Vivir Mi Vida – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Marc Anthony
• Album: 3.0

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language can be a joyful journey, and Marc Anthony's "Vivir Mi Vida" is the perfect song to inspire you. Its repetitive and uplifting chorus makes it easy to sing along and learn key Spanish phrases about living life with passion. The song's vibrant salsa rhythm and positive message of overcoming hardship will not only get you dancing but also connect you to the heart of Latin culture.

[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 clean the wounds

Sometimes just a drop

Can overcome the drought

And what's the point of crying, what for?

If a sorrow hurts, it's forgotten

And what's the point of suffering, what for?

If that's life, you 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 in the moment

To understand destiny

I'm gonna listen in silence

To find the way

And what's the point of crying, what for?

If a sorrow hurts, it's forgotten

And what's the point of suffering, what for?

If a sorrow hurts, it's 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 dreaming, start laughing

I'm gonna laugh, I'm gonna dance

Feel and dance and enjoy

Because life is just 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
reír /reˈiɾ/ A1	verb - to laugh
bailar /baiˈlaɾ/ A1	verb - to dance
vivir /biˈβiɾ/ A1	verb - to live
vida /ˈbiða/ A1	noun - life
gozar /ɡoˈθaɾ/ B1	verb - to enjoy
lluvia /ˈʎuβja/ A2	noun - rain
limpiar /limˈpjaɾ/ A2	verb - to clean
herida /eˈɾiða/ B1	noun - wound
gota /ˈɡota/ A2	noun - drop
vencer /benˈθeɾ/ B1	verb - to overcome, to defeat
sequía /seˈkia/ B1	noun - drought
llorar /ʎoˈɾaɾ/ A1	verb - to cry
pena /ˈpena/ B1	noun - sorrow, grief
sufrir /suˈfɾiɾ/ B1	verb - to suffer
momento /moˈmento/ A2	noun - moment
destino /desˈtino/ B1	noun - destiny, fate
silencio /siˈlenθjo/ A2	noun - silence
camino /kaˈmino/ A1	noun - path, road
gente /ˈxente/ A1	noun - people
soñar /soˈɲaɾ/ B1	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".