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Barcelona

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What's the need of losing oneself so much,
of looking for oneself so much, never finding oneself.
The walls everywhere are imprisoning me,
Barcelona.
 
You are making a mistake,
you can't keep pretending
that this world is something else,
and then go flying like a butterfly,
Barcelona.
 
It's so hot here
that it makes me cold inside,
with this vice of living your life lying.
How pretty would your sea be
if I could swim,
Barcelona.
 
My head is full
of foreigner's faces.
Known people, unknown people,
I've become transparent again,
I don't exist anymore,
Barcelona.
 
Being wife of your noises,
of your extrovert labyrinth,
I can't find out why
my heart aches.
 
Because it is so strong
that I will be able to inhabit you
only from afar, and then write
a song for you.
I love you, Barcelona.
 
She's got the power,
Barcelona is mighty.
 
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Barcelona

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roster 31roster 31
   Fri, 27/11/2015 - 19:12

I didn't touch anything. I just changed the heading to " English Translation". It said "Spanish".
But I want to tell you something:
The first stanza is talking about "ourselves". So, I think you should say, "of looking for one another/without meeting", or something like that.

With my best wishes.

Juan3454Juan3454
   Sat, 28/11/2015 - 05:32

Hice los cambios, había interpretado esa parte como algo más impersonal; pero siendo nativa de España creo que tienes una interpretación más acertada. Siéntete con la confianza de comentar o incluso editar cuando lo consideres necesario. ¡Muchas gracias!

roster 31roster 31
   Sat, 28/11/2015 - 13:27

Thank you, Juan, for going along with me but, I must apologize: what I told you, as not very clear.
The idea, in the first stanza, is reciprocal, and refers to "us", but it is expressed in an impersonal form. I think the verses are too long now, and they don't seem to fit well into the lyrics. Sorry.
What about:
"What's the need of so much getting lost,
of looking for (each other) and never meet" ?

This is just an idea, the way of expression will be yours. (You can add or skip "each other.)
The punctuation, in the original, may not be very clear, but I don't think, in the fourth stanza, you need a period after " foreigner's faces.", but a comma.

Your translations are very good. I'll try to read as many as possible.
Thank you for the invitation.

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