OK so I may have a little competition here. Non the least, one of my friend's Allie, who despite being very happily married is also in love with this man. I lifted this clip off Allie's blog, primarily because she's better at Spanish than I am and has been able to translate his lyrics, which are very sweet. I have forgiven Jorge for his part in my being pulled over last week. JORGE DREXLER:
By the way Allie if you read this could you translate 'Samba del Olvido' next?? I tried but I'm pretty sure I'm missing a lot of it:)
Here are the lyrics in Spanish:
El velo semitransparente
del desasosiego
un día se vino a instalar
entre el mundo y mis ojos...
Yo estaba empeñado en no ver
lo que ví, pero a veces
la vida es más compleja de
lo que parece...
Pensaste que me iba a quebrar
y subiste tu apuesta,
me hiciste sentir el sabor
de mi propia cocina...
Volví a creer que se tiene
lo que se merece,
la vida es más compleja de
lo que parece...
Todas las versiones
encuentran sitio en mi mesa...
Todas mis canciones
por una sola certeza.
No quiero que lleves de mi
nada que no te marque.
El tiempo dirá si al final
nos valió lo dolido...
Perderme, por lo que yo ví
te rejuvenece,
la vida es más compleja de
lo que parece...
Mejor, o peor, cada cual
seguirá su camino...
Cuánto te quise, quizás,
seguirás sin saberlo...
Lo que dolería por siempre,
ya se desvanece,
la vida es más compleja de
lo que parece...
Here's Allie's translation:
The semi-transparent veil of unrest
One day came between my eyes and the world
I was committed to not seeing what I saw, but sometimes
Life is more complex than it seems
You thought that I was going to fold
and you raised your bet
You made me feel the taste of my own cooking (better translated as "You made me lie in the bed I made" or a similar sentiment)
I came to believe that people get what they deserve
Life is more complex than it seems
All of the versions have a place at the table
All of my songs with one sole certainty
I don't want you to take from me anything that doesn't mark you
Time will tell in the end if all the pain was worth it to us
Losing me, from what I see, rejuvenates you
Life is more complex than it seems
For better or worse, everyone will go on their way
How much I loved you, maybe you will continue without knowing
What would hurt forever is already fading
Life is more complex than it seems
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