Los Caminos de la Vida

• By: Vicentico
• Album: Los Rayos

Lyrics:

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Los caminos de la vida

The paths of life

No son lo que yo pensaba

Are not what I thought

No son lo que yo creía

Are not what I believed

No son lo que imaginaba

Are not what I imagined

Los caminos de la vida

The paths of life

Son muy difícil de andarlos

Are very difficult to walk

Difícil de caminarlos

Difficult to tread

Y no encuentro la salida

And I can't find a way out

Yo pensaba que la vida era distinta

I thought life was different

Cuando era chiquitito yo creía

When I was little I believed

Que las cosas eran fácil como ayer

That things were easy like yesterday

Que mi madre preocupada se esmeraba

That my worried mother strived

Por darme todo lo que necesitaba

To give me everything I needed

Y hoy me doy cuenta que tanto así no es

And today I realize that it's not that way

Porque a mi madre la veo cansada

Because I see my mother tired

De trabajar por mi hermano y por mí

Of working for my brother and me

Y ahora con ganas quisiera ayudarla

And now I really want to help her

Y por ella la peleo hasta el fin

And for her I fight to the end

Por ella lucharé hasta que me muera

For her I will fight until I die

Y por ella no me quiero morir

And for her I don't want to die

Tampoco que se me muera mi vieja

Nor do I want my old lady to die

Pero yo sé que el destino es así

But I know that destiny is like that

...

...

Los caminos de la vida

The paths of life

No son lo que yo esperaba

Are not what I expected

No son lo que yo creía

Are not what I believed

No son lo que imaginaba

Are not what I imagined

Los caminos de la vida

The paths of life

Son muy difícil de andarlos

Are very difficult to walk

Difícil de caminarlos

Difficult to tread

Y no encuentro la salida

And I can't find a way out

Yo pensaba que la vida era distinta

I thought life was different

Y cuando era chiquitito yo creía

And when I was little I believed

Que las cosas eran fácil como ayer

That things were easy like yesterday

Que mi madre preocupada se esmeraba

That my worried mother strived

Por darme todo lo que necesitaba

To give me everything I needed

Y hoy me doy cuenta que tanto así no es

And today I realize that it's not that way

Porque a mi madre la veo cansada

Because I see my mother tired

De trabajar por mi hermano y por mí

Of working for my brother and me

Y ahora con ganas quisiera ayudarla

And now I really want to help her

Y por ella la peleo hasta el fin

And for her I fight to the end

Por ella lucharé hasta que me muera

For her I will fight until I die

Y por ella no me quiero morir

And for her I don't want to die

Tampoco que se me muera mi vieja

Nor do I want my old lady to die

Pero yo sé que el destino es así

But I know that destiny is like that

...

...

Los caminos de la vida

The paths of life

No son lo que yo esperaba

Are not what I expected

No son lo que yo creía

Are not what I believed

No son lo que imaginaba

Are not what I imagined

Los caminos de la vida

The paths of life

Son muy difícil de andarlos

Are very difficult to walk

Difícil de caminarlos

Difficult to tread

Y no encuentro la salida

And I can't find a way out

Los caminos de la vida

The paths of life

No son lo que yo esperaba

Are not what I expected

No son lo que yo creía

Are not what I believed

No son lo que imaginaba

Are not what I imagined

Los caminos de la vida

The paths of life

Son muy difícil de andarlos

Are very difficult to walk

Difícil de caminarlos

Difficult to tread

Y no encuentro la salida

And I can't find a way out

...

...

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
caminos /kaˈmi.nos/ A2	noun - paths, roads, ways
vida /ˈbi.ða/ A1	noun - life
pensaba /penˈsa.βa/ A2	verb - thought, used to think
creía /kɾeˈi.a/ A2	verb - believed, used to believe
imaginaba /ima.xiˈna.βa/ B1	verb - imagined, used to imagine
difícil /diˈfi.θil/ A2	adjective - difficult, hard
andarlos /anˈdaɾ.los/ B2	verb - to walk them, to go through them
caminarlos /ka.miˈnaɾ.los/ B2	verb - to walk them
salida /saˈli.ða/ A2	noun - exit, way out
distinta /disˈtin.ta/ A2	adjective - different
chiquitito /t͡ʃi.kiˈti.to/ A1	adjective - very small, little
fácil /ˈfa.θil/ A1	adjective - easy
madre /ˈma.ðɾe/ A1	noun - mother
preocupada /pɾe.o.kuˈpa.ða/ B1	adjective - worried
cansada /kanˈsa.ða/ A2	adjective - tired
hermano /eɾˈma.no/ A1	noun - brother
ganas /ˈga.nas/ B1	noun - desire, eagerness
destino /desˈti.no/ B1	noun - destiny, fate
vieja /ˈbje.xa/ A2	noun - old woman, mother (affectionate) adjective - old

Grammar:

• Los caminos de la vida No son lo que yo pensaba

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood in Noun Clauses (Indirect Statements)

  ➔ The phrase "No son lo que yo "pensaba"" uses the imperfect subjunctive because it expresses a past belief or thought that is different from the reality. "Pensaba" triggers the subjunctive in the subordinate clause.

• Son muy difícil de andarlos, Difícil de caminarlos

  ➔ Infinitive as Noun + Preposition + Pronoun

  ➔ Here, "andarlos" and "caminarlos" are infinitives acting as nouns, modified by the adjective "difícil" and attached pronoun object. "De + infinitive" expresses the difficulty or manner to do something.

• Y ahora con ganas quisiera ayudarla

  ➔ Conditional Tense - "Quisiera"

  ➔ "Quisiera" is the conditional form of "querer" (to want), expressing a polite desire or a hypothetical situation. It indicates what the speaker would like to do.

• Y por ella la peleo hasta el fin

  ➔ Pronoun + Verb + Adverbial Phrase of Time

  ➔ This sentence uses the pronoun "ella" (her), the verb "peleo" (I fight), and the adverbial phrase "hasta el fin" (until the end) to express a strong commitment or determination to fight for someone.

• Por ella lucharé hasta que me muera

  ➔ Future Subjunctive in Adverbial Clauses of Time introduced by 'hasta que'

  ➔ The use of the subjunctive "muera" (die) after "hasta que" is grammatically correct, although it's common to find the present subjunctive used. "Hasta que" introduces a time clause expressing duration up to a certain point in the future. It expresses something that continues until something else happens.