Te Vas Y te Pierdo
This evening I heard this song. Ella Baila Sola, Te Vas Y Te Pierdo
I searched for a translation and found this.Translation
Any of us that have been around SD for awhile have heard this "It makes no Sense" Well this translation makes no sense to me.
I fear that if I did not get the jist of these beautiful lyrics (I particularly love the "Toads dancing the flamenco" verse. Well..then maybe I did not learn as much as I thought.
Please take a minute, have a look. I'm interested in fellow members interpretations.
Thanks.....................................
Me alegra tanto oir tu voz aunque dormido
por si un dia acabas como en tus sueños
buscando un sitio para volver,
y sin poder olvidar lo que dejas
lo que haz aprendido
van a cambiar las caras
los sueños, los días y
yo lentamente te pierdo
como un regalo que al ensuciarse
tiro quien limpiaba
como un vaso despues de beber
el trago mas dulce
con un adios, con un te quiero
y con mis labios en tus dedos
para no proninciar las palabras
que dan tanto miedo: te vas y te pierdo
me alegra tanto escuchar
tus promesas mientras te alejas
saber que piensas volver algun día
cuando los sapos bailen flamenco
y yo te espero ya vez...-
aunque no entiendo bien que los sapos
puedan dejar de saltar y bailar
lejos de sus charcos
porque mis ojos brillan
con tu cara
y ahora que no te veo se apagan
porque prefiero que estes a mi lado
aunque no tengas nada
te vas y te pierdo
I'm so happy to hear your voice although asleep
for if one day as in your dreams you finish
looking for a place to return,
and unable to forget what you leave
what you have learned
the faces are going to change
the dreams, the days,
and slowly I lose you
like a gift that becomes tarnished
I wipe away who cleaned it
like a glass after drinking
the sweetest drink,
with a goodbye with an I love you
and with my lips on your fingers
so as not to pronounce the words
that give me so much fear: you leave and I lose you
I'm so happy to listen to
your promises as you walk away
To know you plan to return someday
when toads dance the flamenco
and once again I wait for you.........
although I don't quite understand that the toads
can still jump and dance
far from their ponds,
because my eyes are lit up
with your face
and now that I don't see you they're put out
because I prefer you at my side
even if you have nothing
you leave and I lose you
1 Answer
Well often times songs are "transliterated" to preserve a semblance of the original while really creating a new song since it isn't feasible to just translate it literally. This one seems pretty literal though, hey at least he kept the toads in there. 
Having said that, ella baila sola rocks and here is my favorite song by them: LO echamos a suertes What is with the il at the link intro to youtube now?
