Thalia
"ACCION Y REACCION"
[Action and Reaction]
Que tu prefieras los Beatles
Y yo Juan Gabriel
No importa que sea otro el ritmo
Pero aqui es cuestion de piel
That you prefer the Beatles
And me, Juan Gabriel
No matter the different rhythm (literally: No matter that the rhythm be another)
(But here) it's a matter of skin
*
Yo vengo de los boleros
Y la serenata
Tu vienes de rock and roll
Y de Frank Sinatra
I come from los boleros
And the serenata
You come from rock and roll
And from Frank Sinatra
*
Tu la opera, el teatro, los tenores, la traviata,
Todo un gran ejecutivo: grandes noches y corbata
Yo Acapulco y el desmadre
Los mariachis, las rancheras
Nuestras vidas se cruzaron
Y somos almas gemelas
You the opera, the theater, the tenors, the "traviata"
Completely the great executive: big nights and tie
Me, Acapulco and chaos
Mariachis, ranch songs
Our lives crossed
And we're twin souls
*
Accion y Reaccion
Que cosas hace el amor
No importa de donde vengas
Cuando llegas hace explosion
Action and Reaction
What things love does
Doesn't matter where you come from
When you come, it's a blast
*
Y tu con tu Pavarotti
Y yo con mi Ramazzotti
La vida te da sorpresas
Y amar es lo que interesa
And you with your Pavarotti
And me with my Ramazzotti
Life gives you surprises
And loving is what matters (literally: what's of interest)
*
Tu viejas piden dormir
Y cenas en Wall Street
Yo voy de tacos y copas
En mi coche y en blue jeans
You, old ladies ask to sleep
You dine in Wall Street
I go with tacos and (wine) glasses
In my car or in blue jeans
*
Tu, las luces de Manhattan,
La sinfonica de Vienna
La Gioconda, Miguel Angel
Y la Acropolis de Grecia
Yo, Rivera, Frida Kahlo,
Pancho Villa, La Frontera
Nuestras vidas se cruzaron
Y somos almas gemelas
You, the lights of Manhattan,
the symphony of Venice
The Mona Lisa, Michelangelo,
and the Acropolis of Greece
Me, Rivera, Frida Kahlo,
Pancho Villa, The Border
Our lives crossed
and we're twin souls
*
Accion y Reaccion
Que cosas hace el amor
No importa de donde vengas
Cuando llegas hace explosion
Action and Reaction
What things love does
Doesn't matter where you're from
When you come, there's explosions
*
Accion y Reaccion
Que cosas hace el amor
ohhh
*
Accion y Reaccion
Yo diciendo canciones, amando la vida
No importa de donde vengas
Tu Bali, Hong Kong, Santa Fe y Filipinas
Accion y Reaccion
De Miami pa' Brasil California con Sevilla
No importa de donde vengas
Tus ilusiones y las mias
Action and Reaction
Me: singing songs, loving life
Doesn't matter where you're from
You: Bali, Hong Kong, Santa Fe, and the Philipines
From Miami to Brazil, California with Seville
Doesn't matter where you're from
Your illusions and mine
*
Accion y Reaccion
Que cosas hace el amor
No importa de donde vengas
Cuando llegas hace explosion
Action and Reaction
What things love does
Doesn't matter where you're from
When you come, there's explosions
Notes:
1. Acapulco: Tourist paradise in Mexico. Think palms, sunshine, and beaches.
2. Diego Rivera is a Mexican political muralist.
3. Frida Kahlo is a Mexican painter and wife of Diego Rivera.
4. Pancho Villa is an indigenous Mexican revolutionary who led raids against both American and Mexican forces in the Mexican Revolution of the early 20th century. He's a hero or a bandit, depending on where you get your history.
5. La Frontera is "The Border." It refers to the United States - Mexican border.
6. pa' is a shortening of para often heard in Mexican Spanish.
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