Tuve

Tuve una vez amor

Once I had love

de la mano de aquèl

hand in hand with that one

que se marchò sin hablar a buscar esa paz que màs tarde encontrè

who left without speaking, searching for that peace I later found

tuve una madre que

I had a mother who

llorò en la oscuridad

cried in the darkness

por enseñarme que atarse de manos y pies tambièn es libertad.

to teach me that being tied hand and foot is also freedom

Tuve una guitarra que robaron y un altar

I had a stolen guitar and an altar

tuve un buen amigo que pienso recuperar

I had a good friend I plan to recover

tuve una libreta con mil cosas que contar

I had a notebook with a thousand things to tell

tuve una vez la ilusiòn de volar y cuando pude hacerlo llorè.

I once had the illusion of flying, and when I could, I cried

Tuve un primo de diez

I had a ten-year-old cousin

un disco de hombres G

a Men at Work album

y una familia en el mar que te puede contar donde està mi niñes

and a family in the sea that can tell you where my childhood is

tuve un hermano que

I had a brother that

un dìa quise salvar

one day I wanted to save

y me lancè sin dudar hasta el fondo del mar y èl me salvò despuès.

and I jumped without hesitation to the bottom of the sea, and he saved me afterwards

Tuve una guitarra que robaron y un altar

I had a stolen guitar and an altar

tuve un buen amigo que pienso recuperar

I had a good friend I plan to recover

tuve una libreta con mil cosas que contar

I had a notebook with a thousand things to tell

tuve una vez la ilusiòn de volar y cuando pude hacerlo llorè.

I once had the illusion of flying, and when I could, I cried

Tuve a los dieciseis

At sixteen, I had

una pandilla que

a gang that

entre cerveza y billar me escuchaba cantar y asì es como empecè

between beer and billiards listened to me sing, and that's how I started

tuve una vez la ilusiòn de volar y si lloro ya saben porque.

I once had the illusion of flying, and if I cry, you already know why