COLIBRÍ Lyrics English Translation by Paula Cendejas
A new me
Stubborn as ever
I don’t want to ask for help
November in New York
And me, naked in the street
That’s how I met you
Inside me now, I feel a hummingbird flying
Stirring inside
Asking to come out
How can something so small
Make me feel so big
But it’s not the time
I keep you to myself
I’m sorry if you feel or if you don’t
I’m sorry that I don’t know what I feel
And I clench my teeth
Whether you’re here or not
Always there
Something I didn’t choose
Now I have to choose for you
Inside me now, I feel a hummingbird flying
Stirring inside
Asking to come out
How can something so small
Make me feel so big
But it’s not the time
I keep you to myself
There remains a void that never fills
There will be a thread that never breaks
Living in a sandcastle
That will fall sooner rather than later
Permanently, day in and day out
You embedded yourself in my mind, you pierced my temple
A heart that doesn’t feel for eyes that don’t see
But I felt you, I really felt you
Inside me now, I feel a hummingbird flying
Stirring inside
Asking to come out
How can something so small
Make me feel so big
But it’s not the time
I keep you to myself.
Thank you very much