Vivir Mi Vida – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Marc Anthony
• Album: 3.0

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I'm gonna laugh, I'm gonna dance

Live my life, la, la, la, la

I'm gonna laugh, I'm gonna enjoy

Live my life, la, la, la, la

I'm gonna laugh (that's it!), I'm gonna dance

Live my life, la, la, la, la

I'm gonna laugh, I'm gonna enjoy

Live my life, la, la, la, la

Sometimes the rain comes

To wash away the wounds

Sometimes just a single drop

Can defeat the drought

And why cry, what's the point?

If a sorrow hurts, it will be forgotten

And why suffer, what's the point?

If that's how life is, we have to live it, la, la, le

I'm gonna laugh, I'm gonna dance

Live my life, la, la, la, la

I'm gonna laugh, I'm gonna enjoy

Live my life, la, la, la, la

That's it!

...

I'm gonna live the moment

To understand destiny

I'll listen in silence

To find the way

And why cry, what's the point?

If a sorrow hurts, it will be forgotten

And why suffer, what's the point?

If a sorrow hurts, it will be forgotten, la, la, le

I'm gonna laugh, I'm gonna dance

Live my life, la, la, la, la

I'm gonna laugh, I'm gonna enjoy

Live my life, la, la, la, la

My people!

...

I'm gonna laugh, I'm gonna dance

Why cry? Why suffer?

Start to dream, to laugh

I'm gonna laugh, I'm gonna dance

Feel, dance and enjoy

Because life is only one

I'm gonna laugh, I'm gonna dance

Live, keep going, always forward, don't look back

That's it!

My people, life is one

...

I'm gonna laugh, I'm gonna dance

Live my life, la, la, la, la

I'm gonna laugh, I'm gonna enjoy

Live my life, la, la, la, la

...

[Spanish]

Voy a reír, voy a bailar

Vivir mi vida, la, la, la, la

Voy a reír, voy a gozar

Vivir mi vida, la, la, la, la

Voy a reír (¡eso!), voy a bailar

Vivir mi vida, la, la, la, la

Voy a reír, voy a gozar

Vivir mi vida, la, la, la, la

A veces llega la lluvia

Para limpiar las heridas

A veces solo una gota

Puede vencer la sequía

¿Y para qué llorar, pa qué?

Si duele una pena, se olvida

¿Y para qué sufrir, pa qué?

Si así es la vida, hay que vivirla, la, la, le

Voy a reír, voy a bailar

Vivir mi vida, la, la, la, la

Voy a reír, voy a gozar

Vivir mi vida, la, la, la, la

¡Eso!

Voy a vivir el momento

Para entender el destino

Voy a escuchar en silencio

Para encontrar el camino

¿Y para qué llorar, pa qué?

Si duele una pena, se olvida

¿Y para qué sufrir, pa qué?

Si duele una pena, se olvida, la, la, le

Voy a reír, voy a bailar

Vivir mi vida, la, la, la, la

Voy a reír, voy a gozar

Vivir mi vida, la, la, la, la

¡Mi gente!

Voy a reír, voy a bailar

¿Pa qué llorar?, ¿pa qué sufrir?

Empieza a soñar, a reír

Voy a reír, voy a bailar

Siente y baila y goza

Que la vida es una sola

Voy a reír, voy a bailar

Vive, sigue, siempre pa'lante, no mires pa'trás

¡Eso!

Mi gente, la vida es una

Voy a reír, voy a bailar

Vivir mi vida, la, la, la, la

Voy a reír, voy a gozar

Vivir mi vida, la, la, la, la

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
vivir /biˈbiɾ/ A1	verb - to live
reír /reˈiɾ/ A1	verb - to laugh
bailar /baiˈlaɾ/ A1	verb - to dance
gozar /ɡoˈθaɾ/ A2	verb - to enjoy
vida /ˈbiða/ A1	noun - life
lluvia /ˈʎuβja/ A1	noun - rain
limpiar /limˈpjaɾ/ A2	verb - to clean
heridas /eˈɾiðas/ A2	noun - wounds
gota /ˈɡota/ A1	noun - drop
sequía /seˈki.a/ B1	noun - drought
pena /ˈpe.na/ A2	noun - sorrow
olvidar /olβiˈðaɾ/ A2	verb - to forget
sufrir /suˈfɾiɾ/ A2	verb - to suffer
momento /moˈmento/ A2	noun - moment
destino /desˈtino/ B1	noun - destiny
soñar /soˈɲaɾ/ A2	verb - to dream

Key Grammar Structures

• Voy a reír, voy a bailar

  ➔ Ir + a + infinitive (future tense)

  ➔ This structure, "ir + a + infinitive," is a very common way to express the near future in Spanish. It's like saying "I'm going to laugh, I'm going to dance." It's a periphrastic future.

• ¿Y para qué llorar, pa qué?

  ➔ Ellipsis (omission of words), repetition for emphasis

  ➔ The full question would be "¿Y para qué *voy a* llorar, para qué *voy a* llorar?". The verb is omitted for brevity and rhythm. Repetition of "¿pa qué?" emphasizes the pointlessness of crying.

• Si duele una pena, se olvida

  ➔ Impersonal 'se' construction; Passive voice with 'se'

  ➔ The "se" construction here doesn't refer to a specific subject. "Se olvida" means "it is forgotten" or "one forgets." The subject is impersonal. This is used to generalize the action.

• Así es la vida, hay que vivirla

  ➔ Impersonal construction "hay que + infinitive" (one must/it is necessary to); Direct object pronoun "la"

  ➔ "Hay que vivirla" means "one must live it" or "it is necessary to live it." "La" refers back to "la vida" (life) and is a direct object pronoun.

• Voy a vivir el momento Para entender el destino

  ➔ Infinitive used as a noun/purpose clause (Para + infinitive)

  ➔ "Para entender el destino" functions as an adverbial phrase of purpose, explaining *why* he's living in the moment. The infinitive "entender" is being used to express purpose.

• Siente y baila y goza Que la vida es una sola

  ➔ Use of imperative form, the conjunction "que" introducing an explanation/reason.

  ➔ "Siente," "baila," and "goza" are all in the imperative, giving commands. "Que la vida es una sola" explains *why* you should feel, dance, and enjoy. It provides a reason.

• Vive, sigue, siempre pa'lante, no mires pa'trás

  ➔ Commands in the imperative form; Slang (pa'lante), Use of "no" for negative commands

  ➔ "Vive," "sigue" are affirmative commands. "No mires pa'trás" is a negative command - "don't look back". "Pa'lante" is a slang shortening of "para adelante".