Si Yo Volviera A Nacer Lyrics English Translation by Carlos Vives & Sergio George
(feat. Sergio George)
It’s curious, the man who chases the sky in vain
Who couldn’t care less what happens to this world
Who feels so distant from the lives of so many people
And is so poor that all he has is money
But me, I’m here thinking I’m getting old
There’s so much to figure out, and I’m being real with you
I need more than one life, or two at least
‘Cause if God gives me the luck, I know what I want
If I were born again, I want it to be in Aibonito
To be a country boy and sing you a lelolai
If that can’t happen, then let it be in eastern Cuba
With my country girl in Las Tunas, living and playing the tres
That’s how I am, that’s how I am, thinking what I can do
After I die, just to see if I can see you again
That’s how I am, that’s how I am, whistling and thinking of you
I’m only in this life to make you happy
So then, why did we come?
But me, I’m here thinking I’m getting old
In this race, you leave your feelings behind
I’d rather take the slow road
And if this life isn’t enough, come back again
If I were born again, let it be on the Río de la Plata
Surrounded by the girls, singing like Gardel
If I were born again, I want to be a Vallenato King
And play like Colacho, like Egidio Rafael
That’s how I am, that’s how I am, thinking what I can do
That’s how I am, that’s how I am, whistling and thinking of you
And even if I have my doubts about the place I was born
I’d be born there again, under its always clear sky
Don’t think it’s strange, and let’s talk about the graveyard
Here I get serious and ask God for a favor
To be born in New York and sing
Go for it, Sergio!
That’s how I am, that’s how I am
That’s how I am, that’s how I am
Or in Puerto Tejada
That’s how I am, that’s how I am
To be Piper “Pimienta”
That’s how I am, that’s how I am
With Los Latin Brothers
So the ladies can enjoy it
So the gentleman can enjoy it