Tag: Genre: Alternative Rock

“Estábamos Tan Bien” (We Were Doing So Well) by Daniela Spalla, English translation of lyrics

“We Were Doing So Well” Lyrics
Album: Camas Separadas (Separate Beds), 2018
Style: Pop/rock, soft rock. A woman is taken by surprise by a breakup. She thought they were okay and laments that she didn’t even get the chance to address issues in the relationship.
Country: Argentina
Listen: YouTube

Translation:

Me lo has dicho mil veces,
Se ha clavado en mi mente,
Decidiste partir por razones urgentes.

You have told me a thousand times,
It has gotten stuck in my head,
You decided to leave for urgent reasons.

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“Todo Fue Por Amor” (It Was All For Love) 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

Lyrics 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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“Hasta La Raíz” (Down to the Roots) by Natalia Lafourcade, English translation and meaning

“Down to The Roots”
Album: Hasta La Raíz (Down to Your Roots), 2015
Style: Folk rock, alternative rock. Natalia toldNational Public Radio that she wanted to sing about her roots, in her case about Mexico. The album won Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album (58th Grammy Awards), Best Alternative Music Album (16th Latin Grammy Awards), and Best Engineered Album (16th Latin Grammy Awards). This particular song won Song of the Year and Best Alternative Song (16th Latin Grammy Awards).
Country: Mexico
Listen: YouTube

Lyrics Translation:

Sigo cruzando ríos,
Andando selvas, amando el sol.
Cada día sigo sacando espinas
De lo profundo del corazón.

I keep crossing rivers,
Passing jungles, loving the sun.
Every day I keep pulling thorns
From the depths of my heart.

En la noche sigo encendiendo sueños
Para limpiar
Con el humo sagrado,
Cada recuerdo.

At night I keep lighting dreams on fire
To clean,
With the sacred smoke,
Every memory.

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“Eres Tú” (It Is You) by Carla Morrison, English translation

“It Is You”
Album: Dejénme Llorar (Let Me Cry), 2012
Style: Alternative rock, pop, romantic song for The One. It would be a good wedding song.
Country: Mexico, USA (Arizona)
Listen: YouTube

Happy new year, everyone!

Lyrics Translation:

Hoy desperté con ganas de besarte.
Tengo una sed de acariciarte,
Enredarme a ti y no soltarte,
Eres tan embriagante.
Eres tú,
Eres tú~uh.

Today I woke up with the desire to kiss you.
I thirst to caress you,
To entangle myself with you and not let you go,
You are so intoxicating.
It is you,
It is you~uh.

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“Hasta La Piel” (Down to My Skin) by Carla Morrison, English translation+meaning

“Down To My Skin”
Album: Dejénme Llorar (Let Me Cry), 2012
Style: Alternative rock, romantic and melancholy, emo. About intense love and the fear of losing it.
Country: Mexico, USA (Arizona)
Listen: YouTube

Lyrics Translation:

No te quiero perder,
Que la distancia se devore nuestra miel,
Y perdamos la fe.

I don’t want to lose you,
For the distance to devour our honey,
And for us to lose faith.

No te quiero tener,
Y cuando menos piense,
Perderte otra vez,
Me duele hasta la piel.

I don’t want to have you,
And when I least expect it,
Lose you again,
It hurts me to down my skin.

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“Disfruto” (I Enjoy) by Carla Morrison, English translation + meaning

“I Enjoy”
Album: Dejénme Llorar (Let Me Cry), 2012
Style: Alternative rock, folk pop, emo melancholy love song
Country: Mexico, USA (Arizona)
Listen: YouTube

Lyrics Translation:

Me complace amarte.
Disfruto acariciarte
Y ponerte a dormir.
Es escalofriante,
Tenerte de frente,
Hacerte sonreír.

I pleases me to love you.
I enjoy caressing you
And putting you to sleep.
It is goosebump-inducing,
Having you in front of me,
Making you smile.

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“Tu Orgullo” (Your Pride) by Carla Morrison, English translation

“Your Pride”
Album: Déjenme Llorar (Let Me Cry), 2012
Style: Alternative, mellow, quieter song. Carla Morrison sings about her experience with a selfish lover. Her music is melancholy with a light hand. This song is both a self-reproach for letting herself be in this situation, and a protest over how she is treated. I love her voice.
Country: Mexico, USA (Arizona)

Lyrics Translation:

¿En qué momento perdí
El control de mis sentimientos
Cuando decidí
Aceptar tus secretos?

At what moment did I lose
Control over my feelings,
When I decided
To accept your secrets?

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“Esta Soledad” (This Loneliness) by Carla Morrison, English translation

“This Loneliness”, 2009 single
Style: Pop/rock, melancholy, soft and sweet voice reminiscent of Natalia Lafourcade. Song about loneliness. She needs a hug!
Country: Mexico, USA (Arizona)
Listen: YouTube

Lyrics Translation:

Esta soledad me esta quemando las pestañas,
Llenándome de telarañas
Y me pone a chillar.

This solitude is burning my eyelashes, [*idiom, meaning it keeps her up at night]
Covering me with cobwebs
And it makes me bawl.

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“Compartir” (Share) by Carla Morrison, English translation

“Share”
Album: Mietras Tú Dormías (While You Slept), 2010
Style: Alternative pop/rock, love ballad, soft voiced but strongly projected, understatedly emotional. Sweet melody about wanting to be close to a lover.
Country: Mexico, USA (Arizona)
Listen: YouTube. I learned about this song from the NPR Alt.Latino music blog.

Lyrics Translation:

Quiero compartir mi silla contigo.
Quiero ver salir el sol y despedirlo.
Quiero caminar y correr a tu ladito.
Quiero buscar y encontrarme a solas contigo.

I want to share my seat with you.
I want to see the sun rise and (then) say farewell to it.
I want to walk and run by your side.
I want to look for and find time alone with you.

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“Déjenme Llorar” (Everybody Let Me Cry) by Carla Morrison, English translation

“(Everybody) Let Me Cry”
Album: Déjenme Llorar (Everybody Let Me Cry), 2012
Style: Alternative rock, melancholy, soft but strong voice, mourning a breakup. This song won “Best Alternative Song” and its album won “Best Alternative Album” in the 2012 Latin Grammy Awards. The song was also nominated for “Song of the Year.”
Country: Mexico, USA (Arizona)

Lyrics Translation:

He estado recordando los momentos que te di,
Cuántos tú me diste y por qué ahora estoy aquí,
Sentada en el suelo pensando que te quiero,
Que te quise tanto, y que tu amor me es… ¡necesario!

I have been remembering the moments that I gave you,
How many you gave me, and why I am here now,
Sitting on the floor thinking that I love you,
That I loved you so much, and that your love is for me… necessary!

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“Te Necesito” by Amaral, English translation of lyrics

“I Need You” Translation
Album: Te necesito (I need you), 2002
Style: Emo rock song about desperate love.
Country: Spain
Listen: YouTube

Translation:

Oh, ¿cómo quieres que me aclare?
Si aún soy demasiado joven
Para entender lo que siento.

Oh, how do you want me to clarify myself?
If I am still too young
To understand what I feel.

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“Tu Nombre” by Coti, feat. Julieta Venegas, English translation of lyrics

“Your Name”
Album: Esta Mañana y Otros Cuentos (This Morning and Other Stories), 2005
Style: Folk rock, romance song about the emotions attached to a lover’s name.
Countries: Argentina; Mexico
Listen: YouTube

Translation:

Tu nombre es mi dulce castigo,
Mi sangre, mi droga y rubí,
Mi parte de vos, mi destino.
Tu nombre me sabe a jazmín.

Your name is my sweet punishment,
My blood, my drug and ruby,
My piece of you, my destiny.
Your name tastes of jasmine to me.

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