MI BALCÓN Lyrics English Translation by Quevedo
That smell of wood, spring flowers in the air
Road noise from outside, in my little coastal lair
Laundry on the line, rice and beans, the old ways too
Time doesn’t pass here, and there’s no making it new
Leaning on my balcony
Kids out playing, grandmas with their canes, you see
Where I dreamed a future, just you and me
Growing old together, you and me
Out there everything changes, but in here it stays the same
Leaning on my balcony (Eh-eh-eh)
Leaning on my balcony (Eh-eh-eh-eh-eh)
Crying on my balcony (Eh-eh-eh-eh-eh)
Watching the blue sea from my little brown chair
I can see Santa Ana, I can see Las Cantera’
Triana street between the plants and the watering can
Birds wake me up with the early sun
Along with grandpa’s songs from an old record player, oh
And I look-look, always look-look up to the sky
And I look-look, always look-look up to the sky
Looking for some peace
You hear the stream at night, this breeze strokes my hair
These views can’t be bought
Pigeons posing on the sidewalk
Don’t take these little houses away
‘Cause the islands get sad
Palm trees swaying with the Binter wind
Anywhere else just doesn’t feel the same (Eh)
I can’t explain it, but it’s in the air (The air)
You can come feel it on my balcony
Curtains dancing to this song
The moon and sun rays reflect on the water
Clouds meet the horizon
Endless sea waiting for us
You’ll always have my back, my back
If they ask, we’re from here
Where the salt air rusts the windows
Where the glass fogs up from the damp
So many secrets under those mountains
That smell of wood, spring flowers in the air
Road noise from outside, in my little coastal lair
Laundry on the line, rice and beans, the old ways too
Time doesn’t pass here, and there’s no making it new
Leaning on my balcony
Kids out playing, grandmas with their canes, you see
Where I dreamed a future, just you and me
Growing old together, you and me
Out there everything changes, but in here it stays the same, oh-oh
Shining on my balcony
Crying on my balcony
Watching the blue sea
With your little brown details