Solo se vive una vez – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Azucar Moreno
• Album: Esclava de tu piel

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the electrifying rhythms of Azucar Moreno's "Solo Se Vive Una Vez" and learn to embrace the spirit of "you only live once." This song is a vibrant invitation to shed inhibitions and celebrate life's moments, making it a perfect, energetic introduction to Spanish-language music.

[English]

If you don't want to endure

And you want to be free

I'll tell you one thing

You only live once

If you don't want to argue

And you want to have fun

Listen to me carefully

You only live once

Turn off the TV

And turn on your transistor

And feel little tingles in your feet

(La la la la lai)

Get ready to dance

And count to three afterwards

One, two, three, wow!

Get the heart moving, wow!

Move your body with the groove, wow!

You only live once

Drop the repression, wow!

Let passion run free, wow!

You only live once

If you're worried about what they'll say

And they try to control you

Remember this well

You only live once

If they want to ruin your mood

With problems and more

Don't let them convince you

You only live once

Turn off the TV (Yeah yeah)

And turn on your transistor (Oh oh)

And feel little tingles in your feet

Get ready to dance (Yeah, yeah)

And count to three afterwards

One, two, three, wow!

Get the heart moving, wow!

Move your body with the groove, wow!

You only live once

Drop the repression, wow!

Let passion run free, wow!

You only live once

You only live once

If you're worried about what they'll say

And they try to control you

Remember this well

You only live once

If they want to ruin your mood

With problems and more

Don't let them convince you

You only live once

Turn off the TV

And turn on your transistor

And feel little tingles in your feet

Get ready to dance

And count to three afterwards

One, two, three, wow!

Get the heart moving, wow!

Move your body with the groove, wow!

You only live once

Drop the repression, wow!

Let passion run free, wow!

You only live once

Get the heart moving, wow!

Move your body with the groove, wow!

You only live once

Drop the repression, wow!

Let passion run free, wow!

You only live once

You only live once

One, two, three

...

[Spanish]

Si no quieres aguantar

Y te quieres liberar

Una frase te diré

Solo se vive una vez

Si no quieres discutir

Y te quieres divertir

Escúchame bien

Solo se vive una vez

Apaga el televisor

Y enciende tu transistor

Y siente unas cosquillitas por los pies

(La lala la la lai)

Prepárate pa' bailar

Y cuenta luego hasta tres

One, two, three, ¡Caramba!

Dale marcha al corazón, ¡Qué caramba!

Dale al cuerpo bacilón, ¡Qué caramba!

Solo se vive una vez

Quítate la represión, ¡Qué caramba!

Suelta el pelo a la pasión, ¡Qué caramba!

Solo se vive una vez

Si te importa el que dirán

Y te quieren controlar

Recuérdalo bien

Solo se vive una vez

Si te quieren amargar

Con problemas y demás

No te dejes convencer

Solo se vive una vez

Apaga el televisor (Yeah yeah)

Y enciende tu transistor (Oh oh)

Y siente unas cosquillitas por los pies

Prepárate pa' bailar (Yeah, yeah)

Y cuenta luego hasta tres

One, two, three, ¡Caramba!

Dale marcha al corazón, ¡Qué caramba!

Dale al cuerpo bacilón, ¡Qué caramba!

Solo se vive una vez

Quítate la represión, ¡Qué caramba!

Suelta el pelo a la pasión, ¡Qué caramba!

Solo se vive una vez

Solo se vive una vez

Si te importa el que dirán

Y te quieren controlar

Recuérdalo bien

Solo se vive una vez

Si te quieren amargar

Con problemas y demás

No te dejes convencer

Solo se vive una vez

Apaga el televisor

Y enciende tu transistor

Y siente unas cosquillitas por los pies

Prepárate pa' bailar

Y cuenta luego hasta tres

One, two, three, ¡Caramba!

Dale marcha al corazón, ¡Qué caramba!

Dale al cuerpo bacilón, ¡Qué caramba!

Solo se vive una vez

Quítate la represión, ¡Qué caramba!

Suelta el pelo a la pasión, ¡Qué caramba!

Solo se vive una vez

Dale marcha al corazón, ¡Qué caramba!

Dale al cuerpo bacilón, ¡Qué caramba!

Solo se vive una vez

Quítate la represión, ¡Qué caramba!

Suelta el pelo a la pasión, ¡Qué caramba!

Solo se vive una vez

Solo se vive una vez

One, two, three

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
discutir /diskuˈtiɾ/ B1	verb - to argue, to debate
liberar /liβeˈɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to set free, to liberate
divertir /diβeɾˈtiɾ/ B2	verb - to entertain, to have fun
apagar /apaˈɣaɾ/ A2	verb - to turn off, to switch off
enciende /enˈsjende/ A2	verb - to turn on, to switch on
sentir /senˈtiɾ/ B1	verb - to feel, to sense
bailar /baiˈlaɾ/ A2	verb - to dance
marchar /maˈtʃaɾ/ A2	verb - to march, to move forward
controlar /kon.tɾoˈlaɾ/ B2	verb - to control, to regulate
recuérdalo /re.kweɾˈða.lo/ B2	verb - to remember it
amargar /amaˈɣaɾ/ C1	verb - to make bitter, to spoil
control /konˈtɾo/ B1	noun - control, command
retraer /re.tɾaˈeɾ/ C1	verb - to withdraw, to pull back

Key Grammar Structures

• Si no quieres aguantar

  ➔ Conditional sentence (if-clause)

  ➔ The phrase starts with "Si" which means "if", indicating a condition.

• Solo se vive una vez

  ➔ Impersonal expression

  ➔ The phrase uses an impersonal structure, meaning 'one lives only once'.

• Dale marcha al corazón

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase is in the imperative mood, giving a command to 'give rhythm to the heart'.

• Quítate la represión

  ➔ Reflexive verb

  ➔ The verb "quítate" is reflexive, meaning 'remove yourself from repression'.

• Si te importa el que dirán

  ➔ Subjunctive mood

  ➔ The phrase uses the subjunctive mood to express doubt or uncertainty about what others will say.

• No te dejes convencer

  ➔ Negative imperative

  ➔ The phrase is a negative imperative, instructing someone not to let themselves be convinced.

• Apaga el televisor

  ➔ Imperative with direct object

  ➔ The phrase is an imperative that includes a direct object, instructing someone to turn off the television.