Viva la vida

English → Spanish translation for the song "Viva la vida" by Coldplay lyrics.

Submitted by citlalli on Thu, 03/05/2009 - 20:07


English

Viva la vida

I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sleep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own

I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
Listen as the crowd would sing
"Now the old king is dead, long live the king"

One minute I held the key
Next the walls were closed on me
And I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
Once you'd gone there was never
Never an honest word
And that was when I ruled the world

It was a wicked and wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
People couldn't believe what I'd become

Revolutionaries wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Oh, who would ever want to be king?

I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
I know St. Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world

Ohh...

Hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
I know St. Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world

Spanish

Viva la vida

Solía regir el mundo
los mares se levantaban cuando yo lo ordenaba
ahora duermo solo por las mañanas
y barro las calles que solía poseer

Solía lanzar los dados
sentía el temor en los ojos de mis enemigos
escuchaba cuando la multitud entonaba
‘el antiguo rey ha muerto ¡qué viva el nuevo rey!’

Un minuto tenía las llaves
y al siguiente las paredes se me vinieron encima
y descubri que mis castillos se levantan
sobre pilares de sal y de arena

Escuché repicar una campana en Jerusalén
los coros de la caballeria romana están cantando
sé mi espejo, mi espada y mi escudo
mis misioneros están en tierras extranjeras
por una razón que no puedo explicar
una vez que te ibas no quedaba nunca
nunca una palabra honesta
y así era cuando yo regía el mundo

El viento era maligno y feroz
y derrumbó las puertas para dejarme entrar
ventanas en añicos y el sonido de tambores
la gente no podía creer en lo que me había convertido

Los revolucionarios esperan
tener mi cabeza en una charola de plata
solamente un titere jalado por una sola cuerda
oh, ¿quién quisiera ser rey así?

Escuché repicar una campana en Jerusalén
los coros de la caballeria romana están cantando
sé mi espejo, mi espada y mi escudo
mis misioneros están en tierras extranjeras
por una razón que no puedo explicar
sé que San Pedro no dirá mi nombre
nunca una palabra honesta
y así era cuando yo regía el mundo

Ohh...

Escuché repicar una campana en Jerusalén
los coros de la caballeria romana están cantando
sé mi espejo, mi espada y mi escudo
mis misioneros están en tierras extranjeras
por una razón que no puedo explicar
sé que San Pedro no dirá mi nombre
nunca una palabra honesta
y así era cuando yo regía el mundo


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Guest   October 27th, 2009

This seems the best translation I have seen so far - my Spanish isn't perfect, but this translation makes more sense than others I've seen.

Be my mirror etc would translate better as "Sé mi espejo...

citlalli   October 29th, 2009

Oh thanks a lot for your comment! I don't know why on earth I translated that sentence like that (???) I've edited it now though =)

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