Mariposas Vuelan Lyrics English Translation by Carlos Vives
Life is moments that will never come back again
The people who love us are eternal
The landscapes changed, even the sun in my city
But the memories stay in my mind
With you I discovered a whole new world
For you my dogs would bark at me
For you I dressed up like a serious man
Droughts and downpours, the bad and the good
Oh, there’s no way around it
When love calls us, butterflies take flight
Oh, what can you do
The dreams of those days are just memories now
The neighbors moved away, they never came back
I try not to lose this smile
I miss the friends we sang with at the bar
Just to escape from life a little
With you I discovered a whole new world
For you my dogs would bark at me
For you I dressed up like a serious man
Droughts and downpours, the bad and the good
Oh, there’s no way around it
When love calls us, butterflies take flight
Oh, what can you do
The dreams of those days are just memories now
And to remember is to live
Don’t let them take your memories away
Oh, there’s no way around it
When love calls us, butterflies take flight
Oh, what can you do
The dreams of those days are just memories now
Oh, there’s no way around it
When love calls us, butterflies take flight
Oh, what can you do
The dreams of those days are just memories now
Well, we keep moving forward
But don’t let them take your memories away
This is the rhythm that rules, the old folks invented it
It’s for all the people, this rock and roll of the people
It’s the sound they carry, from all our ancestors
It’s for all time, this rock and roll of the people
This is the rhythm that rules, the old folks invented it
It’s for all the people, this rock and roll of the people
It’s the sound they carry, from all our ancestors
It’s for all time, this rock and roll of the people