Carlos Vives Official Site<\/a><\/p>\n“Jaime Molina”<\/b>
By Carlos Vives<\/p>\n
I remember Jaime Molina,
\nwith a few too many drinks
\nhe would always say to me
\n\u201cIf you pass away first I will make you a painting
\nBut if I pass away first you will write me a song.\u201d
\nEcho: \u201cIf you pass away first I will make you a painting
\nBut if I pass away first you will write me a song.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now looking back, I\u2019d much prefer
\nthat he\u2019d paint me a picture
\nand not write him this song.
\nEcho: Now looking back, I\u2019d much prefer
\nthat he\u2019d paint me a picture
\nand not write him this song<\/p>\n
Famous for going out all night, and keeping his friends from falling fast asleep
\nWith every drink he downed would come a friendly jab
\nwith a kind twinkle in his eye which only he could give
\nEcho: With every drink he downed would come a friendly jab
\nwith a kind twinkle in his eye which only he could give<\/p>\n
Following this he\u2019d sit on my lap
\ntell me a joke and then have a laugh
\nEcho: Follwing me he\u2019d sit on my lap
\ntell me a joke and then have a laugh<\/p>\n
It all started as fun and games
\nJaime Molina taught me to drink
\nWherever he was I would not be far behind
\nand he would be by my side whenever I needed him
\nWherever he was I would not be far behind
\nand he would be by my side whenever I needed him<\/p>\n
Now it hurts to know that he\u2019s gone
\nI\u2019m left without Jaime and he\u2019s left Rafael
\nNow it hurts to know that he\u2019s gone
\nI\u2019m left without Jaime and he\u2019s left Rafael<\/p>\n
“I Want to See Your Smile”<\/b>
By Carlos Vives<\/p>\n
I want to see your smile, I want to give you my song
\nAnd on a summer day , give you the sun
\nA scent of jasmine, and piece of my music
\nI want to give you this song and a thousand kisses just for you.<\/p>\n
I want your dreams to meet mine halfway,
\nI want to be your thoughts and I want
\nTo meet you when the sun sets behind the hills
\nTo discover you with my kisses and give you my love <\/p>\n
Laraira, laraira
\nI want to give you this song
\nLaraira, laraira
\nMany promises of love
\nAnd the last song that I write, will be written out to you
\nAnd plant in your garden things made only for you
\nI\u2019ll ask Juan Luis for a candle and a match
\nto be able to brighten the sadness that is in you<\/p>\n
I want our eyes to meet in time
\nI want to be your thoughts and I want
\nTo meet you when the sun sets behind the hills
\nTo free you with my kisses and give you my heart<\/p>\n
Laraira, laraira
\nI want to give you a song
\nLaraira, laraira
\nAnd to plant in your garden
\nLaraira, laraira
\nthings made only for you
\nLaraira, laraira
\nI want to see you smile<\/p>\n
I\u2019m looking for you, I want you back
\nYou\u2019ve left me here, alone in the desert
\nI\u2019m looking for you, I want you back
\nYou\u2019ve left me here, alone in the wild<\/p>\n
I\u2019m looking for you, I want you back
\nYou\u2019ve left me here, alone in the desert
\nI\u2019m looking for you, I want you back
\nYou\u2019ve left me here, alone in the wild<\/p>\n
Laraira, laraira
\nI want to give you a song
\nLaraira, laraira
\nAnd to plant in your garden
\nLaraira, laraira
\nthings made only for you
\nLaraira, laraira
\nI want to see you smile<\/p>\n
“Let Me In”<\/b>
By Carlos Vives<\/p>\n
Let me into your life
\nI want to reach the depths of your soul
\nto find comfort in the warmth of your lips
\nto know you more <\/p>\n
Let me stay within the silence
\nAnd remember your past\u2026
\nTo know if you really are the girl,
\nthe girl of my dreams<\/p>\n
The girl with hair like the wild grass
\nthe girl with the earth within her fingertips
\nthe girl with a smile you\u2019ve never seen before
\nthe girl who delights in making dreams
\nwho perfumes the mornings
\nwith her body\u2019s sweet aroma
\nand says good morning to the sun
\nwith the warmth of her kisses
\noh oh
\nlara<\/p>\n
To watch you leave and see you come back
\nlearn to live with the calmness you have
\nlet me be your thoughts
\nknow what you carry with you<\/p>\n
Let me into the silence
\ninto your past
\nto know if you\u2019re the girl
\nthe girl of my dreams.<\/p>\n
The girl with hair like the wild grass
\nthe girl with the earth within her fingertips
\nthe girl with a smile you\u2019ve never seen before
\nthe girl who delights in making dreams
\nwho perfumes the mornings
\nwith her bodies\u2019 sweet aroma
\nand says good morning to the sun
\nwith the warmth of her kisses
\nChorus: Let me into your life
\nLet me in through the window
\nChorus: Let me into your life
\nThe window of your heart
\nChorus: Let me into your life
\nLet me see you in the mornings
\nChorus: Let me into your life
\nEven after the sun won\u2019t rise again <\/p>\n
Whenever I am with you
\nI can\u2019t keep my thoughts straight
\nmy heart starts to race<\/p>\n
I never thought I\u2019d feel this way again,
\nit had been so long
\nto you I sing this song.<\/p>\n
Chorus: Let me into your life
\nChorus: Let me into your life
\nChorus: Let me into your life
\nChorus: Let me into your life\u2026<\/p>\n
Show me that this is it
\nChorus: Let me into your life
\nLet me be the only one you kiss
\nChorus: Let me into your life
\nLet me into your past
\nChorus: Let me into your life
\nLet your silence bring me life
\nChorus: Let me into your life
\nand let me trace every inch of your body.
\nChorus: Let me into your life
\nlet me be the last one to kiss you
\nChorus: Let me into your life
\nChorus: Let me into your life
\nChorus: Let me in , into your life<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Translated by Paula Samper. The text chosen for translation for this project consisted of three songs from a Colombian singer\/songwriter, Carlos Vives. My aim is to provide a translation for some of Carlos Vives\u2019 sbest songs for those who do not speak Spanish to be able to understand them and appreciate the songs for their […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8907,562,458],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-colombia","category-culture","category-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/span401\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/span401\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/span401\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/span401\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/span401\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/span401\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/span401\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81\/revisions\/87"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/span401\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/span401\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/span401\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}