“Mi Buen Amor” by Mon Laferte (ft. Enrique Bunbury), English translation of lyrics

“My Dear Love” Lyrics
Album: La Trenza (The Braid), 2017
Style: Oldie-style romantic slow dance ballad, but about a break up. This is a slow dance break up song!
Country: Mexico
Listen: YouTube

Translation:

Mi buen amor
Pues, la verdad, no hay otra cosa que yo pueda hacer.
Tú no cambiarás, no me vas a convencer
De que ahora sí, todo va a estar bien
.

My dear love
Well, truly, there is no other thing that I can do.
You won’t change, you won’t convince me
That now for sure, everything will be fine.

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“El Farol” by La Santa Cecilia, English translation of lyrics

“The Lighthouse” Lyrics
AlbumNoche y Citas (Night, and Dates), 2010
Style: Ballad with accordion music in the background. This is a song about someone who fell in love hard and is melancholy about it. It sounds like unrequited love. Pobrecita.
Country: United States (Los Angeles, CA)
Listen: YouTube

Unrelated, I saw the recently released Cesar Chavez movie last weekend. It was good! I worry sometimes that movies about famous civil rights people will be too serious, but this movie had many light and funny moments, too. Go watch it.

Translation:

¿Cómo logro provocar
El rocío de una flor?
¿Cómo logro dominar
El amor?

How do I manage to provoke
The dew of a flower?
How do I manage to dominate
Love?

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