Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician

Victor debería haber sido músico de jazz

Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician

Fui a un concierto a ver a Nina SimoneI went to a concert to see Nina Simone
El concierto había terminado, todavía había una banda tocando el rap-upThe concert was over, there was still a band playing the rap-up
El bongo puso su alegato con sus manosThe bongo man laid his plead with his hands
Cerré los ojos y lo miréI closed my eyes and looked at him

Victor debería haber sido músico de jazzVictor should have been a jazz musician
Me dije a mí mismo, Victor debería haber sido músico de jazzI said to myself, Victor should have been a jazz musician

Miré su cara, y vi a VictorI looked at his face, and I saw Victor
Miré su sonrisa y vi a VíctorI looked at his smile and I saw Victor
Miré su cabello, penséI looked at his hair, I thought

Victor debería haber sido músico de jazzVictor should have been a jazz musician
Victor debería haber sido músico de jazzVictor should have been a jazz musician

Había gente bailando en el suelo, eran tan altosThere were people dancing on the floor, they were so high
Deberías haber visto a Víctor sonreír, deberías haber visto a Víctor sonreírYou should have seen Victor smile, you should have seen Victor smile
Mientras bailaban todo el tiempo alrededor en el sueloAs they danced all the while all around on the floor
Y se rióAnd he laughed

Victor debería haber sido músico de jazzVictor should have been a jazz musician
Victor debería haber sido músico de jazzOh, Victor should have been a jazz musician
Tocaba tan bien, el músico de jazzHe was playing so nice, the jazz musician

Vive en un ritmo rápido, en una ciudad que está calienteHe’s living in a fast beat, in a city that’s hot
Contar a todos los latinos y a los puertorriqueñosTelling all the Latinos and the Puerto Ricans
Victor parece feliz, pero ni siquiera se conoce a sí mismoVictor seems happy but doesn’t even know himself
Tiene que mirar adentro para saber dónde está su primera vidaHe’s gotta look inside to know where his first life is

Victor era un músico de jazz, tengo que mirar adentro para saberVictor was a jazz musician, gotta look inside to know
Fue músico de jazz, en su primera vida, fue músico de jazzHe was a jazz musician, in his first life, he was a jazz musician
Victor era un músico de jazzVictor was a jazz musician

En algún lugar, Victor toca su música, le encanta su músicaSomewhere, Victor plays his music, he loves his music
En algún lugar, Victor ama su música, toca su músicaSomewhere, Victor loves his music, he plays his music
En algún lugar, Victor es un músico de jazz, jazzSomewhere, Victor is a jazz musician, jazz