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(I am going to) Live my life
Click to see the original lyrics (Spanish)
Monologue from video:
They ask me, “What is your legacy?” The search can be complicated but in reality it should be simple. I am a father, I am a son, I am a brother, and I am a friend. I am my music, and your smile. I am the streets of New York and Puerto Rico. I try to touch the lives of my people in the same manner that they have touched mine. I live to, in some way, leave my fingerprint [mark]. I simply… live.
I'm going to laugh, I'm going to dance
[I'm going] to live my life, la, la, la, la
I'm going to laugh, I'm going to enjoy
To live my life, la, la, la, la
Sometimes rain comes
in order to clean wounds
Sometimes just one drop
is able to conquer the drought
And why cry, for what?
If a sorrow hurts, it will be forgotten
And why suffer, for what?
If this is life, you should live it
I'm going to laugh, I'm going to dance
[I'm going] to live my life, la, la, la, la
I'm going to laugh, I'm going to enjoy
To live my life, la, la, la, la
I'm going to live in the moment
in order to understand destiny
I'm going to listen in silence
in order to find the way
And why cry, for what?
If a sorrow hurts, it will be forgotten
And why suffer, for what?
If a sorrow hurts, it will be forgotten
I'm going to laugh, I'm going to dance
[I'm going] to live my life, la, la, la, la
I'm going to laugh, I'm going to enjoy
To live my life, la, la, la, la
My people!
I'm going to laugh, I'm going to dance
Why cry? Why suffer?
Start to dream, to laugh
I'm going to laugh, I'm going to dance
Feel and dance and enjoy,
because you only live once
I'm going to laugh, I'm going to dance
Live, continue on, always moving forward
Don't look back
My people, you only live once,
I'm going to laugh, I'm going to dance
[I'm going] to live my life, la, la, la, la
I'm going to laugh, I'm going to enjoy
To live my life, la, la, la, la
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elizabeth.hayes08 on 2014-09-17Subtitles created by
RaDeNa on Sun, 08/06/2025 - 10:20
RaDeNa on Sun, 08/06/2025 - 10:20Author's comments:
I added a translation of the monologue from the official video.
I am a Professor of Spanish at CSU and I teach with top-10 music out of Latin America, Miami, New York, and Los Angeles. I just translated this song for use in my class, so I figured I would share ☺
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Spanish
Original lyrics
Vivir mi vida
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Translations of "Vivir mi vida"
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