"Canciones de Amor" by Julieta Venegas, English translation of lyrics
"Love Songs"
Album: Limón y Sal (Lemon and Salt), 2006
Style: Alternative pop, cynical love song
Country: Mexico
Listen:
Julieta is singing about being tired of love songs and how unrealistic they are. It sounds like the song narrator couldn’t change the outlook of a cynical person and became cynical herself. Listen at YouTube here.
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Translation:
Tú me decías que
Nada te haría cambiar y yo
Te decía que cambiaste todo para mí.
Tú me decías que estabas triste con la vida
Pero yo nunca te creí.
You used to tell me that
Nothing would make you change and I
Used to tell you that you changed everything for me.
You used to tell me that you were sad with life
But I never believed you.
Chorus:
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Estoy tan cansada
De las canciones de amor;
Siempre hablan de un final feliz.
I am so tired
Of love songs;
They always talk about a happy ending.
Bien sabemos que la vida
Nunca funciona así.
We know full well that life
Never works like that.
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Yo te mandaba las señales que
Se me ocurrían.
Tú nunca las entendías;
No escuchabas bien.
I used to send you the signals that
Occurred to me (to send you).
You never understood them;
You didn’t listen well.
Un día me cansé
Y claro está que te dejé.
No me hacías caso, entonces ¿para qué?
One day I got tired
And I left a very clear message. [*lit. And I left you this one clearly.]
You did not pay attention to me, so why bother? [*¿para qué? = lit. what for?]
[Chorus: "Estoy tan cansada de las canciones de amor..."]
Habría hecho todo pero tú
Nunca entendiste nada,
Nada de nada.
I would have done everything, but you
Never understood anything,
Nothing about anything.
La vida siempre tiene que seguir
Aunque mi corazón se parta,
Y no queda nada.
Por eso:
Life always has to go on
Even though my heart breaks,
And nothing remains.
That’s why:
[Chorus: "Estoy tan cansada de las canciones de amor..." (I am so tired...)]
Translation Notes:
All notes are in the above text for now, but ask if you want clarification on anything.
Album: Limón y Sal (Lemon and Salt), 2006
Style: Alternative pop, cynical love song
Country: Mexico
Listen:
Julieta is singing about being tired of love songs and how unrealistic they are. It sounds like the song narrator couldn’t change the outlook of a cynical person and became cynical herself. Listen at YouTube here.
[Expand embedded video]
Translation:
Tú me decías que
Nada te haría cambiar y yo
Te decía que cambiaste todo para mí.
Tú me decías que estabas triste con la vida
Pero yo nunca te creí.
You used to tell me that
Nothing would make you change and I
Used to tell you that you changed everything for me.
You used to tell me that you were sad with life
But I never believed you.
Chorus:
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Estoy tan cansada
De las canciones de amor;
Siempre hablan de un final feliz.
I am so tired
Of love songs;
They always talk about a happy ending.
Bien sabemos que la vida
Nunca funciona así.
We know full well that life
Never works like that.
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Yo te mandaba las señales que
Se me ocurrían.
Tú nunca las entendías;
No escuchabas bien.
I used to send you the signals that
Occurred to me (to send you).
You never understood them;
You didn’t listen well.
Un día me cansé
Y claro está que te dejé.
No me hacías caso, entonces ¿para qué?
One day I got tired
And I left a very clear message. [*lit. And I left you this one clearly.]
You did not pay attention to me, so why bother? [*¿para qué? = lit. what for?]
[Chorus: "Estoy tan cansada de las canciones de amor..."]
Habría hecho todo pero tú
Nunca entendiste nada,
Nada de nada.
I would have done everything, but you
Never understood anything,
Nothing about anything.
La vida siempre tiene que seguir
Aunque mi corazón se parta,
Y no queda nada.
Por eso:
Life always has to go on
Even though my heart breaks,
And nothing remains.
That’s why:
[Chorus: "Estoy tan cansada de las canciones de amor..." (I am so tired...)]
Translation Notes:
All notes are in the above text for now, but ask if you want clarification on anything.