Tag: Genre: Airy

“Todo Fue Por Amor” by Carla Morrison, English translation of the Spanish version

“It Was All For Love” / “Everything Was For Love” Spanish Lyrics Translation
Album: Todo Fue Por Amor (de la película “Con Esta Luz”), It Was All For Love (from the movie With This Light), 2023
Style: Alternative/indie, wholesome long about love. This song is part of the soundtrack for a 2023 movie about the life of a nun, Sister María Rosa Leggol, who helped 87,000 children in Honduras out of poverty and/or abusive situations. [Trailer for With This Light at YouTube]
Country: Mexico, USA (Arizona)
Listen: YouTube

Translation:

Dentro de mí fue que nació
En cada impulso, mi corazón.
Buscando el camino,
La luz me guió,
La luz me guió.

It was within me that it was born
With every impulse, my heart.
Searching for the way,
The light guided me,
The light guided me.

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“Limón y Sal” by Julieta Venegas, English translation of lyrics

“Lemon and Salt”
Album: Limón y Sal, 2006
Style: Alternative rock, love song to a moody lover, whimsical, fairy tale-like, not very subtle werewolf references. Could be a cute song to do for Halloween in Spanish class.
Country: Mexico
Listen: YouTube. The music video is kind of amazing in a strange way.

Translation:

Tengo que confesar que a veces
No me gusta tu forma de ser.

I have to confess that sometimes
I do not like your way of being.

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“Love” by Zoé, English translation of lyrics

“Love”
Album: Rocanlover (Rockin’ Lover), 2003
Style: Alternative/psychedelic space-travel love song that sounds like it was inspired by The Beatles.
Country: Mexico
Listen: YouTube

Translation:

En tu planeta me quedé,
Fue por un tiempo
Y nunca fue mi plan.

I stayed in your planet,
It was for a time
And it was never my plan.

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“Antología” by Shakira, English translation of lyrics

“Anthology”
Album: Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos (Bare Feet, White Dreams), 1995
Style: Ballad about the impact of a first love on someone’s life. Shakira sings “Antología” (Anthology) to reflect on the positive impact of a past relationship and everything she learned from it.
Country: Colombia
Listen: YouTube

Translation:

Para amarte
Necesito una razón
Y es difícil creer
Que no exista una más
Que este amor.

To love you
I need a reason
And it is difficult to believe
That there wouldn’t exist one more
Than this love.

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