Vivir Mi Vida – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Marc Anthony

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of 'Vivir Mi Vida' by Marc Anthony, a joyous salsa anthem that celebrates life and encourages living in the moment. Through its infectious rhythm and powerful lyrics, you can learn common Spanish phrases for expressing happiness, overcoming challenges, and embracing a positive outlook. This song is a perfect gateway to understanding Latin culture and mastering uplifting expressions, making language learning an enjoyable dance.

[English]

I'm going to [music]

laugh, I'm going to [sing] dance, live my

life. [music][sing]

I'm going to laugh, I'm going to [music][sing] enjoy,

live my life.

[music]

I'm going to laugh,

I'm going to [music] dance,

live, live.

[music]

I'm going to laugh, I'm going to enjoy,

live my life.

[music] Sometimes the rain comes

to heal the wounds. [sing]

Even just a drop [music] [sing]

can [music] end the drought.

And why cry? Why? If pain

hurts,

it fades. [music]

And why suffer? Why? [music]

If you make life

and live by its [sing] law, [music]

I'm going to laugh, I'm going to dance, live my life.

[music][sing]

La la.

I'm going to laugh,

I'm going to enjoy, [music]

live my life. La la la.

That's it.

I'm going to [music] live the moment [sing]

to understand destiny. [music]

I'm going to listen to the silence

to find the way.

And why [music] cry? Why?

If pain hurts, [sing]

it fades. [music]

And why suffer? Why? If pain

[music] hurts

it fades. [sing]

I'm going to love,

I'm going to [music] dance, live life.

[music]

I'm going to laugh, I'm going to enjoy,

live [music]

my life. La la la

my people. [music]

[music]

[music]

I'm going to laugh, I'm going to dance. Why

cry, why suffer? Start to dream,

to laugh.

I'm going to laugh.

[music] Dance.

Feel and dance [sing] and enjoy, because

life is just one.

I'm going to [music] laugh, I'm going to dance.

Live, keep going, [sing]

always forward. Don't look

back. [music]

That's it,

my people.

[music] Life is one.

A

opa.

[music] I'm going to laugh, [sing]

I'm going to dance, live [music] my life. La

la la.

I'm going to laugh, I'm going to enjoy,

live my [music] life. [sing]

M.

[Spanish]

Voy a [música]

reír, voy a [canto] bailar, vivir mi

vida. [música][canto]

Voy a reír, voy a [música][canto] gozar,

vivir mi vida.

[música]

Voy a reir,

voy a [música] bailar,

vivir, vivir.

[música]

Voy a reír, voy a gozar,

vivir mi vida.

[música] A [canto] veces llega la lluvia

para limpiar las heridas. [canto]

AC [música] solo una gota [canto]

puede [música] vencer la sequía.

¿Y para qué llorar? ¿Para qué? Si duele

una pena,

se olvida. [música]

¿Y para qué sufrir? ¿Para qué? [música]

Si hacías la vida

y que vivir la la [canto] ley, [música]

voy a reir, voy a bailar, vivir mi vida.

[música][canto]

La la.

Voy a reír,

voy a gozar, [música]

vivir mi vida. La la la.

Eso.

Voy a [música] vivir el momento [canto]

para entender el destino. [música]

Voy a escuchar el silencio

para encontrar el camino.

¿Y para [música] qué llorar? ¿Para qué?

Si duele una pena, [canto]

se olvida. [música]

¿Y para qué sufrir? ¿Para qué? Si duele

[música] una pena

se olvida. [canto]

Voy a querir,

voy [música] a bailar, vivir vida.

[música]

Voy a reír, voy a gozar,

vivir [música]

mi vida. La la la

mi gentea. [música]

[música]

[música]

Voy a reír, voy a bailar. Para que

llorar, va que sufrir. Empieza a soñar,

a reír.

Voy a reír.

[música] Baila.

Siente y baila [canto] y goza que la

vida es una sola.

Voy [música] a reír, voy a bailar.

Vive, sigue, [canto]

siempre para adelante. No mires para

atrás. [música]

Eso,

mi gente.

[música] La vida es una.

A

opa.

[música] Voy a reír, [canto]

voy a bailar, vivir [música] mi vida. La

la la.

Voy a reír, voy a gozar,

vivir mi [música] vida. [canto]

M.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
reír reˈiɾ A2	verb - to laugh
bailar baiˈlaɾ A2	verb - to dance
vivir biˈβiɾ A2	verb - to live
gozar goˈθaɾ B1	verb - to enjoy
lluvia ˈʎuβja A2	noun - rain
heridas eˈɾiðas B1	noun - wounds
gota ˈgota A2	noun - drop
sequía seˈkĩa B2	noun - drought
pena ˈpena A2	noun - sorrow
sufrir suˈfɾiɾ B1	verb - to suffer
destino desˈtino B2	noun - destiny
silencio siˈlenθjo A2	noun - silence
camino kaˈmino A2	noun - path
querer keˈɾeɾ A2	verb - to love
gente ˈxente A2	noun - people
soñar soˈɲaɾ B1	verb - to dream
adelante aðeˈlante A2	adverb - forward

Key Grammar Structures

• Voy a reír, voy a bailar, vivir mi vida.

  ➔ Future tense with 'ir a'

  ➔ The phrase 'Voy a' is used to express future actions, indicating intention or plans. Here, it means 'I am going to laugh, I am going to dance, live my life.'

• ¿Y para qué llorar? ¿Para qué? Si duele una pena, se olvida.

  ➔ Rhetorical questions and conditional sentences

  ➔ The rhetorical questions '¿Y para qué llorar? ¿Para qué?' emphasize the futility of crying. The conditional sentence 'Si duele una pena, se olvida' means 'If a sorrow hurts, it is forgotten.'

• Voy a vivir el momento para entender el destino.

  ➔ Infinitive after 'para'

  ➔ The infinitive 'vivir' follows 'para' to express purpose: 'I am going to live the moment to understand destiny.'

• A veces llega la lluvia para limpiar las heridas.

  ➔ Use of 'para' to indicate purpose

  ➔ The preposition 'para' is used to indicate the purpose of the rain: 'Sometimes rain comes to clean the wounds.'