Song lyrics "que le voy a hacer"
I am translating a children's song and I am not sure about part of it.
Dicen que el elefante es gordo, gordo, gordo y yo soy muy flaquito que le voy a hacer(2)
Dicen que la jirafa es muy alta, alta, alta y yo soy muy bajito que le voy a hacer(2)
etc...
In English:
They say the elephant is fat, fat, fat and I am very skinny
What does "que le voy a hacer" mean in context to the song?
I am going to do??? I am going to ask you???
3 Answers
It's like "I have nothing to do"
To add to MaestroAntonio's suggestion, in English we would say "What can I do?" or "What can you do?" "What is there to do?"
It's like, "The elephant is fat, and I am skinny. What can I do about it? (nothing)."
So, in every day speak: There's nothing I can do about it.
Hope that helps.
As Tony Soprano would say "Whaddaya gonna do".