Por la boca vive el pez

• By: Fito & Fitipaldis
• Album: Antes de que cuente Diez

Lyrics:

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Algo lo que me invade

Something that invades me

Todo viene de dentro

Everything comes from within

Nunca lo que me sacie

Never what satisfies me

Siempre quiero, lobo hambriento

I always want, hungry wolf

Todo me queda grande

Everything is too big for me

Para no estar contigo

In order not to be with you

¿Sabes? quisiera darte

You know? I'd like to give you

Siempre un poco más de lo que te pido

Always a little more than I ask you

Sabes que soñaré

You know I'll dream

Si no estás, que me despierto contigo

If you're not there, that I wake up with you

Sabes que quiero más

You know I want more

No sé vivir solo con cinco sentidos

I don't know how to live with only five senses

Este mar cada vez guarda más barcos hundidos

This sea keeps more sunken ships every time

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Tú eres aire, yo papel

You are air, I'm paper

Donde vayas, yo me iré

Wherever you go, I'll go

Si me quedo a oscuras

If I'm left in the dark

Luz de la locura, ven y alúmbrame

Light of madness, come and light me up

Alguien dijo alguna vez

Someone said once

Por la boca vive el pez

The fish lives through its mouth

Y yo lo estoy diciendo

And I'm saying it

Te lo estoy diciendo otra vez

I'm telling you again

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Dime por qué preguntas

Tell me why you ask

Cuánto te he echa'o de menos

How much I've missed you

Si en cada canción que escribo, corazón

If in every song I write, sweetheart

Eres tú el acento

You're the emphasis

No quiero estrella errante

I don't want a wandering star

No quiero ver la aurora

I don't want to see the dawn

Quiero mirar tus ojos del color de la Coca-Cola

I want to look at your Coca-Cola colored eyes

Sabes que soñaré

You know I'll dream

Si no estás que me despierto contigo

If you're not there, that I wake up with you

Sabes que quiero más

You know I want more

No sé vivir solo con cinco sentidos

I don't know how to live with only five senses

Este mar cada vez guarda más barcos hundidos

This sea keeps more sunken ships every time

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No estás conmigo siempre que te canto

You're not with me every time I sing to you

Yo hago canciones para estar contigo

I make songs to be with you

Porque escribo igual que sangro

Because I write like I bleed

Porque sangro todo lo que escribo

Because I bleed everything I write

Me he dado cuenta cada vez que canto

I've realized every time I sing

Que si no canto, no sé lo que digo

That if I don't sing, I don't know what I'm saying

La pena está bailando con el llanto

Sorrow is dancing with weeping

Y cuando quiera bailará conmigo

And whenever it wants, it'll dance with me

La vida apenas solo dura un rato

Life barely lasts a while

Y es lo que tengo para estar contigo

And it's what I have to be with you

Para decirte lo que nunca canto

To tell you what I never sing

Para cantarte lo que nunca digo

To sing to you what I never say

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
invade /ɪnˈveɪd/ B2	verb - to enter forcefully as an enemy
sací /saˈsi/ B1	verb - I satisfy
quiero /ˈkiero/ A2	verb - I want
despertar /despeɾˈtaɾ/ B2	verb - to wake up
camino /kaˈmi.no/ A2	noun - way, path
aire /ˈaiɾe/ A2	noun - air, atmosphere
papel /paˈpel/ A2	noun - paper
oscuras /osˈkuɾas/ B1	adjective - dark, obscured
dentro /ˈdentro/ A2	adverb - inside
canto /ˈkanto/ A1	noun - song, singing
vida /ˈbi.ðað/ A2	noun - life

Grammar:

• Nunca lo que me sacie

  ➔ Use of 'nunca' (never) to express negation.

  ➔ The phrase means 'never satisfies me', indicating a continuous desire.

• Sabes que quiero más

  ➔ Use of 'que' to introduce a subordinate clause.

  ➔ This means 'You know that I want more', indicating a desire for more.

• La pena está bailando con el llanto

  ➔ Use of present continuous tense to describe an ongoing action.

  ➔ This means 'The sorrow is dancing with the weeping', indicating a vivid imagery of emotions.

• Porque escribo igual que sangro

  ➔ Use of 'igual que' to express similarity.

  ➔ This means 'Because I write like I bleed', indicating a deep emotional connection to writing.

• La vida apenas solo dura un rato

  ➔ Use of 'apenas' to indicate limitation.

  ➔ This means 'Life only lasts a short while', emphasizing the fleeting nature of life.