a/ A2 |
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tristeza /tɾisˈte.θa/ B1 |
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sentido /senˈti.ðo/ B1 |
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existencia /ek.sisˈten.θja/ B2 |
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reverencia /re.beˈɾen.θja/ C1 |
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don /don/ B2 |
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inspiración /ins.pi.ɾaˈθjon/ B2 |
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hada /ˈa.ða/ B2 |
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verdugo /beɾˈðu.ɣo/ C1 |
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reto /ˈre.to/ B1 |
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aventura /a.benˈtu.ɾa/ A2 |
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intimidad /in.ti.miˈdad/ B2 |
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calle /ˈka.ʎe/ A1 |
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ternura /teɾˈnu.ɾa/ B2 |
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voz /bos/ A1 |
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piano /ˈpja.no/ A1 |
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lágrima /ˈla.ɣɾi.ma/ A2 |
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ritmo /ˈriθ.mo/ A2 |
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oxígeno /okˈsi.xe.no/ B1 |
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