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Dejalo si quieres continuar (hermano)
Sal ilumina tu vida
Todo el cielo aplatandote
Dime que harás (intentalo)
Ilumina ese amor
Antes que se vaya
Algo siemre te entristese
Cuando todo va bien
Que pasa contigo?
Que pasa contigo?
Dejalo si quieres continuar
No ocultes tu alma al sol
Tienes una vida preciosa
De que sirve si solo
Mueres suavemente
Que pasa?
Que pasa contigo?
Que pasa contigo?
(Mi hermano)
Que pasa contigo?
Escucha a tu propia voz
Salva tu amor
Que pasa contigo?
Antes que se vaya
Si todo va bien
Que pasa contigo?
Que pasa contigo?
Mirate a ti mismo
Enfrentalo
Que pasa contigo?
Mi hermano
Ven animate
Que pasa contigo?
Sal ilumina tu vida
Todo el cielo aplatandote
Dime que harás (intentalo)
Ilumina ese amor
Antes que se vaya
Algo siemre te entristese
Cuando todo va bien
Que pasa contigo?
Que pasa contigo?
Dejalo si quieres continuar
No ocultes tu alma al sol
Tienes una vida preciosa
De que sirve si solo
Mueres suavemente
Que pasa?
Que pasa contigo?
Que pasa contigo?
(Mi hermano)
Que pasa contigo?
Escucha a tu propia voz
Salva tu amor
Que pasa contigo?
Antes que se vaya
Si todo va bien
Que pasa contigo?
Que pasa contigo?
Mirate a ti mismo
Enfrentalo
Que pasa contigo?
Mi hermano
Ven animate
Que pasa contigo?
Lyrics submitted by Demau Senae, edited by sandrasps
Track duration: 03:39
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Everything fallin out the sky on top of you,
now what you do?
There's a lot of google translate poor translation posts from other people...seems the native speaker has it most right. Languages don't translate literally as most of you probably know. Disclaimer: I'm a native english speaker and studied spanish for 4 years and one college semester (300 level).
I've listened to both the english and spanish versions extensively. Btw you can find the "original" spanish version on gorillaz self-titled debut album, and the english version on G-Sides.
Since Damon sings the english in first person, I think Damon is talking about himself, and when he had Ibrahim Ferrer sing the spanish version, he is talking to Damon (which is why he refers to him as brother, hermano). The Spanish version is notably more cheerful, as if trying to cheer Damon up, while Damon's is very melancholy and is sung as if he has given up. It is pretty clear that Ibrahim is trying to talk Damon out of killing himself. "Salva tu amor, antes que se vaya" - save your love before you go! (before you go, before you kill yourself). He goes on telling whoever he is talking to, "Look at yourself! Face it! What is up with you? When everything is fine, something still gets you down."
The lyrics are more or less analogous, with slight changes because of the point of view change, and really the attitude change between the two versions. The part where Ibrahim speaks, rather than sings is an added part to the Spanish version, continuing with encouraging words to Damon. Escucha a tu propia voz...listen to your own voice.
The line "No ocultes tu alma al sol" -- alma is not love, as someone put. It's "don't hide your soul from the sun", alma being soul. "Que pasa contigo" is more of an idiom and rather than literally meaning "what happens with you?" It's more like "what's up with you?"
Dejalo si quieres continuar - Quit it, if you want to survive (keep going).
No ocultes tu alma al sol - Don't hide your soul from the sun.
Tienes una vida preciosa - You have a precious life.
De que sirve si solo - That is if only
Mueres suavemente - you die gently. (Your life is precious, and you must be at peace with your death)
Here's what I think the english lyrics are (not a translation of this, but the actual english version):
Give up, if you want to survive
Get oh so light, in your life
Everything fallin out the sky and
tell me you, now what you do?
Seal(?)yourself up now
it's the love of your life,
surely you'll meet.
All I know the forest(?) gone,
I always feel it's getting me down
when nothing's wrong
What's the matter with me?
What's the matter with me?
Give up, if you want to survive
Pick the sun back up
You go to get on the sun, lonely
What's the point?
It's funny til you're left to kill yourself
in this town
So, what's the matter with me?
What's the matter with me?
What's the matter with me?
What's the matter with me?
This last part is a bit of a stretch, so take from it what you will. I was trying to figure out why the song could be called Latin Simone, obviously Latin is self-explanatory, but Simone? I couldn't find any spanish translation for Simone, but the name Simon is one possible explanation, from Hebrew meaning "He who has heard/hears [the word of God]" Maybe Ibrahim is the voice of God/reason, and Damon, confusion and chaos. Like I said, it's a stretch and the title of the song (arguably the song itself) requires no real explanation.
It's also worth noting that, especially on Gorillaz self titled debut, a lot of the lyrics on other tracks are gibberish (from the horses mouth!), so the inaudible, indiscernible parts of the english version of Latin Simone could just be Damon muttering in broken English.
A beautiful, beautiful track in both iterations. Melancholy songs for melancholy moods.
let it go if you want to continue
go out, illuminate your life
the whole sky crushing you
illuminate that love
before it goes away
something always saddens you
when everything is going alright
something always saddens you
when everything is going alright
what is up with you?
what is up with you?
Let it go if you want to move on
don't hide your soul from the sun
you have a precious life
so what's the use if you just softly die?
What is up?
What is up with you my brother?
what is up with you?
listen to your own voice
save your love
what is up with you?
before it goes away
If everything is going alright
what is up with you?
what is up with you?
Look at yourself
Face it
what is up with you my brother?
come, cheer up
what is up with you?
It is a beautiful song. I think he could be talking to himself or he could be talking to someone else... it doesn't matter. For me it has to be about consciousness ... we let ourselves get caught with problems that don't really matter at all. Work, school, shopping, relationship drama.... we forget the things that matter the most, like the fact that we are alive and that we could die at any given time.... we have limited time on this earth, so do the people that surround you...
If you always worry about the little things, you are slowly dying because you are not living your life to the fullest.
QUE PRITTY!!!!!
gorillaz... oficialmente son la mejor banda del mundo
*translating*
WOOOOW! I didn't know Gorillaz had a song in spanish!
HOW AWESOMEEE!!!
Now , for me they are officially the best band in the world
:3
it's common in spanish to talk to themselves in third person...or like if it was his conscience
The English version, he asks "What's the matter with me?"
So the Spanish person is talking to the guy in the English version?
This is the start of one intrepretation is,
Give up, if you wanna survive
(can't quite make out this line) Get oh so live
In your life everything
Falling out the sky on top of you
Now what you do
& then we have some one else saying the intrepretation is,
Leave it if you want to continue, brother
It illuminates your life
The whole sky
Tell me what you will do, try it
Illuminate that love before it goes away
Something always saddens you
When everything is going fine
What is up with you?
What is up with you?
So which one is it? =p