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Dijeron que volvería They said he would return 00:44
Tan pronto se le irían As soon as he lost 00:46
Las ganas de volar The desire to fly 00:49
Era un chico de mi barrio He was a boy from my neighborhood 00:53
Que tildaban de ordinario Who was labeled ordinary 00:55
Al no ser como los demás For not being like the others 00:58
Y con su pelo en hombros And with his hair on his shoulders 01:02
Se le escapó He escaped 01:04
Un día a toda esa opresión One day from all that oppression 01:07
Nunca nadie se sentaba No one ever sat down 01:11
A escuchar lo que pensaba To listen to what he thought 01:14
A nadie le importó No one cared 01:16
Era amante de la vida He was a lover of life 01:20
De la música que un día Of the music that one day 01:23
Sus sueños despertó Awoke his dreams 01:25
Y con su pelo en hombros And with his hair on his shoulders 01:30
Se le escapó He escaped 01:32
Un día a toda esa opresión One day from all that oppression 01:34
Mil historias se contaron A thousand stories were told 01:39
De aquel hombre que marchó Of that man who left 01:43
Ignorando el que dirán Ignoring what they would say 01:48
No importando la razón Not caring about the reason 01:52
Mil historias se contaron A thousand stories were told 01:57
De aquel hombre que marchó Of that man who left 02:01
Ignorando el que dirán Ignoring what they would say 02:06
No importando la razón Not caring about the reason 02:10
No! No! 02:21
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Oh! Oh! No! Oh! Oh! No! 03:25
Pasó el tiempo y me dí cuenta Time passed and I realized 03:34
Que eran palabras necias That they were foolish words 03:37
Porque él nunca se mintió Because he never lied to himself 03:39
Paso el tiempo, ha regresado Time passed, he has returned 03:43
Trae ojos ya cansados He brings tired eyes 03:46
Mas sus sueños realizó But he fulfilled his dreams 03:48
Y con su pelo en hombros And with his hair on his shoulders 03:53
Se le escapó He escaped 03:55
Un día a toda esa opresión One day from all that oppression 03:57
Mil historias se contaron A thousand stories were told 04:02
De aquel hombre que marchó Of that man who left 04:06
Ignorando el que dirán Ignoring what they would say 04:11
No importando la razón Not caring about the reason 04:15
Mil historias se contaron A thousand stories were told 04:20
De aquel hombre que marchó Of that man who left 04:24
Ignorando el que dirán Ignoring what they would say 04:29
No importando la razón Not caring about the reason 04:33
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Todo Hombre es una Historia – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

By
Kraken
Album
Sencillo 1986
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Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]
[English]
Dijeron que volvería
They said he would return
Tan pronto se le irían
As soon as he lost
Las ganas de volar
The desire to fly
Era un chico de mi barrio
He was a boy from my neighborhood
Que tildaban de ordinario
Who was labeled ordinary
Al no ser como los demás
For not being like the others
Y con su pelo en hombros
And with his hair on his shoulders
Se le escapó
He escaped
Un día a toda esa opresión
One day from all that oppression
Nunca nadie se sentaba
No one ever sat down
A escuchar lo que pensaba
To listen to what he thought
A nadie le importó
No one cared
Era amante de la vida
He was a lover of life
De la música que un día
Of the music that one day
Sus sueños despertó
Awoke his dreams
Y con su pelo en hombros
And with his hair on his shoulders
Se le escapó
He escaped
Un día a toda esa opresión
One day from all that oppression
Mil historias se contaron
A thousand stories were told
De aquel hombre que marchó
Of that man who left
Ignorando el que dirán
Ignoring what they would say
No importando la razón
Not caring about the reason
Mil historias se contaron
A thousand stories were told
De aquel hombre que marchó
Of that man who left
Ignorando el que dirán
Ignoring what they would say
No importando la razón
Not caring about the reason
No!
No!
...
...
Oh! Oh! No!
Oh! Oh! No!
Pasó el tiempo y me dí cuenta
Time passed and I realized
Que eran palabras necias
That they were foolish words
Porque él nunca se mintió
Because he never lied to himself
Paso el tiempo, ha regresado
Time passed, he has returned
Trae ojos ya cansados
He brings tired eyes
Mas sus sueños realizó
But he fulfilled his dreams
Y con su pelo en hombros
And with his hair on his shoulders
Se le escapó
He escaped
Un día a toda esa opresión
One day from all that oppression
Mil historias se contaron
A thousand stories were told
De aquel hombre que marchó
Of that man who left
Ignorando el que dirán
Ignoring what they would say
No importando la razón
Not caring about the reason
Mil historias se contaron
A thousand stories were told
De aquel hombre que marchó
Of that man who left
Ignorando el que dirán
Ignoring what they would say
No importando la razón
Not caring about the reason
...
...

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

volvería

/bolβeˈɾi.a/

B1
  • verb
  • - would return

opresión

/opiˈsjoːn/

B2
  • noun
  • - oppression

ganas

/ˈɡa.nas/

A2
  • noun
  • - desire, want

barro

/ˈbarro/

B1
  • noun
  • - clay

sueños

/ˈswe.ɲos/

A2
  • noun
  • - dreams

marchó

/marˈtʃo/

B1
  • verb
  • - walked away, left

agotado

/a.ɣo.taˈðo/

B2
  • adjective
  • - exhausted, worn out

realizó

/rea.liˈθo/

B2
  • verb
  • - realized, accomplished

temporal

/tem.poˈɾal/

B2
  • adjective
  • - temporary, fleeting

cansados

/kanˈsa.ðos/

B1
  • adjective
  • - tired

escondió

/es.konˈðio/

B2
  • verb
  • - hid

pensaba

/penˈsa.βa/

B1
  • verb
  • - thought, was thinking

Key Grammar Structures

  • Dijeron que volvería

    ➔ Past tense and future conditional.

    ➔ The verb "dijeron" is in the past tense, while "volvería" indicates a future conditional action.

  • Nunca nadie se sentaba

    ➔ Double negative.

    ➔ The phrase "nunca nadie" uses a double negative to emphasize that no one ever sat down.

  • Era amante de la vida

    ➔ Imperfect tense.

    ➔ The verb "era" is in the imperfect tense, indicating a continuous state in the past.

  • Mil historias se contaron

    ➔ Passive voice.

    ➔ The phrase "se contaron" is in the passive voice, indicating that stories were told without specifying who told them.

  • Ignorando el que dirán

    ➔ Gerund phrase.

    ➔ The phrase "ignorando" is a gerund, indicating an ongoing action of ignoring what others say.

  • Trae ojos ya cansados

    ➔ Present tense.

    ➔ The verb "trae" is in the present tense, indicating a current action of bringing tired eyes.

  • Sus sueños realizó

    ➔ Simple past tense.

    ➔ The verb "realizó" is in the simple past tense, indicating a completed action of realizing dreams.